Technician Sentiment on DIY Installations Creating Future Work

A majority of respondents to a social media survey believe DIY HVAC is not a threat to the industry, as failed homeowner installations will ultimately require professional repair, creating more work for contractors.

“pondering colon is DIY HVAC a threat to the industry? And the majority of the answers is no, if anything, they will create more work for the industry because homeowners are going to try to install something along the lines of a mini split or something, mess it up, and then they're gonna have to call a professional to come in and fix it.”

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