HVAC companies
Hodorak finds HVAC leads in public posts: homeowners asking who to call for a furnace, AC or heat pump, or whether the quote they got is fair. In one 72-hour window we counted 130 of these requests on Reddit and Facebook. They are people asking now, not a list of contacts you buy.
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One fixed window and the same rules on every platform: each card shows the requests that fit this business, out of every post we read.
69 requests
6 subreddits (r/hvacadvice, r/HVAC, r/heatpumps, r/homeowners, r/HomeImprovement, r/minisplit) and 5 Reddit searches for quote and recommendation phrases. 58 of the 69 requests were in r/hvacadvice, most of them quote checks before a replacement.
61 requests
12 Facebook keyword searches and 2 public local community groups. All 61 requests came from the searches, many of them posted in local community groups or on personal profiles; the two group feeds had none.
0 requests
A small sample: 5 X keyword searches, each read back to the start of the window, with 21 posts inside it. None was a request: jokes, complaints about a broken AC with no question, and car air conditioning.
How we counted: Window: 30 Sep 2026, 01:00 – 3 Oct 2026, 01:00 (UTC). We read 1,365 posts written in the window: 6 subreddits and 5 Reddit searches, 12 Facebook searches and 2 public Facebook groups, and 5 X searches. We read every post in the window and judged it against one written definition: someone with a heating or cooling need at a home or property they own, rent, manage or help with, who asks for an HVAC company or a quote, asks whether a quote or a diagnosis is right, or asks which system to buy for a job they are about to pay for. Left out: HVAC company ads and offers, job posts, talk between HVAC professionals, DIY questions with no plan to hire, car air conditioning, and jobs a provider was already handling. A person who posted the same request twice counts once in the number of people.
Lightly paraphrased and anonymized, so no post can be traced back to its author.
We have a big job at our house and want one company, or a few, to take it on: take out the old diesel furnace, put in a high-efficiency propane furnace and a tank, replace the old central air and add mini splits in three rooms. Licensed and insured, working in our area, able to start in the next few weeks. Recommendations and quotes are welcome.
A defined replacement job with a start date and an open call for quotes: the kind of work an HVAC company bids on.
We need a new furnace. A company that already did good work in our kitchen quoted almost three thousand less than everyone else. Is the brand on that quote a warning sign by itself? We just moved here, so personal recommendations are hard to come by.
They are choosing between furnace quotes now and have no trusted local name yet.
Can anyone suggest an HVAC company that keeps its appointments? I only need a furnace tune-up, and three companies in a row have not shown up or called me back. I took time off work every time.
A small job that is ready to book, where simply turning up on time wins the work.
Our AC would not run last night. Can anyone recommend a good HVAC company nearby? I called the one I usually use, but I doubt they can come out today.
A repair needed today, and their usual company may not make it.
Two years in this city and I still have no HVAC company I trust. Each time something breaks I search online and hope, and the last two companies sent techs who contradicted each other about the same part. Which company do people here stay with for years?
They want one company to keep for every future repair, not a one-off visit.
Can anyone recommend an HVAC company that offers financing and can replace our AC and furnace for under 20 thousand? Every quote so far has been between 20 and 25 thousand. Or is that simply the price now for a house our size?
A full system replacement at the budgeting stage: a clear quote with financing answers it.
Six weeks ago our AC started blowing hot air while set to cool. After a leak search, a repair and a refrigerant refill from two different companies, it is doing it again. If you can recommend an HVAC tech able to find the real cause, please send me the name.
They have lost faith in the companies they tried and are asking for a different tech.
Water is pooling under the water heater and spilling into the tray that the whole HVAC system sits in, and I cannot tell where it comes from. I emptied the tray and shut off the water line. I am calling someone first thing in the morning; what should I do until then?
They have already decided to call a pro tomorrow, so a helpful reply tonight can lead to the visit.
Any HVAC recommendations? I think our AC quit yesterday, and with two little kids at home I want someone to check it before the weekend, ideally without a huge bill.
A repair with a deadline this week, from a parent who wants a fair price.
Phrases people really used, and the kinds of places where these requests appeared. Add them as your first sources.
58 of the 69 Reddit requests: homeowners holding one or more quotes and asking which to take before they sign.
4 requests: help reading a heat pump quote and moving from oil heat to a heat pump.
Finds the "which HVAC company do you use" questions in the subreddits of the cities you serve.
Every Facebook request in our window came from search, from local groups and from personal profiles alike.
Many of the requests search found were posted in local community groups; add the groups of the towns you serve.
Our small X sample had no requests: people there complain about a broken AC more often than they ask for a company.
From your first sources to your first reply.
Add r/hvacadvice, a Reddit search for recommend "hvac company", and Facebook searches such as "anyone know a good hvac" and "need a new furnace" as your sources.
Hodorak shows posts like "our AC stopped last night, who do you recommend?" with the lead type, the lead level, why it fits your HVAC business and a link to the original post.
Open the original post and answer with something useful: a safe check they can do now, what a fair quote should include, and when you could come out.
Short answers about the requests, the sources and how you reply.
No. Hodorak does not sell contacts or shared leads. It shows you public posts from people asking now for an HVAC company, a quote or a second opinion, with a link to the original post, so you answer in the same conversation.
Add the places and searches where homeowners ask. In our window, most Reddit requests were in r/hvacadvice, and the Facebook requests came from searches such as "recommend hvac company", "anyone know a good hvac" and "need a new furnace". Hodorak then shows you the posts that fit.
The posts are public, so you could search for them by hand. Hodorak does the searching for you: it reads your sources regularly and shows only the posts that fit your business, with the reason. It is a paid plan, and Pro starts with a 7-day trial.
In our window: people asking who to call, which was most common on Facebook; quote checks before a replacement, most common on Reddit; urgent repairs when an AC or furnace stops; and maintenance such as furnace tune-ups and duct cleaning.
It depends on the sources you add, the area you serve and the season. Our 72-hour window found 130 requests, and the daily count rose as the heating season started. That is one measured window, not a forecast.
When the request is public, yes. In our window we also counted a warehouse owner asking for quotes on gas heaters, an apartment complex looking for a maintenance company, and a general contractor asking for HVAC bids on a new building.
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