What do you think your time frame will be? If i recall correctly you are from down in the mason dixon line area where a person could get away with the current heating system until spring and then cash in on a possible hot sale at a show in the spring,I'm not sure how other dealers handle things but when sales are slow in the spring and summer, we offer discounts to increase sales as well as work orders, when it is -8 degrees on the hill and wind is blowing at 30 mph like it was this AM you can bet I'm not offering the same deal that I do in June, I'm willing to do the work and want the sale but let's face it, I ran my bus at 1500 rpm last night in order to keep us comfortable while we babysat the new boiler overnight, that costs money that must be returned to the coffer in order to be there next year!
Our customer on this job certainly watches this forum, in fact this is the venue that he used to contact me, I certainly don't think he feels that he got taken advantage of and realizes exactly what I'm saying, if you read this Ed, Please do feel free to comment, I feel we provided a valuable service for a fair price in a difficult situation where our competition left the customer hanging, in June he would have gotten a better deal no doubt, I will return to that unit in the spring to do the first year cleaning and education, I would be willing to put money on the table that there will be donuts or cookies delivered to the Magic bus.
Ok, end of my rant, spend your money wisely the first time and you will not regret your decision, Heat Master and P+M are both great units, as there are other great units, buy for your reasons, not the sales guys reasons!