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Posted by on July 23, 2007, 12:38 pm
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> >>
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> >> >
> >> >> You want them to be NATE certified
> >> >
> >> > Are 'you' NATE certified?
> >>
> >> nobody down here that gives the exams, or anybody within a 250 mile
> >> radius
> >> for that matter. If it was available, I would be first in line.
> >
> >
> > Ok, so why are you recommending something that even yourself don't have?
> > Your location isn't the only one that's lacking training and/or testing
> > facilities.
> >
> > Why would you want to eliminate a quality company just because they
didn't
> > have a NATE certified tech.
> > See the problem this could cause?
> >
> > Not to mention that the certification is only as good as the person who
> > holds it.
> >
> > Ex.
> > I know people who are EPA certified to use refrigerate... some don't
know
> > how to charge a system correctly, some don't recover refrigerant, some
> > have
> > never touched a refrigeration system. For this reason, the NATE
> > certification is only another training institution where it 'may' or
'may
> > not' mean anything towards the quality that one will receive from their
> > contractor.
>
> It doesn't matter if its NATE, or SBCCI, or........ The chances that a
> somebody that has the training and certifications is going to do a better
> job than somebody who *DOESN"T* have it, are pretty good. Any idiot can
get
> an EPA card, but it takes a hell of a lot more to be certified by NATE or
> SBCCI or such as that. My own certs are through SBCCI, and I carry a copy
of
> the cert letter in my truck, along with copies of my licenses, bonds,
> insurance, etc.
>
> The point I was making is Look for somebody that has the certifications,
> training and education, not just the lowest bidder...... and having *JUST*
> an epa card doesn't mean shit.
>
> Now.... you want to pick any more nits????
Not picking nits, just pointing out facts that could cost a quality company
a job!
But personally, I would take reputation over a piece of paper any day.
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