My partner and I closed on our home on October 3, 2025, and met with Jason at HD Air on October 5…read moreabout replacing oil heat with a roughly $29,000 mini-split system. A year later, we are still dealing with repeated failures of our home's only heating and cooling system.
Conflicting financing information and inconsistent communication delayed installation until December. We were told $16,000 in Mass Save rebates could cover the remaining balance after our $13,000 HEAT loan. After we signed over the loan check, HD Air told us we needed separate financing for the $16,000, forcing us to obtain a cosigner. We felt misled.
During December installation, we spent nights without heat and reported freezing pipes. Only then were we told the basement would require ongoing space-heater use. Crews left trash in our yard and holes above the electrical panel exposed to the outdoors. The branch box leaked immediately after installation. When we called for emergency service, we were told no technician was available that night and to shut off our only heat source.
The system did not work properly until December 23. We paid $4,146 in additional rent for November and December because we could not fully move in, and experienced cracks in our home. We both work from home and have lost several days of work dealing with these problems. During that stressful period, I also went to the ER with high blood pressure. HD Air reimbursed our space heaters, but the problems continued.
Installation and service visits:
* 2025: December 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 22, and 23.
* 2026: May 19; September 12, 24, and 25; and October 6.
In May, a reported leak was assessed as condensation. In September, another technician identified a refrigerant leak. We waited 12 days for service, only for the system to fail again within 45 minutes of the technician leaving. The next day's reset helped for about 15 minutes. A promised follow-up did not happen, and we had to call again.
On October 6, a technician reported a restriction causing excessive system pressure. Our next appointment is October 13. If the system is not fixed at that appointment, we will have no working heating system as temperatures are expected to drop into the 50s the following day and near freezing at night. We are concerned about further cracking and damage to our home, our pets' wellbeing, and our own ability to stay warm and safe.
HD Air has said it "may" consider replacing the system, but only if failures continue after October 13. That leaves us facing another winter without confidence in our home's only source of heat.
The repeated failures, conflicting information, and lack of dependable follow-through have been costly and exhausting. We need HD Air to take responsibility and provide a lasting solution. I cannot in good conscience recommend them.