Well one of the stipulations of my condo contract, like the vast majority of rentals here in Singapore, is that you have to perform quarterly servicing of the Air Conditioning unit.
The previous tenant provided me their invoices from a company – and this was for $70 each time. I have two units in my apartment, so that worked out to be $35 for each unit. I knew this was quite expensive, having asked around. I was told that I should be able to get it between $15-$20 if I shop wisely. I also knew that an annual service contract would be cheaper.
Anyway, I wanted a bit of consistency in the paperwork, so first contacted the ‘Atlantic Engineering Air-Conditioning’ company, who previously serviced the units for the previous tenant. They told me that an annual service would be $200 – which equates to $50 a visit, or $25 a unit. I still wanted it slightly cheaper, so told them about a comporative price where it was quoted as being $17 a unit for an annual contract. They couldn’t match this, but rather than the inconvenience of phoning around to get a cheaper quote, I accepted their slightly discounted offer of $180 – or $45 a visit, or $22.50 a unit. That will do 🙂 I am sure I could have found one slightly cheaper, but alas I’ll be happy with this – a few bucks spare to spend on the Guinness!!.
The first visit was scheduled for 21st March, and they came and serviced the units very efficiently. In 20-30 minutes it was all done. Sorted for another quarter and sorted for the next year at least!
