Closed a 3-year PM in a sauna

Owner had the thermostat at 88 “to see if we really care.” I pitched a 3-year maintenance plan between sweat drops, promised fewer weekend rescues and more predictable budgets, and said the best relationships are built on quarterly visits — not panic calls; he laughed, signed, and turned it back to 72. Anyone else notice long-term contracts sell themselves once the return sounds like a kazoo solo?

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I keep a temp gun handy and show the delta‑T, then do one tiny freebie (wipe the return grille) and say “this is Tuesday service, not Saturday rescue,” which sells the plan faster than my safety glasses fog up. If they hesitate, I offer a 1‑year auto‑renew with the first coil clean baked in so the value shows before bumping to three.

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