1. Original Wording
• “Install new heat pump system 3 ton”
• “New thermostat”
• “Reuse existing ducts”
• “$11,000 all-in”
Teaching note: ClarityHeat reads the words on the page. It does not fill gaps with what an installer might normally include.
2. What the Quote Clearly States
- A 3-ton heat-pump system is proposed.
- A new thermostat is included.
- The proposal expects to reuse the existing ducts.
- The listed total is $11,000 and is described as “all-in.”
3. What Remains Unspecified
- The exact outdoor and indoor equipment model numbers.
- The efficiency ratings, staging, controls, and other equipment characteristics.
- What “all-in” includes and excludes.
- How the existing ducts were evaluated before being approved for reuse.
- The electrical scope, line-set plan, permits, removal, disposal, startup, and commissioning work.
- The thermostat model and whether additional controls are required.
- Parts, labor, and equipment-registration warranty terms.
4. Questions Suggested by the Wording
- “Which exact outdoor and indoor model numbers are included?”
- “Could you list what the phrase ‘all-in’ covers and any work that is excluded?”
- “How were the existing ducts evaluated for reuse?”
- “What electrical, line-set, permit, removal, and startup work is included?”
- “Which thermostat and warranties are included?”
What This Example Demonstrates
A short quote is not automatically good or bad. It is simply difficult to compare until the undefined scope is written down. ClarityHeat identifies that gap without assigning motives, judging the contractor, or deciding whether the price is fair.