6 systems at Best, 7 at Better, 58 at Good, 18 need attention. Bringing every Good to Better is about $2,334 this year. Bringing the house to Best over five years is about $4,890, mostly Salt chlorine generator.
Every word is computed from the record, the maker's schedule, the code's expectation and the arithmetic; beside each Good and Better, what moves it up and its price from the catalogue or the forecast. Better and Best are the rating's names, not our recommendations.
| Good | Projector — ceiling mount not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Projection screen — fixed frame not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Refrigerator — French door · LG LRFDS3016S /01 · 2021 a failed check: Service interval, Refrigerator — French door Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Washer — front load · Maytag MHW5500FW0 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Washer — front load Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Dryer — gas · Maytag MGD5500FW0 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Dryer — gas Better: Resolve it — Clean the full dryer vent run · 180 — the computed check |
| Best | Range — professional gas · Thermador · 2016 verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Better | Wall oven · KitchenAid · 2016 at 66% of its 15-year life Best: Nothing to add; it is in the second half of its life and sound — the record |
| Good | Beverage refrigerator · Whirlpool · 2016 at 83% of its 12-year life Better: A replacement year on the plan, with the forecast · 1,200 — the record's forecast |
| Needs attention | Food waste disposer · InSinkErator Evolution PRO series · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Food waste disposer Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Best | Built-in grill · Blaze · 2026 verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Best | Built-in side burner · Blaze · 2026 verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Needs attention | Outdoor sink · Ruvati RVH8591 · 2026 a failed check: Service interval, Outdoor sink Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Good | Outdoor dishwasher · 2026 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Outdoor refrigerator · XO · 2026 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Range hood · Thermador (transcribed "Thermidor") not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Range hood / exhaust — above the stove · Thermador not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Icemaker — outdoor not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Griddle — outdoor · XO (as spoken, "EXO") not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Beverage refrigerator · XO not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — Parent's room · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — Second floor bed · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — Master bedroom · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — Office · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — Living room · ecobee not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Thermostat — fifth zone · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Control4 system + dealer dependency · Control4 · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | UPS — network rack · APC not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Better | Standby generator · Generac Guardian 24 kW sound, but not yet what a specialist would install today: Put it on a documented annual PM with a real load test, not just an idle exercise: transfer the house to the generator, run it 30 minutes under actual load, log voltage, frequency, and fuel pressure at the inlet while loaded. A weekly 5-minute unloaded exercise proves almost nothing - fuel and load faults only show up loaded. Best: Put it on a documented annual PM with a real load test, not just an idle exercise: transfer the house to the generator, run it 30 minutes under actual load, log voltage, frequency, and fuel pressure at the inlet while loaded. A weekly 5-minute unloaded exercise proves almost nothing - fuel and load faults only show up loaded. · 250–500 — Generac's literature Best: Replace the battery on a 3-year calendar and verify charger output every visit. This one habit eliminates most no-start failures on these sets. Use an AGM group 26R/35 at the specified CCA. · 150–300 — Generac's literature |
| Good | Automatic transfer switch & meter · Generac not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Main load center — panel A · Square D Homeline · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Main load center — panel A Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Main load center — panel B · Square D Homeline · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Main load center — panel B Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Better | Garage door openers (two) · LiftMaster · 2016 at 66% of its 15-year life Best: Nothing to add; it is in the second half of its life and sound — the record |
| Good | Whole-house surge protective device · Square D not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Air handler — first floor · Comfortmaker FVM4X4800BL1 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Air handler — first floor Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Air handler — second floor · Comfortmaker FVM4X3600BL1 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Air handler — second floor Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Condenser — first floor · International Comfort Products NXA642GKA100 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Condenser — first floor Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Condenser — second floor · International Comfort Products NXA636GKA100 · 2017 a failed check: Service interval, Condenser — second floor Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Better | Mini-split — outdoor unit · Mitsubishi Electric MUY-GL12NA sound, but not yet what a specialist would install today: Install a surge protective device on the outdoor disconnect. The inverter board is the expensive part on this unit and a nearby strike or a utility blip takes it out. A $150 to $250 add at install saves a $700 board. Best: Install a surge protective device on the outdoor disconnect. The inverter board is the expensive part on this unit and a nearby strike or a utility blip takes it out. A $150 to $250 add at install saves a $700 board. · 150–350 — Mitsubishi Electric's literature Best: Add a wall-mount bracket or riser legs with a base pan heater in snow country, plus a condensate/defrost drain pan kit so meltwater exits instead of freezing into the fan blade. Cheap insurance in any climate that sees real winter. · 200–600 — Mitsubishi Electric's literature |
| Better | Mini-split — indoor head · Mitsubishi Electric MSY-GL12NA sound, but not yet what a specialist would install today: Put a real cleanout and a service port on the condensate line at install or at first service: a clear tee with a removable cap at the head, plus an accessible union. Then the annual is a five-minute flush with a nitrogen blowgun or a wet-vac instead of pulling the head off the wall. Add a float safety switch tied into the S1/S2 loop or a pump with a safety on any head over finished ceiling, hardwood or electronics. Best: Put a real cleanout and a service port on the condensate line at install or at first service: a clear tee with a removable cap at the head, plus an accessible union. Then the annual is a five-minute flush with a nitrogen blowgun or a wet-vac instead of pulling the head off the wall. Add a float safety switch tied into the S1/S2 loop or a pump with a safety on any head over finished ceiling, hardwood or electronics. · 100–300 — Mitsubishi Electric's literature Best: Do a proper annual deep clean with a mini-split bib kit - pull the front panel, bag the head, and wash the barrel fan and evaporator with a pump sprayer and a low-pH coil cleaner, then rinse. A blown-out surface spray does nothing for a loaded blower wheel. This one job is what keeps a GL head at full capacity and odor-free for 15 years. · 250–500 — Mitsubishi Electric's literature |
| Needs attention | Steam humidifier — living room zone · Aprilaire 800 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Steam humidifier — living room zone Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Steam humidifier — master bedroom zone · Aprilaire 800 · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Steam humidifier — master bedroom zone Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Boiler — hydronic condensing · Lochinvar WHN199 (Knight) · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Boiler — hydronic condensing Better: Resolve it — Boiler combustion service · 403–475 — the computed check |
| Needs attention | Zone control panel — 6 zone · Taco SR506-EXP · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Zone control panel — 6 zone Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Good | Zone circulator #1 · Taco · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Zone circulator #2 · Taco · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Zone circulator #3 · Taco · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Expansion tank · Amtrol Extrol · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Expansion tank Better: Resolve it — the computed check |
| Best | Return air filters · Koch Filter MultiPleat XL verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Good | Zone valves (three) · Taco not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Indirect water heater — 82 gal · Lochinvar SIT080 (SIT-80-LV Squire) · 2016 a failed check: Service interval, Indirect water heater — 82 gal Better: Resolve it — Check and replace the water heater anode rod · 190–263 — the computed check |
| Good | Main water shutoff not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Sump pump · Zoeller not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Sewage ejector pump not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Water meter not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Irrigation / sprinkler shutoff and backflow preventer not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Dehumidifier — portable · Frigidaire not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Electric water heater — disconnected, out of service · Rheem not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Whole-house water filter housing not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Pressure reducing valve with gauge · Watts not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Toilet not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Shower handheld and shower head · Moen not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Toilet — one piece · Kohler not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Shower/tub mixing valve (pressure-balancing valve) · MOEN 2510 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture Best: Put in an access panel, or use a stop-equipped body. On a 2510 with no integral stops, the next cartridge change means shutting down the whole house or the building riser. A $40 plastic access door on the back side of the wall, or spending the extra for the stop version at rough-in, pays for itself the first service call. · 40–250 — MOEN's literature |
| Good | Bathroom vanity not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Bathroom vanity not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Needs attention | Variable speed filter pump · Pentair IntelliFlo 2 VST · 2023 a failed check: Service interval, Variable speed filter pump Better: Resolve it — Generator oil and filter service · 288 — the computed check |
| Better | Pool & spa control system · Pentair EasyTouch sound, but not yet what a specialist would install today: Add a surge protective device on the feed to the load center (and on the ScreenLogic/COM side where practical). Boards in this line die from surge more than from age; a $150-300 SPD saves a $700 control panel. Do it on every install in lightning country. Best: Add a surge protective device on the feed to the load center (and on the ScreenLogic/COM side where practical). Boards in this line die from surge more than from age; a $150-300 SPD saves a $700 control panel. Do it on every install in lightning country. · 150–400 — Pentair's literature Best: Bug-proof and water-proof the enclosure: seal all knockouts and conduit entries with duct seal or listed sealing fittings, add a bait/insecticide barrier around the pad, and re-route bottom-entry conduit or add a drip loop so it can't drain into the panel. This eliminates the most common failure mode outright. · 40–150 — Pentair's literature |
| Good | Pool heater · Pentair not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Best | Filter · Pentair verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Better | Salt chlorine generator · Pentair IntelliChlor sound, but not yet what a specialist would install today: Oversize the cell one step. Put an IC60 on a pool an IC40 is rated for. The cell then runs at 40-50% output instead of 90-100%, and you get roughly double the calendar life for maybe $250 more up front. This is the single best thing you can do with an IntelliChlor. Best: Oversize the cell one step. Put an IC60 on a pool an IC40 is rated for. The cell then runs at 40-50% output instead of 90-100%, and you get roughly double the calendar life for maybe $250 more up front. This is the single best thing you can do with an IntelliChlor. · 200–400 — Pentair's literature Best: Put an acid feed or at minimum a hard pH routine on the pool. Salt cells drive pH up continuously; every point of pH above 7.8 scales the plates. An automated acid feeder or a CO2 system, or just a scheduled acid addition, pays for itself in cell life. · 400–1,500 — Pentair's literature |
| Good | Pool surround decking not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Gas fireplace · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Best | Gas emergency shutoff switch · 2016 verified, in life, serviced on schedule, nothing open |
| Good | Attic detector · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Smoke / CO detection — house-wide not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Monitored security system not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Basement bedroom egress · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Combination smoke / CO detector · Kidde not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | CO detector — plug-in not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Roof · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Siding / exterior cladding · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Windows · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Gutters & drainage · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Foundation · 2016 not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Shed — detached outbuilding not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Rear deck not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Radon mitigation system not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Covered porch not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |
| Good | Patio — concrete, rear not yet verified on site Better: Verify it on site: the plate, the serial, the state — the capture |