Heath Allen has been servicing air conditioners for 31 years. For the last 16 years, Allen has owned his own business Allen’s Heating and Cooling.
Allen’s service business grew from a home shop in Elmore County to the old Kelly Glass Building in Wetumpka. But Allen saw a need and opened Allen’s Parts House at 7421 U.S. Highway 231.
“We were able to get this and decided to open up a parts store,” Allen said. “There is not one in Wetumpka. Previously, everyone had to go all the way to Montgomery.”
Allen estimates one-way travel time to the nearest HVAC parts in Montgomery is 25 minutes. He hopes the parts store will aid smaller HVAC service companies.
“Time is very important especially in the summertime,” Allen said. “Every second counts. If it is just a few things, they can stop and pick it up. It will save at least an hour.”
HVAC companies can also see a savings in manpower. Summertime means many technicians are working overtime and the parts house could mean an extra call or two in a day for a technician or savings in manpower for larger companies.
“They are not going back and forth,” Allen said. “They can stop here and save time.”
Allen’s Parts House will not have every HVAC part known to man — at least not initially.
“Where it goes from here, we will have to see where the demand is and go from there,” Allen said. “We are starting with inventory we use the most in our service business. We will try to grow where we see the needs.”
