The Southern Standard LLC

We love our AC guy, Cody! I am actually surprised this is the first review because he deserves more recognition for his excellent work ethic! He has been working for us for going on 4 years now and he does a phenomenal job every time he shows up. When he says he'll be there he will! He's easy to work with and gets the job done. We have gotten both a central AC and a split shot installed by him in the past and he been very dependable with answering any questions we have regarding both units. Last summer we had to call him because our central AC kept freezing over and he was there within two hours tops! The AC had a clog in one of the pipes and instead replacing that piece and calling it a day, Cody replaced it AND cleaned our entire unit!

I was in need of repairing our relatively new a/c unit and the fellow that we were using has retired. I asked another tradesman if they knew of a reliable HVAC expert and without hesitation he referred me to Cody, whom I contacted the next day as soon as he forwarded me contact information.
I called him at 12:15pm on a 93 degree Friday afternoon, expecting an appointment for sometime next week.
Nope.
Cody said he was in Mobile and would be able to come by later THAT AFTERNOON......AND HE DID!!!

Very knowledgeable, polite, and thorough......AND HE OWNS THE BUSINESS so he really cares about taking care of the customer.

That's EXACTLY how he was described by the referring craftsman. Pretty unusual in this day and age.

I couldn't recommend anyone else !!!!🇺🇲🗽🥊

I had spent hundreds, if not thousands on service calls to figure out why my AC unit wasn’t cooling lower than 78 degrees or straight up cease to function. “All you need to do is replace the filter” or “blow out the drain pipe”. “Oh, you need to replace all three attic fans”… So. Much. Money.
I was so frustrated and when I would mention that I didn’t think the unit was large enough for my home’s square footage, I was “poohed-poohed” away like being patted on the head and told that’s not the issue.
At last, the Southern Standard/Cody was recommended to me as an all around stand up and honest guy. He arrived later that afternoon and when he said he would! That shouldn’t be a big deal but we all know it is. He inspected everything. Electrical, air ducts, the works. He discovered “questionable” prior work that stumped us all. In my frustration I said, “78 degrees can’t be acceptable and I’m so frustrated bc no one seems to be able to solve it. I feel that the unit isn’t big enough but no one believes me.” That unit was the “Christine” of AC units. It would quit working but when I would have a tech come out, it would magically heal itself and start working again. I took video as proof of its demonic behavior and to ensure validity against my own insanity. Why wouldn’t they believe me when I literally have video that it’s possessed?? But, Cody believed me and validated that the unit was, in fact, not big enough, it was old and there was too much strain on it to cool the house that it was causing it to run constantly. My monthly electrical bill was ridiculous! $400+ depending on the month sometimes close to $500. I chalked it up to the fact that I have a pool.
Cody installed a new, whisper quiet unit and handler and y’all… I just received my first full month electrical bill. $290. That’s right! Almost $200 less than the month before. Cody recommended to upgrade to an energy efficient unit which cost more in the beginning but would save me money in the long run. Let’s be real, one hears that a lot, everywhere and for everything. But man, oh man, Cody came through! No fuss. No selling tactics just straight forward honesty.
It’s simply not possible to be disappointed with his work ethic and professionalism. Which is why I wrote a story of a review. The Southern Standard? More like “The Gold Standard”. Thanks Cody!!