Tracking Warranties and Parts in a Busy HVAC Service Operation
When a compressor fails six months after you installed it, the question is simple: was it under warranty, and which part did you actually fit? If that answer lives in a glovebox receipt or a tech's memory, you eat the cost. R-Pro keeps the part, the supplier, the purchase, and the customer's equipment history tied together so warranty status is never a guess.
In the field: capture the part and equipment at the moment of the job
- Scan the nameplate on the unit and the part — model, serial, and install date auto-fill into that customer's equipment record, so you have a dated baseline to measure any warranty period against.
- Scan the supplier receipt for the part you fit; R-Pro auto-reads the item and price so the part used is logged against the right job, not scribbled on paper.
- Every visit is saved under per-customer, per-equipment service history — when a unit comes back, the tech sees exactly what was replaced last time and when, fully offline at the site.
- Issue a receipt on site that names the part and the work, giving the customer (and you) a dated document the moment the job is done.
- AI fault diagnosis, built on 600+ real HVAC and refrigeration cases, helps confirm whether a recurring failure points back to a part you already replaced under warranty.
In the office: inventory, suppliers, and purchase orders that prove what you paid
- Keep a real inventory of parts so you know what is on the van and in the store, and what a warranty replacement will actually cost you to pull from stock.
- Hold a supplier record for every vendor with their transaction ledger, so when a part fails early you know who you bought it from and can claim back against them.
- Raise purchase orders and log purchases against suppliers — that dated proof of purchase is exactly what a manufacturer or distributor wants to honor a part warranty.
- Accounting separates sales, purchases, and expenses into net profit, so warranty replacements you absorb show up as a real cost instead of quietly vanishing.
- Invoices and tax invoices use your own country's tax name and rate, and the customer ledger shows each client's full history of jobs, parts, and payments in one place.
The connection: field work flows into the books with no double entry
- The part a tech scans and the equipment they service in the field land in the same system the office uses for inventory, suppliers, and the customer ledger — no re-keying, no lost slips.
- Because the install date (field) and the purchase date (office PO) live together, R-Pro can show whether a returning failure is still inside its warranty window.
- One subscription covers both the field app and the office ERP, in 10 languages, so the tech on site and the owner at the desk are looking at the same warranty and parts record.
- When you absorb a warranty cost, it is recorded once and reflected everywhere — the parts used, the supplier it came from, and the hit to net profit are all consistent.
Two tools, one operation: never lose a part or a warranty again
R-Pro pairs a powerful FIELD APP — AI diagnosis on 600+ real cases, nameplate and receipt scanning, per-equipment history, on-site receipts, fully offline — with a full OFFICE ERP for inventory, suppliers, purchase orders, the customer ledger, and accounting. Two equal tools, one subscription, 10 languages, with field work flowing straight into the books. Track every part and every warranty in one place.
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How does R-Pro know whether a repair is still under warranty?
In the field, scanning the nameplate records the unit's model, serial, and install date for that customer's equipment. In the office, the matching purchase order and supplier record hold the dated proof of purchase. Because both sit in the same system, you can see the install date against the part's warranty period and decide whether the return is covered before you commit to eating the cost.
Can I track which exact part was used on each customer's unit?
Yes. Every visit is stored under per-customer, per-equipment service history, and the part is captured at the job — either scanned from the supplier receipt or pulled from inventory. When that unit comes back, the tech sees what was replaced last time and when, so there is no guessing about which part is in the machine.
Do I have to enter parts and purchases twice — once in the field and once in the office?
No. That is the whole point of R-Pro being one connected system. What a tech scans or records on site flows into the office books automatically. Inventory, supplier ledgers, and the customer ledger update from the same data, so there is no double entry and no slip falling through the cracks.
What happens to the cost when I replace a part for free under warranty?
The replacement is logged against the job and pulled from inventory, and the office accounting records it as a real cost. Because sales, purchases, and expenses roll up into net profit, warranty work you absorb shows as an actual number instead of a hidden loss — and the supplier record tells you whom to claim back against.