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Bringing Comfort Home

Melad Aziza’s professional excellence meets hometown service.

Whether it’s a sweltering July afternoon or a bone-chilling February morning, Melad Aziza knows how to keep you comfortable — and he’s built a business and life around it. After arriving in the United States as a teen, he found opportunity in West Bloomfield — and built Precise Temperature Control as a company rooted in community and professionalism.

When Aziza left Baghdad at 16 to join family in West Bloomfield, he found a friendly, diverse community — the perfect environment to build a future.

During his summer breaks in high school, Aziza would accompany his uncle, an HVAC professional, on calls. The more he learned about the heating and air-conditioning business, the more the work intrigued him. 

“I like helping people,” Aziza says. “And I saw how much people appreciate quality service and honest advice.”

Upon his graduation in 2005, he started working with his uncle, honing his skills while furthering his education as an HVAC technician at Oakland Community College then a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Michigan University. He then joined the team of another HVAC company, giving him a new business perspective. 

In 2024, he branched out on his own — launching Precise Temperature Control (ptchvac.com) in Commerce Twp., providing year-round comprehensive heating, ventilation and air-conditioning services to homes as well as a growing roster of commercial clients throughout Southeast Michigan. Building a team of licensed, NATE-certified technicians, Aziza takes the time to properly size, install and service each HVAC system for maximum efficiency and longevity. From energy-saving upgrades and emergency repairs to preventive maintenance plans and indoor air-quality solutions, the team delivers honest recommendations and customer-first care. 

The principles around which he has built his business and rooted in his own experience of being welcomed into a brand-new community — where he has achieved his dream of owning a business and serving the community he loves. In turn, he treats his clients with the same respect, commitment and consideration he would his own family — including his wife, Noor, and sons Mason and Brayden, who enjoy taking advantage of the area’s Life Time gym, local parks, farms and being near friends and cousins. “I love the area’s variety of amenities and restaurants,” Aziza says.

"Purchasing a new system is a major investment," Aziza says, and to help customers, he offers no-interest financing plans and frequent seasonal specials. In fact, Aziza and his family are his own most recent customers. “I’ve always wanted to install or replace my own system,” he says. “When we first moved in, the unit was brand-new. Now, as it’s starting to fail, we decided to pull the trigger.”

Precise Temperature Control’s maintenance plan includes two visits a year. “We have a 26-point checklist, which enhances your system’s performance. If there are any problems, we provide customers with options that best suit their needs,” he says. “It gives customers peace of mind.”

MAINTENANCE TIPS FROM MELAD AZIZA

Tune-Ups “Get regular air-conditioning tune-ups and check refrigerant levels. Cleaning the outside units substantially drops their run times, which keep your energy bills where they need to be,” Aziza says. “The maintenance pays for itself.”

Regularly replacing your filter will improve your home’s air quality and optimize the system, which keeps energy bills low. “Replacing the filter means that the system doesn’t have to work as hard, the air circulates the way it’s supposed to, it cools down quicker and heats up quicker,” he says.

Don’t DIY Replacing parts is not a DIY project, Aziza warns. “You might not get the right part for the equipment, which could end up costing you even more,” he says. “Repairing units is a highly skilled job. If it’s not done correctly, it could damage the equipment.”

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