OUR APPROACH
Tom's Foundation
System™
Five foundations. Every service. Every product. Every installation. This isn't a checklist we run through before we leave — it's the way we think about your home from the moment we arrive.
At Tom’s Air Conditioning & Heating, we don’t believe every comfort problem is solved by replacing equipment.
We evaluate the entire HVAC system- including the equipment, ductwork, airflow, humidity, indoor air quality, filtration, and controls- to identify the root cause of comfort issues. Whether you need a repair, maintenance, duct cleaning, indoor air quality improvements, or a complete system replacement, our recommendations are tailored to your home, your comfort goals, and your budget. For three generations, we’ve helped families throughout Lake of the Ozarks and Southwest Missouri improve their comfort, health, efficiency, and peace of mind.
Engineered Solutions. Not Box Swaps.
Excellence Built on
Customer Satisfaction
Dependable Licensed
Service Technicians
Prompt, Reliable Service
You can Trust
Giving you Comfort
and Peace of Mind
Tom’s provides all the latest energy savings with the latest technology in furnaces, heating systems, water heaters, and air quality systems. You can even control the temperature of your Lake home, from your City home, or your car, or even your BOAT! Ask about our new WI-FI thermostat control!
WHY IT MATTERS
Most Companies Swap the Box.
We Build the System.
An HVAC system isn't a box. It's your home's climate, your family's air quality, your electrical protection, your ability to manage it remotely, and your confidence that someone stands behind it when something goes wrong.
The five foundations are the framework we use on every single job — whether it's a duct cleaning visit, a new installation, a repair call, or a maintenance inspection. They're not a sales tier. They're how we think.
Every product we carry, every service we offer, and every system we design runs through all five. If a foundation is missing, the system is incomplete — and we don't leave incomplete systems.
Comfort
Temperature • Airflow • Humidity
Protection
Components • Surge • Moisture
Health
Air Quality • Filtration • Purification
CONTROL
Smart • Remote • Alerts
Support
Warranty • Maintenance • Relationship
ABOUT US
The family behind Tom’s Air Conditioning has been in the heating and air conditioning business for 3 generations. In that time, we have made deep connections and developed a name for ourselves by possessing excellent workmanship and offering a deep commitment to customer satisfaction. In other words, the reason our company is here is to serve you the best that we can.
To provide you the best possible service, our certified and licensed technicians undergo continuing education to ensure expertise in the latest technologies. We are also committed to provide our customers a deep knowledge for selling and installing the most up-to-date heating and air conditioning systems and understanding all EPA regulations.

We pride ourselves in our service and continuing education helps us to constantly improve our technical abilities, to better serve YOU, our customer.
THE FIVE FOUNDATIONS
What Every System We Build Is Based On
These aren't talking points. They're the actual decisions we make on every job — the products we choose, the steps we take, and the standard we hold ourselves to.
01
Comfort
Comfort — Temperature, Airflow & Humidity Balance
This is what you hired us for — and it's the one most companies get wrong. Comfort isn't just whether the system blows cold air. It's whether every room in your home reaches the right temperature. Whether your bedroom feels the same as your living room. Whether your home is dry enough in July and humid enough in January that your family is actually comfortable, not just not-hot.

Before we select equipment, we evaluate your ductwork, measure airflow at every vent, assess your home's load, and diagnose what's creating discomfort. The system we install is sized and configured for your specific home — not for the box that was there before.
INSTALLATIONS
Proper load calculation, duct assessment, and airflow balancing on every new system
MAINTENANCE
Temperature differential testing and airflow verification on every tune-up visit
SERVICE CALLS
We diagnose the comfort complaint first — not just the equipment fault
02
HEALTH
Health — The Air Your Family Breathes
Your HVAC system touches every cubic foot of air your family breathes — approximately 20,000 breaths per person per day. The quality of that air is not a luxury upgrade. It's a fundamental outcome of how your system is designed, maintained, and what it filters.

We address health on every job. On maintenance visits, we document filter condition and airflow. On installations, we recommend the right filtration level for your household — pets, allergies, respiratory conditions, and humidity symptoms all drive different solutions. On duct cleaning visits, we're removing the same allergens, dust, mold spores, and moisture residue that your system would otherwise continue to recirculate.
FILTRATION
MERV-rated media filters matched to your system design — not just the highest number
PURIFICATION
UV-C APCO-X air purification eliminates mold, bacteria, and allergens at the coil
HUMIDITY
Whole-home humidification and dehumidification — because Missouri humidity is a health issue
03
PROTECTION
Protection — Built to Last, Not Just to Pass Inspection
Manufacturers design systems to meet minimum standards at the lowest possible cost. We don't install minimum standards. Every system we build starts with a different premise: what are the most common failure points in residential HVAC, and how do we engineer against each one before the system ever runs? The answer is higher-quality components, built-in protections, and a set of electrical safeguards that most companies don't even offer.

Electrical failures are the single most common source of avoidable HVAC breakdowns. Voltage fluctuations, power surges, phase imbalance, and startup stress quietly degrade your system's most expensive components — the compressor and control board — long before they visibly fail. We address every one of these vulnerabilities on every installation, regardless of tier. This is not an upsell. It is the baseline we set for every home we touch.
ELECTRICAL SURGE PROTECTION
A single power surge — from a lightning strike, utility switch, or even a large appliance cycling — can destroy a compressor or control board instantly. We install dedicated HVAC surge protection devices that clamp voltage spikes before they reach your equipment. Your homeowner's insurance doesn't cover this failure mode reliably. We prevent it at the source.
VOLTAGE BALANCE & MONITORING
Phase imbalance and voltage irregularities stress compressor windings and shorten motor life without triggering any obvious symptom — until the unit fails. We install voltage monitoring and phase protection that continuously watches the power supply and will shut down the compressor before damaging electrical conditions can destroy it.
COMPONENT QUALITY
Higher-quality, more durable starting and running components with built-in failure protections — not the minimum OEM parts that come standard in the box.
STARTUP PROTECTION
Upgraded starting components reduce compressor startup stress — the highest-demand moment in every operating cycle. Reduced startup stress directly extends compressor life and reliability.
MOISTURE & GAS SAFETY
Moisture protection packages on applicable installations guard against water damage and system shutdown. CO monitoring integration on gas systems. Heat exchanger inspection on every heating tune-up.
04
CONTROL
Control — Manage Your Home From Anywhere
A smart thermostat isn't a feature — it's how your system communicates with you. Every system we install includes Wi-Fi-connected control with remote access from your phone. That means you can adjust your home's temperature from work, turn the system on before you arrive at the lake, check humidity readings from the road, and receive alerts if something isn't right — before it becomes an emergency.

Essential and Enhanced systems include a touch screen programmable Wi-Fi thermostat with app control and humidity monitoring. Premier and Signature systems include the Daikin One+™ — which adds indoor air quality monitoring, mold risk alerts, CO integration, remote commissioning by our technicians, and a full IAQ dashboard your family can actually read and understand.
REMOTE ACCESS
Control temperature and schedules from your phone — especially important for lake homes
SAFETY ALERTS
High/low temperature warnings, humidity alerts, and CO monitoring sent to your phone
IAQ DASHBOARD
Daikin One+™ shows air quality, humidity, CO levels, and mold risk in real time
05
SUPPORT
Support — The Relationship After the Install
Support is bigger than warranty paperwork. It's the relationship we build with every customer and the systems we put in place to protect your investment long after installation day. This means same-day warranty registration before we leave your driveway, Show-Me Reporting™ documentation on every maintenance visit, and a team that answers the phone when you call.

Warranty coverage through Tom's means manufacturer parts coverage from 10 to 12 years depending on your brand, and extended labor coverage from 1 to 12 years through the Labor Protection Plan. We handle claim administration in-house — you don't navigate manufacturer phone trees. You call us. We handle it. And because we register every system the day we install it, your coverage is active and documented from the start.
SAME-DAY REGISTRATION
Every system registered before we leave — warranty is active from day one, documented
LABOR COVERAGE
1 to 12-year extended labor options — the longest residential labor coverage available
CLAIM HANDLING
We manage warranty claims in-house — you call Tom's, not a manufacturer phone tree
EVERY ASPECT OF OUR BUSINESS
The Five Foundations Run Through Everything We Do
This isn't a philosophy we apply only to new system installations. Every service call, every maintenance visit, every duct cleaning — the foundations are at work.
NEW SYSTEM INSTALLATION
Load calculation and airflow assessment (Comfort) · Filter and IAQ recommendation (Health) · Commercial-grade components installed as standard (Protection) · Wi-Fi thermostat with app control (Control) · Same-day registration and labor coverage enrollment (Support).
All five foundations
addressed on every install
Temperature differential and airflow tested (Comfort) · Filter condition documented, IAQ components inspected (Health) · Electrical components measured, moisture protection verified (Protection) · Thermostat calibration and app confirmed (Control) · Show-Me Reporting™ documentation for warranty compliance (Support).
Show-Me Reporting™ on every maintenance visit
SERVICE & REPAIR CALLS
We diagnose the comfort complaint, not just the equipment code (Comfort) · Air quality impact of the failure is considered (Health) · Root cause identified — not just the symptom (Protection) · Thermostat and connectivity verified after repair (Control) · Warranty coverage confirmed and claim filed if applicable (Support).
Root cause diagnosis -
not just part replacement
Airflow performance assessed before and after cleaning (Comfort) · Allergen, dust, mold, and moisture removed from the delivery system (Health) · System components inspected during access (Protection) · Thermostat performance checked post-cleaning (Control) · Complimentary IAQ assessment with every cleaning (Support).
Free IAQ Assessment
included with every duct cleaning
Humidity balance targets set for your home (Comfort) · Filtration, purification, humidification, dehumidification, and ventilation solutions (Health) · IAQ equipment integrated with protection components (Protection) · IAQ monitoring connected to Daikin One+™ dashboard where applicable (Control) · IAQ upgrades registered and documented (Support).
IAQ solutions
tied into all five foundations
comfort planning consultations
Every comfort consultation starts with the five foundations — your current gaps become the blueprint for what your next system needs to address. We don't recommend equipment until we understand all five.
A Family-Owned Company
Tony & Ashlee Koth
(Owner/Operators)
Tony grew up in Spirit Lake, IA working for his dad (Tom) at Koth Refrigeration. Tony graduated from Minnesota West Community Technical College with his HVAC certificate in 2008, moved to Missouri, and began working in the HVAC profession. With his lifelong experience, Tony has gained extensive knowledge and training in all aspects of HVAC and Refrigeration.
Ashlee is from Pocahontas, AR, and graduated from Black River Technical College with her associate’s degree in Business Administration in 2014. They have two boys, Zayne and Gavin. Zayne has worked with his dad in HVAC each summer through middle school and high school. A recent graduate of Camdenton High School, he plans to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. Gavin is still attending school and helps at the business from time to time.

Now that you know a little about our family, we would like the opportunity to get to know you and your family. We hope you will give us the opportunity to serve you the next time you need HVAC service, installation, or maintenance!
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
TOM KOTH
Tom Koth, founder of Tom’s Air Conditioning opened the business, just North of Camdenton, in 2010 after moving to the area from Spirit Lake, IA.

He was a second-generation heating and air conditioning business owner, who had been in business for nearly 30 years as Koth Refrigeration in Iowa.
Tom suddenly passed away in 2014, leaving the business to his oldest son, Tony Koth. He will forever be the heart and soul of our mission at Tom’s Air Conditioning.
MEET our Team

Tony
Owner

Ashlee
Owner

Dana
Office Manager

Ed
Service & Install

MIKE
Service

Eric
Installer

Erik
Installer

Zayne
Installer
Thank you to our customers for helping us carry on the family trade!


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