Very disappointed with A-C Air Care. About 5 years ago, I hired them to install a replacement of my central air and heat -- indoor and outdoor units. At the time I was impressed with their service, price and customer service. In April 2021, the air was not cooling to the thermostat temp. They came out and identified freon leaks in both the inner and outer units. They indicated that the interior leak required replacement of the entire coil (it basically was the entire inside of the unit). It was a major job. While under warranty, the labor was hefty but I was relieved at least I didnt have to pay for the parts.
The next day, the problem returned -- the air was not cooling. I called again and one young man came out. He checked both units and basically indicated the freon was depleted but not to worry -- which didn't make sense. If the work they did fixed the leaks why would they need to come back out and put more freon in? Sure enough, within a day, it again was not cooling. We called again and this time asked that a supervisor come out. We also called another company to look and get a second opinion. The second company noticed an error in the installation of the new coil that caused damage to the new coil. Where a cap was supposed to go to cover a valve, there was no cap and it appeared when they welded the coil in, they melted the plastic from a cap onto the thread of the valve so no cap could be put on it. They did no work but suggested we see if A-C Air Care can fix it otherwise they said a new coil would likely be needed. When A-C Air Care came out we pointed the valve out. They said they could fix it. However, again it was an all day job for just the repair of the valve. It seems there was more than just the valve needing to be fixed. But, we were patient and at least happy they came out to make sure the installation was correct. We dismissed it as it seemed younger workers were doing the installation before and perhaps the issue was supervision or training.
Fast forward to July 2021, we began noticing the flooring around the closet for the indoor unit was warping. We checked the closet and there was water all over. The extent of the warping suggested this was happening for some time. We called A-C Air Care again. This time, they noticed a clog in the PVC piping coming from the unit to the pump. They cleared it out easily, but we asked why this would happen a couple of months after its been replaced. He was insistent that they didnt replace the PVC piping for the pump only the coil inside the unit. We were insistent they did. he basically said he didnt have the PVC piping as being replaced in their records, that we should sign up for a regular maintenance plan with them and it should be checked for clogging once or twice a year. When we pointed out that it hasn't even been 3 months -- so even the 1x or twice a year check would not have caught this, he insisted they only replaced the coil and put it back on us.
Following his visit, we found the photos we took during the work. We took before, during and after photos of the work they did. The PVC piping clearly changed and is not the same. So, the PVC piping they installed in April clogged. We sent the photos and an email following the last visit, but no response yet. Hopefully, this last "fix" holds up; but, we now have damaged flooring. The other thing I pointed out was while I didnt have a maintenance agreement with them, I paid for them to come out for maintenance -- likely paying them more than if I did have an agreement with them.
You will notice my 5 star review from 2016 shows the PVC piping as well during the original installation process in 2016. The current piping is reflected in the attached. Subsequent communication from the owner seems to indicate a lack of awareness his technicians had to come out and in essence fix and redo the work they did in early April. He again insisted the piping was not replaced based on his paperwork that seems to only reflect the one, original visit.
If there was any silver lining, they did not charge me for the subsequent visits; however, those visits wouldnt have been needed if they had fixed the problem correctly to begin with. If I have more issues, I will likely call another company. read more