During July, 2011, I paid 3646.00 to AAA Sub-Zero for the installation of a new Rheem/Ruud AC unit. I chose this company for two reasons: 1. Lowest estimate for the necessary work. 2.the only company I could find that would do the installation within 2 days. In the extreme heat of that July, I was desperate for AC.
Before installation, I was informed by Charlie Rumpf, owner of AAA Sub-Zero, that the unit being installed was the right size for my home. The old was a two ton, and he insisted that a 4 ton would be perfect.
After installation, I began having extreme issues with condensation. I discovered it when the moisture from under the house was coming to the surface of the sub-flooring. At the time of the AC installation, I was having all of the sub-flooring replaced in my home. I was able to remove a piece of the sub-flooring and found pools of water on the duct work. It is also then when I realized the duct work had not been replaced during installation of the new AC unit. Most of the insulation around the duct work was so saturated with water that it had fallen off, and in turn, the vapor barrier was pulled loose and laying on the ground.
Charlie Rumpf of AAA Sub-Zero had installed an AC unit that was too large for the original duct work. Because the ducts had not been replaced with the AC installation, I then had a serious moisture problem. Charlie's son arrived to replace duct-work, and then months later, I find out that, according to Charlie, he was not aware of his son doing any work! I had already paid another $5,900 for replacement duct-work and spray foam insulation. The duct work WAS NOT replaced. The insulation was not properly sprayed. The subcontractor had no idea what he was doing! I called Charlie, and he said that he had no idea that his son had completed any work. The problems continue.
On Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, the AC stopped working! I immediately called Charlie, AAA Sub-Zero, and he told me he would take care of it first thing in the morning. Someone arrived just before NOON on Tuesday, Feb. 11. At that point, it was 90 degrees in my home.
About an hour later, the service technician presented me with a bill for $650 for a blower motor and its installation. I was charged for labor and parts. Charlie insisted that the part was not covered by the ten year warranty. I refused to make the payment, so Charlie Rumpt told his worker to remove the new, presently working motor. The technician removed it, and then tried to leave with the broken motor. When confronted, he told me to call and get permission from Charlie!
After the departure of AAA Sub-Zero, I called R G Mechanical, and the owner, Ray Garrido, arrived by late afternoon. He ordered the part and told me he would return the next morning to install the motor. He arrived the next morning, installed the motor, and it would not work. As Ray, checked to identify the problem, he found loosened and cut wires, along with a wire to a FKEC box that had never been reconnected since the unit was first installed in 2011! The connection was stuck to some of the spray foam insulation.
AAA Sub-Zero has been and continues to be a nightmare. I believe that Charlie Rumpf is a con artist who uses his business as a cover for his crimes of deceit and thievery.
I strongly recommend that anyone who needs AC or heating work completed stay far, far away from AAA Sub-Zero! read more