This guy has come out to my house 3-4 times, simply to replace a hot water tank. I have a home warranty. He came, assessed the situation and then scheduled to come back. Each time he had an excuse, the ferry was off, or the water heater was sent to the wrong location, OR on my way I was looking at photos and realized you need to add a shut off valve. He had already been, they were HIS photos. After two months of this, he came to put in the new water heater, on a Sunday at 9:30 am. AGAIN, he looks at the water heater like he's never seen it before, and starts talking about the flue, and the pan, and why he can't do the job. I said, this is insane, you have been here multiple times, I fixed what you said needed fixed. He offers to reduce my out of pocket fee if I can wait awhile. I remind him it's been 2 months and I want it done. He keeps talking about nothing. My husband then comes outside and said, show me the water heater, get it out of your truck. After some mumbling, he admitted that HE DOESN'T HAVE IT. He was there to install it but HE DOESN'T have it. The warranty company had provided it to him 4-6 weeks prior. At this point we told him to leave our property. We had to say it repeatedly. He was fumbling with his phone, I asked what he was doing, and saw that he was trying to record us! So bizarre!
I found out from the warranty company that he gets paid for every visit. So every time he came, but didn't do the job, he got paid. And I'm sure he used our provided water heater for another job. ALSO, he had been out months before to fix a separate water leak. Never did. We ended up paying another plumber out of pocket, when it should have been covered by the warranty company that we pay monthly for.
Spare yourself all of the wasted time, energy, frustration and MONEY. Hire someone else.
*I would have given zero stars if that was an option. read more