I want to tell you about my bad experience. Sometime during the week of November 1st-7th 2015, My father-in-law's washing Machine malfunctioned. It was 18 months old and past its one year warranty. He asked me to look into the problem. I visited him, looked at the washing machine, questioned the Nursing Assistants who take care of my mother in law and found the washing machine to continue washing clothes cycle after cycle without stopping. I then went to online to ANGIE'S LIST to find a repair company to fix the appliance. I found APPLIANCE REPAIR PRO of Melbourne, FL. I called them and made an appointment with them for Friday November 9th between 3-5PM. I gave them the make and model# of the machine while making my appointment.
The repairman arrived around 5:30PM, not a problem as things happen and I understand falling a little behind. The repairman tells my father in law, "Nothing wrong with your machine. You are using the wrong soap and you need to change the outlet the washing machine is plugged into. You are using the machine wrong and these machines typically have many problems. If you have a family member, switch out or trade machines with them". My father in law paid the repairman his $88 service fee for performing no work. I was not present during the visit.
The next day my father in law tells me what transpired and I called APPLIANCE REPAIR PRO. I spoke to Kelly, who told me the following:
"You are using the wrong soap, you must use HE soap"
"The 4 nurses who do the laundry and your father in law and the nursing assistants are doing the laundry wrong, stopping in the middle of the cycle, forcing it to start over." (NOT TRUE)
"If you have a family member that can swap with you please do it. These are sophisticated machines." I did not know it was rocket science.
"If you want we have a 90 day service commitment and I will send the repairman back out to teach you (4 assistant nurses and my father in law) how to use the machine."
I arrived at my father in laws house and saw the receipt. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it. It said READ OWNERS MANUAL, change the outlet, ran diagnostic no problems reported, Use HE detergent. I read the owners manual. NO WHERE ON THE MACHINE OR THE MANUAL DOES IT SAY USE HE DETERGENT. I know what HE detergent is, by the way. I had the electrical outlet changed and tested. We already owned HE detergent. I ran the washing machine through cycle after cycle with HE detergent and a brand new electrical outlet. I encountered the same exact problem. All of us at the house, 4 CNA nurses, my father in law and myself encountered the same problem.
APPLIANCE REPAIR PRO, I believe, visited my 85 year old father in law's house at the END of the day, took his quick $88 service fee and blamed everyone else. I am so mad ALL APPLIANCE PRO and I specifically visited ANGIE'S LIST using the account I paid for to find them. By the way, I called Whirlpool who sent out a competent appliance repairman. They diagnosed a bad start button, ordered the part, came back and replaced it and it works fine. APPLIANCE REPAIR PRO RIPPED US OFF and took advantage of my 85 year old father in law.
I know and I am well aware of your 90 or 100 day return policy. Why bother when you blamed 6 people on not how to use such a sophisticated machine? You never gave my father in law a senior discount(he is obviously 85 years old---no disclaimer that you have to ask for it). read more