ARC originally installed a Fujitsu mini-split system more than a year ago and, for the most part it has performed well. A few months ago, I had some siding done on the house and the last day at my house, one of the contractors put a sheet-rock screw through the power lead to one of the mini-splits.
Unfortunately, it rendered all of the mini-splits inactive and I called ARC to fix. I was the one who discovered the screw through the wire so I told them what was, at least, the initial problem. ARC told me that I needed a licensed electrician to fix the power lead even though their installation tech (who's not an electrician) wired it in over a year ago. So I had to fix the wire before they'd even come out to my house.
After I fixed the wire, they arrived late on a Friday when I wasn't even home and did some trouble-shooting. An hour and a half later they came to the conclusion that there were 3 blown fuses and left.
2-weeks and a couple of my phone calls later, they finally received the fuses and came back to my house to install them. My siding people also left some of the "line-hide" duct work off and ARC's guys attempted to put it back together. Two hours later, they finally gave up and said that the "wire-hide" had been modified and I might need some new pieces.
So after 3.5 hours of labor I had a working AC but the "line-hide" duct-work, remains unfinished. ARC also charged me $24 for a truck-charge. Would this have been waived if they didn't bring their truck? To add insult to injury, the water heater that ARC installed at the same time as the AC system starting leaking around a "crimp" fitting. Apparently soldering is passe! Obviously they are choosing not fix the water heater under warranty either!
I realize that a lot of this problem was not ARC's fault but what they did after the fact pisses me off. Can't fix a wire with a screw in it? Hour and half to find 3 blown fuses? 2-weeks to get these (highly specialized) fuses? 2 hours to figure out that the "line-hide" had been modified? How about some good will because the water heater is leaking through one of their lousy crimp fittings? Lastly, the service manager Scott, took two weeks to get back me and tell me "It is what it is". I'm paying the bill ($384) but they'll get no recommendation from me! read more