I needed to have my 35 + year old Barbecues Galore igniter replaced and the unit cleaned. I contacted several companies through Yelp and all of them had a non-refundable quote fee ranging from $60 to $150. There was no way I was going to agree to pay a fee for a quote or quotes that I would reject!
However, Eric of BBQ Buds gave me a quote of $50 to install the igniter and $150 to clean the unit based on our FaceTime conversation. His quote was the best.
Also, and just as important since my BBQ is so old I didn't know the igniter part number. Eric did the research and found the part that was the closest match to what my 35 year old unit used. He also found new grates for the briquettes since my grate had rusted out and had to be replaced.
Eric arrived on time and ran into problems since the igniter didn't fit. He spent over an hour just working on that. I expected him to give up, but he is tenacious and got it done! The new igniter works.
He then thoroughly cleaned the unit which was the easier part as it turned out since the igniter was such a problem.
We then had some issues with the old burners and tested them numerous times and arrived at an acceptable solution. I can't expect this unit to function like a new one since it is over 35 years old.
The whole job took quite a bit longer than the 4 hours he budgeted and he charged me what he quoted. However, I couldn't just pay him the quoted price. I gave him a hefty tip.
It's almost never that I find someone who works as hard and diligently as Eric. The ones I do know , I continue to re-hire. The ones that aren't, I never call again.
Eric is a guy that I'd call again. read more