I had one of the worst experiences of my life and nobody should experience what I did. Avoid this person, no good at all. Maybe in talking and convincing you over the phone and juggling with the prices...
On July 1st 2019 I called a few A/C offices in my area but they were all busy and saw in yellow pages this Dave's location in Streamwood where I live and thought that'll make it easier. I called him and explained that my A/C works but doesn't bring really cold air just cool and I guess needs Freon. He gave me higher prices but settled to a $ 200 cash to put Freon. I went to the bank and got $ 200 cash for him - that should've been a red flag for me but I was so anxious to get cold air as over the weekend I lived very uncomfortable with hot/humid air in my house - so he came by 1 pm or so and connected his gadgets and as I was standing about 10 feet away he told me is 0 Freon and he can't do it for $ 200 but $ 500 ??? wow! I was shocked of he's assessment as over the phone he never mentioned that if is 0 I have to pay more. Finally he decided to do it for $ 300 which is huge amount anyways. HHE NEVER CHECKED FIRST THE A/C UNIT LIKE ANY PRO WOULD DO BEFOER SATRT DOING ANYTHING. I went to the bank to get another hundred dollars and left him alone to put the Freon. When I came back he packed everything in his truck and was waiting for the money but he kept insisting on getting a new unit from him but after couple of hours my AC unit stopped working completely. Even after he put the Freon in the air was almost the same as before he put the Freon in. I called him and he said he'll come tomorrow morning to see and he hung up on me because he was having dinner and I endured another night of heat and frustration of the horrible experience. He made a horrible mistake no tech does. He put 6 LB of Freon instead of 4LB as it shows on the sticker behind the furnace. He tried to ''educate'' me about all these things of AC units...but he needs education about that and honesty, integrity which he lacks. I called local police that day to report this incident, he came next morning to show me that is full of Freon but when he checked was 0. Putting too much Freon - I read online about it- cause total damage to the compressor and other parts in the system of the unit, that's what happened. He wasted my time at least another 30 minutes to convince me to buy a new unit from him. I told him I can't trust him anymore, he caused me so much damage and loss of money. I consider to take him to court. I found a reputable company who after a week or so of this horrible experience I had to have installed a new AC unit but meantime I endured another few days of hot/humid air in my home. This person shouldn't even be listed as a business owner and technician - he's the only one working for his co. and his practices are unethical, he seeks just money no matter the outcome. I'm a single woman and didn't have disposable money to have to buy a new unit but I had no choice since he destroyed the old one which is on of the best brands. read more