Custom Cooling and Plumbing and, specifically, the tech that came out for my call, were highly recommended to me by someone I trust. So after an unusually hot week in Phoenix, during which my A/C was only blowing warm air, I called Custom Cooling for a service which was set up for a Friday afternoon. The tech checked everything, took pictures and showed me how and why I needed a whole new HVAC unit including new duct work. I knew this was coming so was not too surprised but a bit sticker-shocked when he told me a ball park figure for the new unit. Before he arrived I had suspected that the immediate problem was that the AC coolant was low and asked if he could at least ad some to get us through the weekend and the next several weeks (which is how long he said it would take to schedule the new install). He told me that the pan in the attic was so rusted and the possibility for a leak so high that it would all just come pouring through the ceiling, so no.. This, of course, created even more urgency since I knew there was even hotter weather on the way and a 2-3 week wait would be miserable. He then turned the A/C off, left the fan blowing, charged me $90 for the service call, and told me he would send over a quote on Monday. So our household including four animals were left for a long, hot weekend in a very warm house with no A/C to cool us down. On Monday I got a quote from him for $13k which covered a mid-range quality unit install plus the new duct work.
That same Monday, I had someone else come take a look at it and he confirmed that I did need a new system but after checking the pressure and amount of coolant in my A/C, was happy to add some Freon to get me through whatever time it would take to shop around and then install a new unit. Turns out there was no chance whatever for any kind of leak or ceiling flood and creating false urgency to make the sale was more important to Custom Cooling's tech than leaving us to stew in the Phoenix heat. I then shopped around and was able to find a higher quality brand unit with everything thrown in for $5k cheaper than I was quoted. Within two days this other company had it installed as well as the brand new duct work and all the old gear removed, leaving no mess. I don't care how good Custom Cooling may be at other times, anyone that would put a fast, overpriced sale over the well being of a potential client and then lie about it to boot, doesn't deserve my business or anyone else's for that matter. read more