I purchased a home in Newbold and contacted Dahlquist to do a furnace check coming into winter.
They were fast and kind making the appt. Upon arrival (90 mns late), the technician asked a few questions, looked around and then went to check the furnace. About 15 mns later he came upstairs and told me he had bad news. Showed me a pic on his phone of a rusted piece of furance, told me my furance needed to be replaced, was leaking CO2 and was unsafe to use.
He told me he couldl replace my furnace for $7500+ the next day, after 1pm.
He reiterated that it was unsafe to use and CO2 was leaking. When I asked why the 2 CO2 alarms that are with in 10 feet of the furance never went off during the prior 7 days I lived there, he shrugged me off.
In a panic, I paid and he told me the machine was having issues sending me a receipt, and I would get it in 10 mns. Ironically there was no issue running my Amex for $7500+
With in minutes of his departure I had contacted other local places, and was told $7500 was an insane price. I called Dahlquist back and the woman who answered was kind. I explained that price was just too much - she said 'its getting cold outside, you don't have much time' and then I told her its fine - please refund me. She asked if I wanted a small sized furance. I asked why her tech wouldn't recommend that option to me, to which she had no reply. She told me to speak to the owner. She transferred me to a rude older man.
He advised I can get a smaller unit for $1000 less. I declined and he said everyone is busy, and no one would do this work for me, even if they told me they would. I asked him to refund me, and he said he didn't know how but would try. I told him I would contact Amex for a dispute.
I emailed them the next day, asking for a receipt, an estimate and a refund. No reply
I emailed the following day (day 3) asking for a receeipt, an estimate and a refund, No reply.
Day 4 I got a refund - less a $210 service all - but no receipt.
The real issue is when the tech left that day, he didn't tell me that he DISCONNECTED my furnace. It was 20 degrees outside, he turned the gas off, the power to the furance, the breaker AND DISCONNECTED THE WIRING TO THE THERMOSTAT. Talk about sabotage.
I went and bought he CO2 detectors, and none have gone off - there is no leak. I have gotten the furance fixed - and didn't even spend $1000.
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