My A/C went out over the weekend, and my home warranty company assigned Emerald Coast Air Conditioning and Heating as our service company. On Sunday, I called the company to request emergency service, willing to pay their weekend premium and outside of the home warranty service agreement. Over the course of that day, I was assured at least 7 times that a tech or dispatcher would contact me and come to my house for emergency service. I never received a single call back. I called another company (Mooneyham) who arrived within an hour and who offered emergency service at half the rate of Emerald Coast. They serviced my system, but were unable to complete a repair with the emergency kit.
On Monday, I tried to coordinate a scheduled time for the tech to come to my house. I was running late, so I contacted the company to let them know I was on the way. I received a text message that the tech was coming, but I never got a text message or phone call that they arrived nor did I see them knock on my door through my smart doorbell. After I arrived at home, I called the company multiple times trying to ascertain where the tech was, and if I had missed them or if they were still coming. Each time I called, I was assured of a call back. I didn't hear from the company until close of business when they texted me to say that they would call me to reschedule. My A/C is still on limited life and I have serious doubts that Emerald Coast will follow through with their service promises.
The only positive is that each time I called the receptionists (which do not have the authority to do basically anything, apparently), they were very polite and engaged in the conversation. read more