In October of 2019, we purchased a home in Denver, NC. Before we purchased the home, I personally checked the heating and cooling system and these units operated in optimal working order. Before we moved in, I had our general contractor make arrangements for a local HVAC company to come to the home to inspect our units for our peace of mind.
My contractor contacted Henson Mechanical of Denver, NC for service. A Henson technician came out to inspect our units. After the inspection, the tech cited a long list of problems with one of my units followed by a recommendation for the replacement of that AC unit.
Below are copies of Henson recommendation and estimate:
After the service call from Henson, one of the AC units started to shutdown automatically within a few minutes of starting. I then call another local
HVAC company in Denver for a second opinion. Their technician was honest and extremely bright. Upon his inspection of the circuitry board on my AC unit, he discovered a test strip was left attached to my unit. As it was explained to me, a "test strip" is a rubber strip placed in two specific locations on in the circuitry board to simulate a fault condition triggering an automatic shutdown of the unit. HVAC technicians test the automatic shutdown function to ensure it proper working order so that if the unit was to experience a serious fault, it would automatically shutoff to save the unit from damage. I believe this test strip was purposely left on my AC unit only to force me to purchase a new unit.
Henson also informed me that I had a evaporator coil leak. Upon further inspection from the other HVAC company, it was discovered that Mylar seal had not been broken only to indicate that the no access was ever made for a proper inspection.
Henson also quoted me for a replacement for the duct work for my HVAC.
The tech from the other HVAC told me he saw no serious issues with my duct work.
Before I wrote this review, I called Henson Mechanical 5 times to afford them a fair opportunity to explain themselves to correct any misconceptions or errors I had made in my assessment. When I called them, I asked the receptionist to speak to the owner(s) or the tech Henson sent to my home. It's been over 4 months I still yet have not heard back from Henson for an plausible explanation. I gave them one last opportunity yesterday to call me back and I still haven't heard back. At this point I will have to presume that my assessment of Henson's Mechanical is accurate and Henson's Mechanical was operating in an unethical manner.
The company that serviced my HVAC after Henson's charged me $160.00 to inspect my unit and remove the test strip left by Henson's versus $9100 that Henson's wanted to charge me for a complete HVAC replacement.
I do not recommend Henson Mechanical for any service needs. read more