I started the summer off by having my central A/C fail. We've had it for quite some time and honestly got our money's worth out of it. Every year I'd have Homeserve give it a seasonal check. Last year, it needed a capacitor. I was warned the unit was old and not to expect much more life from it. This year, it seems the coolant was low, which I was told probably meant a leak. I was also told adding more coolant MAY get me through the season (if it doesn't all leak out), but coolant is expensive. Frankly, if I'm going to need a new unit anyway, it wasn't worth it, so they were going to send a sales guy out to sell me on a new unit.
That's where the troubles started. Wait a few day for my Saturday appointment. The day arrives and they guy calls to confirm, then I get a call from the office saying he had an emergency, so he wasn't coming. I get it--life happens and you have to take care of it. But the next day the company could get anyone out was the following THURSDAY. Now I don't fault either rep. Like I said, life happens. I fault Homeserve here, for not having enough people to cover when it does. So Thursday comes, and we settle on a unit, and again, the rep was great. I get told they'll call me to set up the install. Mind you that Thursday was July 3rd. No one called. The holiday weekend came and went. I had to call Monday to ask what's up and was told someone would call me later. He called when I was at a doctor's office and the doctor was about to start a procedure---and wouldn't get off the phone or call me back--had to do it NOW. Rude. And the earliest appointment he had was for the FOLLOWING week, so another hot week without A/C.
I called to see if they could POSSIBLY get anything earlier. Silence. No calls back. No calls back when I complain about no calls back. I WAS offered $100 to buy a fan--which is an INSULT. If they want to offer a couple hundred more to buy a portable a/c unit, we'll talk. but nope.
Spoke with them again today. I was told the reason they didn't call, is there were no earlier appointments. SO YOU CALL AND TELL ME THAT!!! It's called communication. It's called customer service! When someone is spending over 11K on a new HVAC system, and has been a long time customer for servicing heat and HVAC, you TAKE CARE OF THEM. You don't blow them off.
For service, they seem to be OK most of the time. But last call on a water leak on the gas boiler took a few trips before it was fixed. would have been one if the first guy checked what I thought it was.
It WAS a good company. Not so sure anymore. (a fan? really?!? That STILL boggles) read more