I purchased a 6 month warranty treatment in July 2013 and was very specific in what the warranty covered (1) a pregnant person is in my household so some chemicals cannot be used and (2) if I see a roach, etc. I was assured my entire home would be retreated.The technician was prompt & very courteous; however when he was finished I asked him you did use the right chemicals due to a pregnant woman in my house and his answer was no (at least he was honest). It is clearly specified on the work order, which I pointed out to him. He told me it would be okay as it was Friday and the chemical would dissipate by Monday. It is now 3 months into the 6 month warranty period and a roach is crawling on my living room wall. Ants are crawling on my back brick wall. I call and it was explained Killum will only retreat specified areas where I am experiencing a problem, not the entire house. So they will retreat the living room and back brick wall ONLY as the rest of the house is not a problem.
Prior to accepting my money, Killum assured me non-harmful chemicals would be used to protect the pregnant and they would retreat my entire home if I found evidence of insect invasion. Unfortunately, the Killum technician did not read the work order until after he sprayed harmful to the pregnant chemicals in my home and their story changed on what is treated when I telephoned with a problem.
Now, I am not a bug expert, but just because I do not see a bug in my bedroom, study, laundry room, kitchen, etc., that does not mean they do not exist. If there is one bug, there is probably many more hiding out of sight and in the dark. Seems retreating one area where I witnessed a bug is like only washing one part of your body that looks dirty - it only solves the obvious and not the whole problem.
Word to the wise: if you want to use Killum, make sure you go over the workorder specifics before the technician sprays and when you purchase their warranted treatments, be sure to write in specifically what you expect upon retreatment as their warranty changes according to whoever you speak with.
I will not renew a treatment warranty with Killum as when I ask specific questions and I receive specific answers I do not expect the answer to fluctuate. One last issue, I emailed my customer no. & address plus explained my need for a retreatment, STILL an agent telephoned me and wanted more information because she could not locate my account. Communication seems to be an issue for Killum as well. I do not think the left hand knows what the right hand is doing. The agent was courteous throughout the call, apologized for the redundant questions, but emphasized there are five people in the office so she does not always know what the other agents have done. Actually, I thought that was why an account is established for me and notes are relayed so the next agent knows what took place. They profess professionalism, however, internal communication is an aspect of professionalism. read more