2 Weeks, and still no hot water.
On 6 April (Wed) I called for my rental property not having hot water. They scheduled a visit the following day. I'll spare the details of the story, but in short, they came and ran the water for a few minutes and said it was hot, and never checked the water heater. The worker reported to Larry's that the water heater was in the hallway, blocked by a washing machine, when it's actually in the bedroom closet. I waited to hear from them after the appointment time, but did not. After talking to my tenants, I called Larry's for an update and to see why they never called me. I talked to Gina, the co-owner, and she said they tried to call me, but it just rang. (I never saw a missed call, nor received a call.) She did not try again.On Monday, 11 Apr I called to rebook an appt for them to actually check the water heater. Terrible communication again. I called at 8am and was told they would check their workers schedule and call me back with a date/time, and would email me an invoice from the first visit. By 11:15am I hadn't heard back.. Once again I called Gina and asked about the invoice , and asked about the time for the appt that day. She said she still hadn't made contact with the workers for their schedule, but went ahead and booked me from 3-5pm, but noted it could be sooner or later. No problem. She finally emails over the invoice, and it has a $75 diagnostic fee. The appointment time that day came and went, and they NEVER SHOWED UP, and I never got a cancellation or courtesy call. The following morning I was highly dissatisfied and called Gina and respectfully voiced my concerns and dissatisfaction. My experience thus far was horrible ,and I had planned to take my business elsewhere. Gina said she didn't know why the workers never showed up, but apologized and said she would find out why. I felt like she wanted to make things better with my bad experience, and she offered to waive the $75 diagnostic fee from the first visit (where they didn't even check the water heater). I truly appreciated this and decided to give them a second chance with a clean slate. She rebooked for a THIRD time, that evening (Tuesday, 12 Apr). This time the company owner (Larry) came out, and I thought, Great, finally they are fixing my bad experience! Larry was professional, and diagnosed the issue as a leaking water heater/shorted lower heating element. He called me with info, told me that due to the condition of the water heater, it was a fire hazard so he had to shut off the breaker. I told him that was fine, and I appreciated it. He told me that the water heater was under 5 years old, and would still be under warranty. He said he'd call his go-to company for a replacement and would also contact Home Depot for a replacement if his company didn't have it in stock, but would let me know as soon as he verified. He also said he'd send me a price quote in case I needed to pay out of pocket for anything. 2 days later, I hadn't heard anything back. Once again I had to call for an update, and was told that there was an issue with the warranty, instead of it being for 5 years it was only for a year but they had been trying to reach my mobile home manufacturer to see if the warranty was longer (which I appreciated, just wish they would have kept me in the loop). Gina said she would keep trying to contact them, and I reminded her about getting me a price quote on a new water heater in case. I called for updates on Friday, 15 April, and Gina told me that the mobile home manufacturer was apparently closed that day for a holiday, so they would try to contact the manufacturer again on Monday. Again, I understood and accepted) By Monday at 11am, I hadn't heard from Larry's about the warranty, so I called and left a message asking for an update. I never got a call back, and STILL no price estimates from Larry, and no information about whether my replacement water heater was in stock with his go-to company or Home depot. Once again, highly dissatisfied, and going on 2 weeks without hot water, I took it upon myself to call the water heater company to verify my warranty status, and I called the mobile home manufacturer (both confirmed it was only for a year, so it was expired). Not sure why Larry's plumbing couldn't reach the manufacturer, as I did with no problem. Tuesday 19 April I FINALLY get an invoice in my email that says "Warranty was expired/had 1 year warranty" and "Estimate for replacement is to be determined" "Need to measure area, newer unit may not fit". Are you kidding me? The estimate should have been worked the week prior as promised! Literally no progress was made over the course of a week, and STILL they never called to tell me this, only took to emailing me an invoice with no new info in it. I went an bought a new water heater from Lowes and had it installed the next day. I'm an 18yr veteran myself and DO NOT recommend Larry's plumbing! I was respectful and understanding but this was awful! read more