Very rude people! Rude Technician, and rude customer service on the phone. Prices were very extreme.
1,550 dollars for water tank install that, in all took 2 1/4 hours. And they stood around in the front yard for a lot of that time.
Other than walking in and out the tanks.
One would work, and the other stand around. But they said I had to pay time for two people.
1,000 insurance, plus 550 more.
They were called in by Duke Energy. Because I had a 1,000 insurance thru them.
So I guess, they decided that would be good for putting it in. And they came out and said, WE WANT THE 550.00 NOW!!
And then, I had to wait 3 days for them to put it in.
500 an hr is very high even for a plumber.
.These numbers are all an assumption.
Due to the fact that I kept asking how much they were charging for the tank. And kept getting "WE CAN"T, NOT MARK IT UP!" or"WE GOTTA MAKE MONEY"
Or (WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR OUR MONEY FROM DUKE)
Never a straight answer. Only, we need that money now!
They didn't say how much an hour they were charging. Or price of anything. Just we want 1,550 dollars.
It is a normal 30 gal tank. That Lowes has for 459.00 And I would think they get them for less. And there labor works out at around 250.00 per person, per hour.
For the most part, it was a one man job. And really, one person could carry out the empty tank. I let them use my dolly. And the same with carry in. Thats the only time, they were both doing something, at the same time.
One good plumber could do the entire job in two hours. even with drain time. Figuring drive time here and back. At most, another 40 mins.
(Even at 200.00 an hr. 600.00 labor.) BUT NO! They wanted it all!
They just took advantage of my insurance to make out like FAT RATS.
If not for the fact that Duke called them. I would have said "Hit the road!" Talk about taking advantage of the insurance! I will be letting Duke know also. read more