My review of Masters Air Duct Cleaning July 5, 2022
My appointment was scheduled between 3 and 6 pm, so I left to run errands. They showed up while I was gone hoping to get in early. I only know this because of the trash they left in my driveway when they got out of the van. Most people would probably say big deal, especially in Jacksonville, Fl where it is so very trashy. Not me though. I looked on my security cam to see where the trash came from, which is how I found out they had tried to come early. I of course threw the trash away and never said anything to them. Looking back, I most definitely should have said something. When they left they decided to leave more trash in my driveway, instead of ice cream wrappers, this time I got an empty gallon bucket of cleaner and what looked like foiled insulation junk. How nice to be shown such Disrespect, not once but Twice over !!! I will try to post the trash they left wherever I find to post this review.
Both John and Kevin were friendly and hospitable but definitely remind me of the waitress that smiles at you while looking at you and then cusses you and flips you off behind your back.
Although they probably did their job exactly as they were supposed to do, It is a very poor procedure and not worth the money they charge at all. Unfortunately, If you are dying from the air from your dirty vents, you need to do whatever you can, even if it is half ass. It's better than nothing.
Basic Cleaning: They hooked up a machine to one vent. They said that this was the basic cleaning and this sucked for 25 minutes and supposedly was to pull all junk from all the vents in the home. I had ten vent's total. It was a very minimal force of air. I was most surprised. Later of course we saw just how ineffective that cleaning was as just one room over where I sleep, a whole cloud of dust and junk dispersed throughout my room. They had put two pieces of plastic down. One on the bed and one on part of the floor. None over my dresser or long table or anything else. Needless to say, I had to do a very detailed cleaning job once they left. I had to: Lint roll the bed, duct everything with lysol wipes, vacuum the floor and set everything back up again. I should send them a cleaning bill myself for the big mess they caused through their bad system. They should have hooked that Machine up to each vent, atleast to the one in my room that I paid extra for the so-called Deep cleaning service. Had they used the machine in their first, it probably would have sucked up all the junk that they allowed to have fall down all over my room! I told them this, and he said you may be right.
Deep Cleaning Service: I knew something like this was coming. So, he says. We do a deep cleaning if you want. He shows me a quick video clip he took of a vent showing the residue that was stuck to the side walls of the vent. So, he explains that it costs 89$ per vent and they attach a cord to a plastic type whipper thing that spins in circles as they use a deodorizer chemical. The cord is about eight feet long and they feed it as far as it will go. They spray the plastic whippers before sticking it up into the vent. Problem with this, is that the deodorizer just drains right off of the plastic whippers and there is no way that it has the potential to even do 90% of what they claim. Now, if those whippers were made of cloth, then they would absorb the chemical and hold onto it as it also wiped it in motion. That would have worked great and been more worth the money, however I feel I got totally jipped on the basic cleaning, and the so-called Deluxe cleaning. Or maybe if they shut the air off and then actually sprayed their chemical into the vents first and then used their tool. Again though, I feel that this part of the service was a complete fail as well.
They did not even look at any of the other vents, let alone see if they could clean anything just within their reach. They did not even check the return filter.
Now it's time to pay for a service that I feel was totally not worth what I paid at all, especially considering all the work I had to do myself afterwards because of their system's procedure. It took me just as long to clean my room back to normal as it did for them to do their job. Had they given some notice on the upsale, that it would cost 90$ per vent, well maybe people could do some planning instead of being caught off guard with a 1000$ upsale right off the bat. Most people in their target area can not afford to do a basic cleaning let alone a 1000$ ad on. SO I tell him I will pay with a credit card. He then asks if I can pay with a check. I said no. He says there will be a 3.75% fee of the total amount to use a card. I went on to explain that again, this was not mentioned anywhere or told to me at booking. That's just another 11$ What the heck right? Not!! Anyhow, got past that issue with no fee and no check, and maybe the reason for all the trash? !
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