This is the first negative review I have ever given, but feel like it is important for others to hear our story before selecting this company. We initially went with McClaren because of their other strong reviews, however, we were quickly disappointed. After many days of install, our ducted unit would not turn on. We were told it was very unusual for this to happen, but would take a week for the part to arrive. During that time we still received a bill to complete the final payment despite not even ever having a working unit (we had to remind them that we would pay when the job was completed). When the part came in, McClaren sent over a technician that was visibily upset upon arrival and proceded to swear and yell for 30 minutes making me and my kids feel unsafe in our own home. I have never had an experience like that in my entire life. We literally sat outside on our deck til he left. During his 30 minutes there he was unable to fix the problem. left a huge mess and a hole in my ceiling and said he wasn't sure what the issue was and someone would have to follow up with us. When I called Artie, the owner, he told me that his company has so many 5 star reviews and he has never had a complaint on this person before, and prides himself on his reputation. Only after threatening legal action for our money back because the units were not working, did Artie send over a team the following day to put in a brand new ducted unit. This team was polite and respectful of my home and thought we were putting the bad experience behind us. After two weeks all of our units went out again. I called Artie again and he said that is was so rare for this to happen, yet obviously not since this was the second time in one month, and that he had to special order the part which would take 5 days for the part to come in. I told Artie and all the technicians that I thought it was an electrical problem and was repeatedly brushed off and only after I specifically said that we needed a technician to come out did he send someone out to diagnose. After talking to the technician and doing some of my own research I learned that the units broke because they never installed a surge protector which is recommended for all LG inverter splits and ducted units (we installed 4 of these) because of the sensitivity of their components. After one heavy rainstorm it blew the PCB. After two days of research, back and forth texts with Artie, calls with Artie and Mike, asking for just a technician to come out and diagnose and seeing if there is anything they can do to remedy sooner, turns out we have paid $30,000 for 4 units (3 splits and 1 ducted upstairs) that have broken twice and have only ever worked for 2 weeks; and after being brushed off numerous times learned it was electrical in nature after all. The last thing Artie reminded me of before saying there is nothing he could do to win with me because I felt that he should do something more than say "oops and I'll get to you in 5 days", was that he had 700 4.9 reviews. This is exactly why we went with McClaren and exactly why I feel compelled to let others know who see the positive reviews that there are some of us who feel like this was the worst experience we have ever had. As of today, we are out $30,000 (this is A LOT OF $$$ to us despite Artie telling me he does 15 of these a week), have no working ACs, it is 85 degrees in my house, and still waiting for this company to make this right. read more