Yet another HVAC company I have to give up on. This is really tiresome. I'm an easy customer to please, and I give companies ample opportunity to fix any problems, as I did here. I'm going 2 stars instead of 1 because they did fix 2 of the 3 original problems. Unfortunately, they showed little interest in fixing the 3rd.
So here's my experience with Milton. I needed am entirely new A/C system run - Air Handler, lines, and outside unit. I had 3 companies quote it, and Milton was in the middle price-wise, but I got a very good impression from Kyle, the guy who came out and gave me the quote. He was knowledgeable, helpful, and did a good job explaining things, so I chose them.
The installers had some trouble with the installation and were at my house for about 12 hours, but in the end, the A/C worked, and worked well. But with 3 problems:
1. Sloppy installation job - it was installed in such a way that the door into the room the air handler is in could only be opened halfway (it's a full size, unfinished room in the basement).
2. They replaced my programmable thermostat with a non-programmable one without asking or informing me that's what they were installing.
3. The big one. The left a giant, unsealed hole in my wall where they ran the new lines outside. I didn't notice this for several days, and rats got into my house through it.
I sealed the hole, called Kyle, and he came out the next day to look at problem 1, and set some rat traps and said he'd have someone come out and fix problems 1 and 2. Also informed me that one of the guys who did my installation had been fired for repeat problems like this. At this point, I'm happy - they seem like they're going to solve the problems.
Flash forward 4 weeks. I haven't heard a peep from them. In the meantime, I've had a few sleepless nights with my dog barking at rat traps snapping. I call Kyle, and he has Jim, their GM, call me back. Jim informs me they were just waiting to get past their busy period before fixing my problems. And if they had communicated this about problems 1 and 2 up front, I would have been fine with it because they were annoying issues, but not huge. But they didn't. Reality is that I'm pretty sure if I'd never called back, I would never have heard from them again.
So, they come out, and they fix problems 1 and 2, and Jim assures me they'll have an exterminator come out to finish dealing with the rat issue they created. This was on a Thursday - he told me he couldn't get anyone out on Fri, but I'd hear from them the next week to schedule it. This was months ago - ultimately, I dealt with the rat problem on my own and never heard from Milton again.
Unfortunately for Milton, I'm about to buy a new house that will likely need a new A/C unit in the next few years. Guess who I won't be calling? read more