The only reason I gave them one star was because I could not give them negative stars, which I would have given -5 if I could.
These are some of the most dishonest people I have run into in a long time.
Just for reference, my house is a high-end mobile home that was placed two-years-ago with a brand-new septic system. I was having trouble flushing the toilet's so I called this company. The total time at my house for this service call was approximately 20 minutes.
When I call this company, they told me that the inspection of the system was free.
Upon arrival, the first thing the technician did was to look at the vent pipes coming out of the house, which are on the roof, while he stood on the ground, and told me that they were inadequate and needed to be replaced. The technician then told me that this would involve cutting through the ceilings in both bathrooms to change them.
When I asked the technician what plan two was because that was not going to happen, he went to the area where the septic system was and stood there a minute or so. Then he proceeded to tell me, looking across the lawn, that he could tell that the drain field needed replacing (Remember, this is JUST a two-year-old system with one person living in the house.)
After telling me that the drain-field needed replacing he went to his van and got his septic system camera. This is where my real beef with this company comes in. I was NEVER told that there was a charge to get the camera out of the van. I was never asked if I wanted him to inspect the system with a camera. After running the camera down the cleanout drain-pipe, which he did for approximately 3 minutes, he stated that the entire septic system was likely installed incorrectly and would have to be replaced! (What were all those county inspections we paid for, and passed, during the installation process for?)
I told him that I just wanted to start with pumping out the tank and asked how much that would cost. He said he didn't know and would have to call his office. Upon hanging up from his office he told me that it would be $550.00 to pump the tank. When I said I would have to let them know, I was handed a bill for $250.00. I asked what the $250.00 bill was for, he said that is what is costs to use the camera. I told him that I would have never approved the expense if I had known that there was an expense involved, let alone a $250.00 expense for 3 minute use of the camera.
I called the office after the technician left and asked if the $250.00 was applied to the cost of pumping out the tank. I was told, no, that pumping out the tank was a separate service.
As one can imagine, I was super upset, and said that I would get the word out about how dishonest this company is. A few minutes later, Johnny, who said that he was the manager, called me and said he would give me a $100.00 break on pumping out the tank. He groveled for a few minutes, and said he hoped I would call them again sometime. He never offered to either reduce the fee for the camera or refund my money completely as, had I known about the expense, would have never approved the expense.
Needless to say, I will not be calling them EVER again. Marion Pumper came out, pumped the tank, cleaned the filter, which was clogged causing the problem, and the entire bill was $275.00. As soon as he opened the tank, he said "...your system is running normally, and the problem is the filter." No, you do not need to replace your entire system and destroy parts of you house to fix it problem. The two guys that came out were knowledgeable, polite, and HONEST. I would not hesitate to recommend Marion Pumper to my friends and family! Run screaming from Premier Plumbing!! read more