Let me start out by saying that, the two gentlemen that came by were great. John and Mike knew their stuff and I have no issues with them. But, Rob, who supposedly owns the company and who I spoke with, does not understand customer service, at all. I own my own company and have a degree in Business. But it doesn't take someone with this background to understand that that is not how you treat customers....especially REPEAT customers. Not anymore...
Anyway, I was having a problem with the electric wiring running from my mircowave. When it was initially installed, it was basically spliced into the existing line, instead of having its own line running directly from the microwave to the power box. Everytime I tried to use my microwave for over 45 seconds, it would trip the power to the entire house. We would have to go downstairs and flip the switch to bring the power back on. We had this problem for over 3 years.
I called this company on November 30th 2009, which I have used before in the past. On Wednesday, December 2nd, Professional Electric sent two gentlemen that came to do the repairs were two that I have had in my house in the past; they were excellent workers who knew their job well (Mike and John). I paid the company $450 (via check), plus a $20 tip for each of them (totaling $490). My microwave issue had been resolved and I could use it like a normal person uses a microwave.
However, the day they left, another issue surfaced. Now, for no reason, nothing on, the power kicks off. It happens NUMEROUS times per day. This has never happened before. For instance, a day later, when I got home, I went straight upstairs after coming home to change my daughters diaper, and while doing that (nothing was on), the power went out. In the past, it was only due to the microwave and now it trips when everything is off. Its Saturday morning and its already kicked off 3 times by 9am.
I called Professional Electric this morning (Saturday, 5 December 2009), about 3 days after the repairs by the company. They have an answering service, which told me that they would get in contact with a company representative who was going to call me back. I waited about an hour, when Rob (last name unknown), called me back. (He later stated he was the owner of the company and had been doing this for over 30 years, which I found interesting because he only sounded about 35-40 years old).
When I answered the phone, he immediately copped an attitude with me, acting like I knew absolutely NOTHING about what was going on in my house. I told him what the issue was and he proceeds to tell me that that is not what I told him. I told him that I know what the problem is, as I have been experiencing it for the past 3 years and pretty confident that when I initially stated my problem, that I accurately defined what the issue was. He proceeded to tell me that I was basically a liar. His voice got louder by the sentence. I told him that I have no problem with his company, that I enjoyed having Mike and John (two repairers) over, and that I just wanted my issue fixed. He told me that it was a BGE problem (local electric and gas company). So I asked him if this is just PURE coincidence that after his guys leave, my power kicks off 3 times by 9am when it's NEVER happened ever? He said yes, because it's raining. I told him that it's rained over the past 3+ years I have lived here and never had an issue. He was short of yelling at me (1 minute into our conversation) and said that the didn't appreciate me calling his workers "shady", which I never did. Again, I think that they did a good job at the time, I just want my problem fixed and that I was giving him repeat business. I guess he wasn't concerned about that. I asked to speak with the owner, which he then said he was. I said that I do not appreciate being yelled at when I was just trying to provide him business. Now, I understand that I called on a Saturday morning at 10am, but when their business card that I have on my fridge says "24 hour service, 7 days a week", I guess I just misunderstood that term. Stupid me.
In the end, they did a good job on my microwave, but SOMETHING happened in the wiring that is now causing another problem that I guess they just now don't want to fix. If you enjoy being yelled at after trying to give someone business, please call Professional Electric. They are good at that. read more