I CAN NOT RECOMMEND, PRONTO HEATING & AIR, this Twin Cities MN Heating and Air Conditioning Company based on: 1) PRONTO Errors in their original install of an A/C unit 4 model levels lower than the model in my written and signed contract. PRONTO came back and installed the correct, more efficient and more expensive A/C condenser unit at a later date. 2) PRONTO Error in electrical wiring that the City Inspectors verified. 3) Poor Customer Service in Spring of 2019 when attempting to get the Air Conditioning proper coolant charging completion done. It was too cool in the Fall of 2018 to get the proper A/C charge setup. Like pulling teeth to get them to complete the installation, just completed in June of 2019.
A) Make sure PRONTO will handle city permits. City Permits are very important for the proper electrical and venting portions of a residential Heating and Air Conditioning System replacement. It's a critical safety issue. PRONTO filed the permits, took 3 inspections by City in December of 2018 to approve PRONTO's work. PRONTO had not changed out the required circuit breakers. New Furnace required 20 amp, house had 15. New A/C unit required a max 40 amp as it was much more efficient, house had 50 amp. City inspector pulled up exact Furnace and A/C models by size that PRONTO had installed. PRONTO came back per their contract to switch out to the correct circuit breakers. "All Electrical" was included in their written contract. Installers said they were unaware of BRYANT's updated specs for each unit requiring these rated amp breakers.
B) PRONTO Contract said all wiring to thermostats to be replaced. They tried to shortcut using original wiring to 1st floor thermostat, with a completely unfinished basement below exposing relatively simply original low voltage thermostat wire replacement per their contract. They came back to replace, the day they came back at a later date to REPLACE the lower end central Air Conditioning unit they originally installed in error.
C) Poor PRONTO Customer Service (Rude Jason A) 6 months after a complete Evolution System install. (Heating/Air Conditioning, Air Cleaner, 3 zone system, wi-fi thermostat)
D) PRONTO cancelled service appointment May 2019, had been set up 15 days prior, cancelled the day before, to complete the A/C portion of install that started in Fall 2018. 1 of the 2 owner brothers wrote me cancelling. I'd asked PRONTO CUSTOMER SERVICE to have co owner GREG call me. That was15 days prior when they setup the appointment. Wanted to make sure GREG was aware of the open, unfinished, unresolved matters from the Fall 2018 +$18,000 system install. Instead GREG writes me the day before the appointment telling me it needs to be rescheduled for their original Lead Installer to do the work as they'd promised as they setup the A/C install the fall before as best possible, but the temps then were too cold to get the proper coolant charge setup.
E) PRONTO Sales Person didn't wan't signatures on September 2018 contract. I laughed, told him we then would not be doing business. I
insisted on it. Sales rep called one of the owner brothers (GREG) from my home. Greg told him to get it written on his tablet, print it out and come back. What were they thinking for a +$18,000,000 system install?
F) PRONTO provided me a supplemental 15 year system warranty, parts and labor provided in Fall of 2018. Get it in writing from PRONTO. It was missing from the original quote, prior to my signing. This contract will have no value if this local HVAC company is no longer in business. It's "their independent business warranty", but make sure you get it in writing as I have.
G) PRONTO puts it in writing that they will handle ALL REBATES. PRONTO'S handling of the UTILITY REBATES also has a disconnect. I had to stay on top of them for the 8 months to get the GAS COMPANY, ELECTRIC COMPANY and BRYANT SYSTEM rebates completed. For a good reason, UTILITY companies require the installer to provide specific models of each component of the heating, air conditioning units installed so that the SEER Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratings of the heating and air conditioning system get the honest and CORRECT utility rebates offered. PRONTO had breakdown points in their clerical office staff responsible for these REBATE MATTERS. $1,550 in rebates on a +$18,000 contracted and paid purchase from PRONTO HEATING & AIR is darn important. TODAY, JUNE OF 2019, LOCAL ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY TELLS ME THE FINAL REBATE DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN HANDLED BY PRONTO, 9 MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL INSTALL.
I RECOMMEND YOU SEARCH OTHER TWIN CITIES HEATING AND AIR RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS. DON'T BE FOOLED BY THEIR TV ADVERTISING AND HEAVY SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORT. GET THE FACTS, GET IT IN WRITING, IF YOU CHOOSE TO CONTRACT WITH PRONTO HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING FOR A NEW SYSTEM, HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO WHAT'S IN YOUR WRITTEN CONTRACT. read more