Had an issue with my toilet leaking. Had a friend look at it-said needed a new flange, toilet itself was fine. Called RV Unlimited. Explained I needed toilet repair, likely flange. Sent picture of said toilet. Business knew the toilet was issue. Initially responsive.
Original quote: $150 for service call. Ok, that's fair. Tech gets on site, very nice, says he has to leave to get a flange. I then get text for a $150 extra sanitation fee to work on toilet. Um, OK. You knew I wanted the toilet/waste system looked at, why did you not include that in the original estimate? Red flag, but fine. During that time, had issues dumping tank. Asked RV Unlimited if they could snake. Yes, for $300. Um nope. Went to Lowe's, spent $30 on snake, hubby fixed it. Tech disappears for over an hour, comes back, says he can't fix toilet, because the flange is glued to to the top of my septic pipe, and we need to take it in, b/c my black tank needed to be dropped so they could cut off the flange and add the new one. *Sigh* Fine. Drove RV to shop later that day. They did say they would only charge the sanitation fee once. Ok.
Drop off RV, with all sewer components attached-including the valves/latches on my gray & black tank. Said latches were not loose (had they been, I would have asked them to check them while being serviced) We literally dumped an hour before dropping our rig off.
Final quote: $150 Sanitation Fee, $150 Service Call, $500 for labor (approximately 3.5 hours), $25 for the part, taxes then some unnamed $50 surcharge. Extra labor was supposedly for the pipe work. Total repair cost? $915 to replace a flange on a toilet. I was annoyed, but realized I'd take somewhat of a hit because it was mobile, we were coming up on a trip, and I panicked.
Pick it up. Checked toilet. Did not check septic valves etc. Shame on me. Lesson learned. Drove to IL. First night boondocked did not hook up to septic (but were using it). Go to dump next day. THE VALVES ARE MISSING FROM MY GREY AND BLACK WATER TANK. On the black side, the rod was still intact (but the actual T piece to pull was missing) on the grey side THE WHOLE MECHANISM WAS MISSING.
Call. I admit I got a little heated. But working for years in Customer Service, I know how an irate customer should be handled. The dude that answered-total, unprofessional lunatic. He repeatedly cut me off, told me to calm down, accused me of accusing him of stealing 5 dollar latches, then back tracked on the work he did saying they "Never touched/dropped my black tanks, and the tech cut a hole in the floor" and what "The fuck did I expect him to do being in IL". He stated that I drove 12 hours and they "fell off" and it wasn't his problem. Mind you the rod mechanism on the black tank showed no signs of snapping, and the one on the grey tank was missing entirely (as if it was removed and not put back). I asked if he had a manager and he said he was "the manager". I asked to speak with someone above him, and he said he was "corporate" and could not provide me anyone else. I looked at the other 2 RV unlimited sites in FL and TX. Fun fact, those numbers route back to this shyster (the 218 number). For the finally he then proceeded to curse me out and hang up on me. I have never dealt with someone so nasty and unprofessional in my life-nor willing at all to take any accountability for their shit error. They are fee happy, and unlike legitimate businesses do NOT provide you with an actual detailed invoice. Everything is generic through text or email.
Found a legitimate RVIA/RVDA certified mobile tech in IL, who charged us a total of $175 to repair/install new valves. Could not believe my experience with RV Unlimited or their over the top charges. That tech provided me a detailed handwritten invoice of all work done.
RV Unlimited is not RVIA or RVDA accredited and has an F BB rating, and they apparently don't respond to complaints (but based on what I have seen it's because they probably get so many they can't keep up). I have filed a complaint with the BBB as well, and looking at civil recourse. read more