After reading these past Yelp reviews, I am hoping others are more wise than I was and read these before dealing with this company. Even via warranty referral, BEWARE!
Edith with Service One came to my home on 4.21 due to a HVAC not cooling. In less than 10 minutes, so apparently performed a leak test and found a Freon leak. Her only recommendation was to replace the evaporator coil or get a whole new system. She was fast, and delegated all questions to my warranty company.
Since having warranty, Edith advised that it only covers some items and ~$1,300 would be out of pocket as the item per Service One/Edith's findings was "out of code". She referred to my warranty contract when advising out of code. After almost a week of screaming for someone to tell me what this means, my warranty company finally replied and acknowledged their contract limits repairs on out of code items for what is covered.
Understanding the possible warranty limitations around Edith's "findings", I had another company (the original company who installed the new HVAC in 2017) to come out and look. They didn't find a Freon leak due to a broken evaporator coil at all, Edith was wrong. Furthermore, they concluded she could not have performed a leak test NOR could she have filled up the Freon tank. When they performed the leak detection test, I heard the sound of a machine I have never heard before. I asked them, "would Edith have had to use a similar system to find a leak?"... they replied generally stating, even if I heard it or not, there was no way there was a "major freon leak" at the coils due to lacking of leak/evidence. Meaning, she didn't find a leak at all, even though Edith repeated "you have a major Freon leak" over and over again, upselling the issue.
The new contractor that I paid for out of pocket was appalled when reading Edith's Service One estimate. They claimed almost all items on her "list of repairs" needed in addition to the evaporator coil were all already installed and in code. They confirmed, Edith's misdiagnosis was trumped by her bogus parts and repair items that had nothing to do with the true repair or anything missing/being out of code. This new company was so shocked they took a photo of the estimate and with my request will escalate this formally, as Edith nor Service One should ever be allowed to lie to people in efforts to gain profit. After seeing how long even just filling up the Freon and checking to find the actual issue took, I know Edith didn't do any of the things she said she did that day. Shameful.
In summation, I have filed a corresponding BBB complaint, a complaint with the Texas Attorney General regarding Service One and AHS warranty. And other various channels. Everyone should be aware of the practices of this company and especially Edith. If she tried to swindle me, if she misdiagnosed me, I know she has to other harmless families in North Texas.
I expect Service One to respond wholly to all complaints and concerns and acknowledge their lies. Curious as to what excuse or justification will be made - your internet was "out of service" the last time AHS and I tried calling.... Convenient. Looking forward to sharing proof of all of this including photos to all parties helping resolve my complaints. Funny, Edith never took photos when she was here, coincidence? She never explained why she was charging me for parts not related to the supposed fix needed coincidence? This new company documented everything they did, because they have integrity. Edith should be investigated, as it's probable she has misdiagnosed and lied to others.
AHS should also highly consider researching other Service One specific jobs, how many other clients got lied to and ripped off by Edith or other employees? Companies with lacking integrity like this give companies who actually are honest and want to help people a bad name. read more