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    Smith Powerhouse

    4.3 (12 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 12:00 pm

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    Services - Smith Powerhouse

    Oil changes

    Electric installation or replacement

    Electric repair

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    Generator installation

    Generator repair

    RV repair

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    I will never use Smith Powerhouse for service ever again! I've been taking my generator there for service for several years now and every time is a nightmare. The owner Dave is rude, he has horrible customer service skills and they'll rip you off while only temporarily fixing a problem. I've returned multiple times for the same issues and all their labor/service is only backed by a 90 day guarantee. I recently returned because I could hear my generator was not running properly. They charged me several hundred dollars just to tell me nothing was wrong with it. Now less than a month later my generator wouldn't start and was majorly leaking oil. I was lucky to find an amazing mobile certified Onan mechanic for a second opinion since Smith said nothing was wrong. Within 10 mins the new mechanic knew what the issue was which was something I just had fixed by Smith a few months prior. He confirmed that the diagnosis was definitely an issue that progressively got worse since Smith had told me nothing was wrong with my generator. The new mechanic charged me $1,100 to fix the issue where Smith had charged me close to $4,000 a few months prior for the same issue. The new mechanic had me up and running within an hour whereas Smith would have me out of work for usually a week. When I first started taking my generator to Smith for service it cost around $145 hourly and after their recent office renovation they raised their hourly service rate to over $200. This place is just greedy and will do mediocre work to make sure you have to come back. Below is a picture of my cylinder head that was recently replaced by Smith which is now needing to be replaced AGAIN.

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    3 years ago

    Explained everything and did the job well. Has knowledge of generators and hope they look out for the best interest of their customers.

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    3 years ago

    Extremely knowledgeable, had everything we needed to replace carburetor on 45 yr old Onan 4.0 generator and gave tips for installation.

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    Needed to have an inspection and service on my Winnebago RV for a factory recall on the Onan generator for a potential fuel leak.

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