We initially contacted Stowe Mechanical in February, and the owner, Brandon, promptly showed up the next day. Part of his sales pitch included a hefty rebate from the local PUD. We purchased a Mitsubishi ductless unit and got a good discount by paying cash upfront for the unit and installation. That may have been an error on our part, because we had nothing but problems with Stowe after the initial sales visit.
Installers did not show up on scheduled installation day. Calls to Stowe were very unhelpful. Calls directly to Brandon went unanswered. Finally, installation moved to following day. Again, installers did not show as expected. Again, phone calls to Stowe were unhelpful. Installer finally showed up with equipment after dark. Then, electrical installation took three visits to install and & correct deficiencies found in the installation. After all this, we were finally able to use the ductless unit. Unfortunately, we continued to have issues with Stowe Mechanical. A building permit is required for installation, but Stowe failed to request an inspection following the installation. We finally requested that inspection. Then, we had to birddog Stowe to correct the two deficiencies the inspector found. Let's just say I had Stowe on speed dial. And when the problems were finally corrected, we had to request the re-inspection or likely it would not have been done.
Fast forward to July, when we had not yet received our rebate. I contacted the PUD, and found Stowe had never submitted the rebate paperwork. Additionally, the PUD had discontinued the rebate program due to overwhelming demand. Thankfully, we had purchased the unit so early in the year that the PUD offered to honor the rebate request, but still needed the paperwork. We visited Stowe, and our incomplete rebate paperwork was found sitting in our file. We took the paperwork in hand and drove it to the PUD for processing.
We are extremely pleased with our Mitsubishi ductless heat pump. Highly recommend this unit. We are extremely displeased with the poor service we received from Stowe Mechanical. Can not recommend this business. read more