This is second half or review please read other half..I called back and said okay; add the 500.00 to the $590.00 that I still had not received from the beginning of this ordeal! Interestingly enough, they hand-delivered the check a few days after... Imagine my surprise.
Only TWO days later, the unit BROKE down again... TWICE! I was truly at my wit's end. The tech came out to "fix" it again and I said absolutely not. I wanted a new one. I called Ben Mazor and told him. I was told that one of the managers/supervisors at ARS said: "If it was me, I would tell them to take the $#&* unit out and then throw them off my property and say 'get me a new unit!'"
Next, Allen called me and said "Would it be ok if we brought you a Rheem, a 16 seer this time?" I had heard of Rheem and as long as it wasn't a Goodman, I was happy, so I agreed! It was installed early in October.
Well, November 3. Yeah, you guessed it. Broken. AGAIN!!! ARS came out again, said something triggered because we turned on the heat one night and it would not go off. They "fixed it" November 4. ARS made good on a fan on my carport they broke bringing in the one unit.
Believe me when I say, this is worse than what you are reading. Starting with April 10,April 16, a few in between, Sept. 12, Sept. 13, Oct. 3, Oct. 10, Oct. 18, Oct. 21, Oct. 25, and Nov. 4, I have documents showing they came to fix the systems.
Now, I am battling with Home Depot to get my Original warranty that I paid for and signed. They are saying I have to pay "A LOT" more for a warranty like that because it's a Rheem. I have not been able to get an answer from anyone at Home Depot about the warranty which I was told what I have now is a "Conditional parts warranty." I have called Ben Mazor from the day of the Rheem install to get paper work and nothing. Even the ARS worker said it was wrong what they were doing to us.
I have no answer as to where our $1300.00 is or paperwork for a warranty. Around Oct. 30, after a phone call with Ben Mazor, I was so stressed I felt sick, had a headache etc. I took my blood pressure, and it was extremely high. I called my doctor because I have had several strokes. I went to his office and he immediately had the nurse take me directly to the ER. I spent three days there with stress diagnosed. I also have cancer and stress elevates the risks.
Home Depot and the ARS people know this. I believe ARS has done a lot to rectify this, now Home Depot will not do its part. We have been going through air break downs and no air sometimes overnight, over 13 times. The stress and problems have continued for more than seven months. My husband and I just want this issue to stop and simply get what we paid for. Home Depot says we have to pay a larger sum still now or they MAY pay part.
I believe we should be fully covered under the original warranty that we paid for. Also, Alex from Home Depot kindly gave us a $200 gift card to Home Depot after I told him we were taking out the tub and adding a shower, because of my health and arthritis. While very nice, this won't help me if my air conditioner continues to seize.
Quick Recap: 1) Bought an Amana 15 seer unit. 2) Got a Goodman 14 seer unit. 3)Called Amana and they told me the Goodman was made by them but a totally different unit.
If I was told I was getting an Amana, it should have been that. Units broke down many times, units exchanged...thousands of dollars in limbo. I have become so ill and stressed over this and my husband as well. He is the only one bringing in income as my cancer and health issues will not permit me to work. We cannot afford a lawyer. I hope and pray we get help. This is the worst instance of "customer service" that I've ever dealt with. The strain this has placed on my health and my family, is unbearable. read more