A simple inducer motor replacement by Trusted Heating and Cooling has turned into subsequent issues of unignitable burners and uncontrollable furnace by thermostat. They refused to admit their mistakes and hung up on helpless client. The following is the detail of the 3-day unsuccessful repair:
Our draft inducer motor stopped in front of our eyes Thursday night. We called Trusted Heating at Hamburg because they carry York motor. A young technician came, did an inspection, and worked on the wiring. He arrived at a diagnosis that the problem was due to our malfunctioning motor, so he replaced it with a new motor from York, which looked different from the original one. After the replacement, 4 of the 5 burners could not light up (there was never such a problem before this), so the technician replaced the ignitor, but the burner problem remained. He then cleaned the gas orifices and burners, which, again, did not help. He lastly turned the gas pressure to the maximum (from 1.9 to 3.5), which ignited the burners finally (temporarily at that time). After he left, we found that the furnace was out of control of our thermostat and kept heating. The only thing we could do was to turn off the furnace manually and call Trusted Heating again.
The following day they sent a second technician here, who checked everything only to find a jumper left in the panel/board by the previous technician when he worked on the wiring. This caused the disconnection between the thermostat and the furnace. He also turned the gas pressure from 3.5 back to 1.9 (our original setting), because the furnace was too loud. We did not blame the first technician who had carelessly left the jumper and turned the gas to the maximum, because the only thing we wanted was to have our furnace back to work.
We asked why the burners stopped working after the motor replacement, but the second technician did not tell us the reason. We asked if the new motor was not compatible with our furnace, and if there were other problems, he answered no. We also asked what to do if this happened again, he suggested us to call them, and he left.
We finally had a warm night's sleep. However, only after this one night, all the 5 burners cannot be ignited, and thermostat has lost control of the furnace again! Seeing the same thing happening once more, we realized the old issues have not been solved at all. Besides, we worry that the jumper might not be the only mistake made by the technician. So, we called Trusted Heating as suggested by the technician. However, they insisted sending the first technician, who had made all the mistakes. Moreover, they asked to recharge us, claiming that the repair was successful, and the issues we are having now were new and unrelated to their work. We did not agree, because the jumper was left by them, and there are obviously other mistakes made, causing problems of the thermostat and burners, which worked perfectly fine before the motor replacement. They could not even justify themselves but hung up on us!
We are very unsatisfied with their work and attitude. With holidays around the corner, we have nowhere to go but stay home due to the pandemic. We are also worried about bursting pipes in the upcoming brutal weather. With all the time we spent and the money we paid Trusted Heating, we are left with a broken furnace in a freezing home... Any responsible contractor would accomplish their job, admit their mistakes, and correct them, instead of trying to cover up their mistakes and turning helpless clients away! read more