BACKGROUND STORY: After having my a/c go out on Saturday, my tech was busy until Monday, so I called another company (not M&R) for Emergency services, and they showed up (was supposed to be in 1 - 1.5 hrs, but turned into the next morning :-( ). Turns out a fuse had blown, so the tech replaced it.
Well, a few hours later, my a/c quit working again :-( . So, I called the company that I used earlier. But, they wanted another Service call fee + an additional fee to find out what the problem was. Needless to say, I told them no.
So, I suffered Sat (not too bad), Sun (worse, but tolerable), and on Monday, my regular tech came out and fixed the problem. :-)
Unfortunately, a little later on, my a/c started blowing warm air. So, I called my guy (19 years in the industry and 14 years of taking care of my a/c), and he came back out. While he couldn't find the exact problem, he got it blowing cold again. 8-)
BUT, a little later (after he left of course), it not only started blowing warm air again, it was cycling off-on without reaching the temperature on the thermostat (keep in mind, my place was in the 90s to 102 since Sat.
So, on the 3rd visit, my guy was really perplexed as to why it was acting the way it was. And, suggested that I get a new a/c :-( , and it would cost between $5,000 - $7,000.00 :-o :-x . And, I suffered another night without a/c.
On Tuesday morning, and after getting a recommendation from my guy (not M&R), I called the guy. But, he couldn't come out until the following morning, with install being either on Fri, or Mon. Yikes!
So, I turned to Yelp. :-)
Now, Yelp sent my info to 4 different companies, and I heard back from 3 (including M&R) pretty quickly. The one company included by Yelp has a 24 hour reply time. :-o And, imo, should never have been part of the referral process.
1 of the companies wanted more information. And, I provided that. However, they could not get out until late Tuesday night, or 1st thing Wed morning, with the install on Friday.
The other company was supposed to show up on Wed morning, but was able to move it up to early Tuesday afternoon. 8-) (I did write a review for them).
While this company did have a very competative price, he would not have a portable a/c available until the next morning :-( , with install being within 1 to 3 days (no problem, with a portable a/c unit inside. but, waiting until the next morning for it...).
M&R REVIEW STARTS: Well, at about the same time, I get a text from Matthew at M&R (oh-oh, a chance of competitors encountering each other at my place; but they missed each other).
So, about 4:00PM, Matthew shows up, he looks around, and gave me an estimate for the new unit (2 yr Part & Labor Warranty, 5 yr Parts Warranty on the Furnace, 10 yr Parts Warranty on the outside Condenser). So, I asked, When can it be done? His reply? Today..
Say, what?
Today.
Let's do it! And, we shook hands.
So, on Tuesday, with inside temperatures hitting 107 8-o (I took a lot of cold showers), M & R (Matthew + 2 or 3 other guys) shows up a little before 6:00PM, and worked until 9:42.
However, they did not have all the parts to connect the furnace (a/c was up and running! Yes! Thank God, too!). So, they had to come back out the next afternoon, to finish the job.
So, On Wed afternoon, a little after 2, Matthew and 1 guy were back to finish the work. YEA!!!!
Now, there is, unfortunately, one down side to buying a new a/c from M & R that may deter some people from using them. And, that is, the Finance Company they use. The company DOES NOT offer any good deals (e.g.: 0% for 3 years). It would have been at least 20% APR. :-(
So, I thought about paying by c/c, but because c/c companies charge a per transaction fee, 3% would be added to the cost. :-(
Now, not only is Matthew and company hardworking and honest (I mean, we did this deal on a hand shake; nothing was signed until the job was done), there one AWESOME thing (actually more than 1 thing ;-) ) about Matthew. I told him, Now, if needed, I will use the credit card. However, I can pay by check, but I had to sell some stocks, and it may take a few days for the funds to be there. Would you hold the check a few days?
He replied, Sure. No problem. It saves me the credit card fee, too. 8-) And, he even wrote on the Work Order, Hold check until Monday.
And, this morning (Thursday), I found that the funds were available. So, I sent Matthew a DM through Yelp to let him know that the funds were available.
Now, if you want great, and near immediate service, definitely give M&R Refrigeration a try. But, do keep in mind the issue about the cost of getting a new unit.