I have a wall heating and cooling unit in my guest house that became partially nonoperational. I called Temperature Control Corp. to inspect the unit and they were, for a $75 service fee, able to diagnose the problem as a faulty control switch. The technician disassembled my unit, left if disassembled and instructed me that he would call the next day with an update on parts. He said that it should be done by the week in any event.
I heard nothing back from the technician or from Temperature Control that Wednesday or the remainder of the week. The following Monday, the technician left me a voicemail that I was on calendar but that he would not be coming out as my part was not yet in. He stated that it was being mailed and had not yet been received.
I had heard nothing back from Temperature Control, did not know I was on calendar, did not know the cost of the part or that it had been ordered. I called Temperature Control to inquire about this and called the technician. Neither answered or returned my calls.
A day passes.
I call Temperature Control AGAIN and they inform me that the technician is really busy because he is their only person in the field and they know nothing about the status of the part. When I inquired as to why my call was not returned and why they did not follow up as promised, the woman informed me that they were undergoing major organizational changes and, therefore, dropped the ball. Not sure what the former means, but I wish I would have known that before I did business with these guys. (But, upside, now all of you know that so you can make your consumer decisions accordingly.)
The technician then calls to tell me that, contrary to his message from the previous day, the part could not be ordered because it is no longer made. So, evidently, his previous message was false. BUT. But, instead of replacing the controller, I could just replace the entire unit. For $1350. Which, he said, would be better for you. Not better for me, better for Temp Control.
Meanwhile, the tech left the unit disassembled. He offered to come back to put it back together, but it should not have been left in that condition in the first place and I do not have another two hours to take off work so he can come back. (They give 2 hr windows) I asked for an invoice. I never received one.
I did an extensive remodel on my main house last year and used a series of contractors. I had expected issues along the way, but none like this. I understand that major organizational changes, whatever that means, happen, and it looks from reviews that in past years these guys were a good business. In my opinion, they are not that now.
EDIT: David, I am disturbed by your comments, addressed as room allows:
Your unit was left disassembled because we were involved in an active repair with assumptions that we would have the part shortly and we back to install. If we offered you while we were there on the initial service call that we can reassemble your unit at an additional fee just to dissemble it when the part arrives, I will take a wild guess that you would have said, leave as is.
--I paid you $75 for a service visit to diagnose why hot air does not blow when my heater is turned to hot. It does blow hot when it is turned to low cold and blows cold when turned to high cold. The unit worked when you arrived, but the control panel was wonky. Your tech disassembled it, so now it does not work at all. I paid you $75 to transform my system from operational but wonky to non-operational and in pieces. That's poor service. Your statement If we offered you ... that we can reassemble your unit at an additional fee is startling. You would come to my house, leave my operational unit nonoperational, in pieces, then charge me an additional fee to fix what you broke? Wow.
We decided to call you back once we had a confirmed yes or no if the parts were available. --Rey promised to call me back on Wednesday, whether he found the part or not. I left you voicemails that were not returned seeking an update on a job you describe as an active repair. You failed to return those calls. It should not take me a week to get someone on the phone, that is very poor service.
While we understand in this day and age that most expect instant answers and sometimes this is not the case as you just witnessed...
--I expect a contractor to call when they say they are going to call. If they do not, I expect them to return my calls. I expect if I request an invoice, one will be provided. I do not expect that a week will go by and a contractor will all but abandon a project.
You recorded my conversation? I did not consent to that, but will be happy to point you to where your agent expressly represented that you dropped the ball because you are going through major changes.
The call w/ Rey was dreadful because he said yesterday the part was in the mail and today said it does not exist. Meaning he lied.