I will try to keep this short with just the facts.
July 2015 - AC goes out, 97 degrees in my house for 3 days. Came across And Services on accident. But in my desperation they came same day. They are very good at coming as soon as possible FYI. The gentleman told me I had two options, replace the entire system ($7,500), or get a new evap coil (plus other parts) and freon fill up ($2,740) (but was told this would happen again and again and it would be better to just get a new system). Again, desperate, had no knowledge of AC systems at the time, so I went into extreme debt and purchased a new system. After the purchase, Everyone who knew I got a new system told me a I paid WAY more than I should have and was ripped off. I was embarrassed but let it go because I was no longer dying in heat. I couldn't very well give it back anyway.
July 2016 - AC is one year old. We had a maintenance plan w/ company. They would come out every 6 months and check on system. This visit we were told we needed a Pan Treatment ($132). At the time I didn't know what was involved in that. Now I know. Its some tablets, one or two of them per ton. I have a 2.5 ton. MAX 5 tablets. I can get a bottle of those tablets (200) from Amazon for $23. Roughly 12 cents a tablet. I paid $132 for a guy to drop 60 cents worth of tablets into a hole. I'm a sucker.
Dec 2016 - Told we needed to get some unit protection for outside because our tree leaves are falling into the devices and causing issues and could destroy/overheat the system. $99. We later went out back to see what he installed. It was a round piece of screen zip tied to the metal protector over the fan. Not even zip tied well. At this time they have told us at least 3 times we need to replace the UV light to kill all the mold and such. Common sense would tell me if youre replacing the filter like you should, this is not needed. Nope. It is a worry I carried until last month when I found out my common sense should have kicked in.
June 2018 - Trouble with our AC not cooling to set temp, about 5 degrees higher. Gentleman comes out, tells us it is our capacitor going bad, also recommends a hard start (not needed, has nothing to do with current problem). Capacitor $259, Hard Start $259. We only chose the capacitor. Next day, same problem. Replacement of capacitor did not work, was not the problem. They come out again a few days later and find a leak in the Evap Coil... (Sounds familiar...) Was told I needed a new evap coil, vacuum the system, new txv valve, system charge and it was recommended to get the UV bulb and Electronic dynamic cleaner. Total quote $2,500+. At this point (i don't take crap from anyone any more)I want a second opinion. I call a different company. They come out next day. Find the leak, full quote $500. This is to replace the evap coil and all other items (which come with the evap coil!!), minus the recommended (unneeded) EDC and bulb. I asked why so low and was informed well, your system is only 3 years old, these parts are under warranty still and will be for 2 more years. And Services has never said anything about warranties to me, no paperwork, nothing. I even asked about warranties back in 2016. No answers. At this point I know who my new AC company will be. The honest one.
I called And Services, 1, to get my money back for the capacitor 2, cancel my monthly payment for this maintenance plan ($19.95 per month or $269 annually), which I found out should have included cleaning and such which they NEVER did!!! and 3 to get a better breakdown of why I was being asked for $2,500+ for parts that are under warranty, I wanted an itemized list. I was told that And always fights with the companies for warrantied parts and can never get them so they have to pay which in turn the customer has to pay. I in turn told this person that I personally was told by the company that my parts are in fact under warranty and I will be receiving them at no cost. This person was shocked I then told them the quote I received from another company and this person did not believe me, but later in our conversation offered all of these parts and labor (not the recommended stuff) for $750... Interesting, right? I then asked for a break down in my quote. This person began telling me everything that needed to be done, and then just gave me the total again. I then asked what they charge hourly for labor. Apparently, they don't charge by the hour. It's just a flat rate for each job. What? No. I informed this person I would no longer give my business to them and thanked them for always coming quickly if we did have an issue. I was polite and praised them for the good things but this person took it personal I think because with how quickly I was rushed off the phone and it was the tone in which this person switched to when I told them this that triggered me to write a review.