On May 9, 2018, I contacted Comfort Heating and Cooling to diagnose my cooling problem. At the end of that appointment, I was informed that I would need a defrost board and accompanying harness. Was also told that the parts would take 17 days to receive. Since the parts were under warranty, I didn't have a problem waiting. 25 days later I contacted them again to inquire about the parts. At that time I was told that one part was in and they were still waiting on the second part (defrost board). Five days later I contacted them again only to be told someone would call me back and didn't. Around June 9, I contacted them AGAIN and was told again that they were having an problem getting the second part but that it would be in in a few days and someone would contact me. On June 29, I sent an email describing the situation and asked to be advised of the status of my repair and inquired about compensation of the $350 labor charge. To my dismay no one from the company contacted me by phone or responded to my email. On July 10, I contacted the company again and spoke to whom I believe was the owner. He advised me that the part would be in on the 11th and that he would contact me to make arrangements for repair. Finally, on July 11, I was contact by a representative of Comfort Heating and Cooling and the repair was scheduled for July 12, during the AM hours. I took the day off work to have this completed.
On July 12 around 1045am, I contacted the company again to inquire about the whereabouts of the repair technician only to be told my appt was scheduled for anywhere between 1-4pm. I was beyond furious with the lack of professionalism, so I inquired what they were going to do for me relative to their $350 labor charge. The rep told me she would have to call me back...about 15 minutes later to my utter surprise she called me back and told me that the tech would be there between 1-2 now and that I would receive 15% of my total final bill...15% a total of $52.50 for having to wait 64 days for my unit to be repaired. Oh it gets better...at 3:15pm I receive a call from the tech telling me his GPS unit said he would be at my residence in 57 mins. I was furious and advised him that he was scheduled to be at my house between 1-2. He in turn went off and asked me who told me that he would be there then? And they weren't doing that anymore, advising customers of a timeframe window, that the office managers don't know how long a job takes. I stopped him and advised him that I had been waiting 2 months in stifling heat for this repair and to get here as soon as he could to repair my unit.
At this point, I immediately contacted the company and left a message for either the owner or the company President needed to call me back ASAP. The owner contacted me back and after my explanation of my dissatisfaction of the professionalism of his company, he attempted to explain that he had to fire his office manager and that it was his fault and that he understood my anger. At that point he advised that he would leave it up to me as to what the amount of my bill should be in lieu of the 15% he originally approved of. At about 4:30pm, he arrived and attempted to fix my unit. As he is trying to replace the harness, he notices that it wasn't staying secure and that it was exactly how the old harness was. I told him that the defrost board should be replaced as well...as least that is what HE wrote up in my initial invoice. His response, well you're probably right, it was two months ago, so I don't remember. We both walked back to his truck and he pulled up the ticket on his tablet and says, yep there it is a defrost board. At this point I walked away, because I was becoming more angry. When I can back, he was on the phone ordering the defrost board. He proceeded to tell me that the motor for the fan needed replacement and that he would have it all done on Friday, July 13. Finally, Friday, July 13, 2018, some 60+days of no air, my unit was repaired.
This company, unfortunately, will not be getting any future business from me. They were extremely unprofessional and NEVER did I receive a phone call advising of the status of the initial order. Not to mention the fact that the technician didn't know he was to replace TWO parts and in fact the second part had never been ordered. After much thought and consultation, I will also not be paying them any portion of their $350 Labor charge. A letter to the owner describing this fiasco is forthcoming.
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY.
