Bonnie P.
04/01/2015 12:00:00 SA
Bought my house 2 summers ago and I've been using Elite since then to come and check the systems. The first time was to inspect the system overall to make sure it was in good working order since I'd just purchased the home. The second time was last summer for a quick AC inspection. This time was for the same.
Jesse came to check my system today. He seemed polite, used booties to protect my carpet when going upstairs, and talked about how he'd clean my air filters and AC units as a courtesy.
While inspecting my units he found issues with the contactors and capacitors (???) and he gave me explanations and demonstrations to educate me on the problem. Can't say I'm any more educated than I was before he came but that's not really his fault... 9 month pregnant woman doesn't have enough brain capacity to understand the inner workings of her air conditioner LOL. He took out a pen, did some quick calculations on his hand and told me what the cost would be to fix today - $335. He mentioned that if we didn't fix today there would be a $60/unit fee to come back out. Shucks, I thought, that's $120 down the drain if we don't complete the repairs right now, and say another estimate came in at the same price or higher, I wouldn't really be saving anything... OK, do whatever needs to be done, I said naively.
When he finished the job, he came in and showed me the calculations on his hand. Whoops, he said, we both calculated wrong. (We BOTH?!? calculated wrong? Nuh-uh, I don't think so, I thought. I had nothing to do with the calculations). It's actually $435, but there's nothing I can do about that now. He apologized a couple of times. Said if I didn't like him, he was sorry and I didn't have to ask for him again, but said if I did like him I could ask for him next time. Just strange... It was so unprofessional that I fully expected him to belt out April Fools! any minute.
I don't know if the prices are competitive or what, because I didn't do my due diligence in having someone else come and in and give me a quote, but it was annoying to think I was out one amount of money, only to have it be increased by $100 more in a matter of minutes. By then, the job was already done.
This leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hope I don't need service any time soon.