American Air

After about 20 interactions with this company, I've come to the conclusion that it's hit or miss.  Sometimes technicians will be friendly and helpful (AC/Furnace and Plumbing interactions come to mind).  The others tend to forget about your discount club discount or act like they get a commission if they sell you the platinum fix as opposed to the necessary fix (Electric and Plumbing interactions come to mind).  

Of the times where things have been realllly bad, I've been given refunds or not charged (as was the case with my previous review).  That's good and all, I'd just prefer to not have to guess if it's Jekyll or Hyde that's going to show up when my pipes are leaking.

If you're new to the house owning game, I'd suggest being wary.  Not to say they can't do quality work, I'd just say it's not always a given, which can be mentally and financially frustrating.  If you have patience and some know-how, I'd say they could be worth the call.

My A/C was making a strange sound and running very hot. I left message at 7:30 am on their emergency phone line and Dennis called me back in about 30 minutes. I explained the situation and he immediately said he's pretty sure what the problem was and that he would be out later that morning. He arrived around 10:30 and diagnosed the problem, had to run out for parts but had me up and running by 1:00. I've used American Air for all my service checks and they have always been very professional and honest.

This company's technician quoted me $1000 to replace the voltage distribution system. I got a second opinion and ended up having to change a $15 capacitor. They clearly were trying to rip me off... consumer beware.

If I could give them negative Stars I would! They're technician stained my quartz sink, bleach the grout between my tiles, broke the faucet handle to my shower comma and 3 weeks later I have had no response from the supervisor Joe or their insurance company, even though they assured me that they would be filing a claim and someone will be contacting me! Absolutely do not use this company, if you don't want anything destroyed or if you expect someone to be accountable for the destruction that they've done!

I've tried this company for several items (plumbing, electrical work, heating and air) and every time it's been a worse experience. I kept trying to like them because I like the idea of using one company for all my home maintenance issues. The people that take the appointments do not listen or rely the right information to the technicians, so when they come out to do a job they have no idea what's going on.

For example, I called to do a tune up on my heat pump, made an appointment and told the lady we had a an all electrical system (no gas). The technician that came out had never worked one a heat pump or electric furnace before- he did nothing and actually did damage to our heat pump. Such a waste of $100!

This is just one example. Every time we have used this company there has been some sort of issue. Never again!

Don't waste your time and money- go elsewhere!!

My hot water heater stopped working and I called them because their sticker was for some reason on my appliance.  They came out same day to assess  for $99 told me my power venter failed and I needed to call Lowe's to get a replacement part sent out since it was under warranty.  Said it would be a minimum band aid repair of $1600 and then went up from there.  I called Lowe's to find out I needed to call the manufacturer instead which I did.  Manufacturer didn't even know what a power venter part was and after multiple calls back and forth turns out it was the blower assembly that he was referring to- shouldn't you know the proper term for an actual part?  Meantime I called 2 other places just to compare repair prices- one place gave me a $200 quote over the phone without even coming out with caveat that there could be additional issues just to be aware.  Other place came out to take a look for free and gave me a $253 quote to repair.  Ended up going with the $200 place due to availability and it turns out it isn't even the blower assembly that is broken it's something else so they called the manufacturer for us and ordered the actual  part it should be here tomorrow and they will come back then to repair.  Haven't charged me a dime at this point.  I will not ever cAll American air again really disappointed since when you are on hold with them all they talk about is how much they value customer service.  They suck!

Be careful before you sign any agreement with this company!

I signed a long-term agreement with this company for routine service and they failed to mention that they will not cover any product warranties except Maytag. We do not have a Maytag HVAC system and now they tell me they will not honor any other HVAC manufacturer's warranty. So, basically I will need to hire another HVAC contractor to come out and repair our units if a part under warranty needs to be replaced (or pay them for a part that would be covered under warranty). I sure wish they would have explained this up-front (especially since manufacturer's warranties typically cover parts for 10-12 years)!

The more frustrating part is when I called and tried to explain that this probably should have been mentioned up-front, the owner's wife (who is in charge of their service agreements) said well, you signed the agreement and we can not cancel or refund any agreement. She did not seem too concerned about the extra money it will cost me...or understand that this is not really good business.

I like all the technicians that we have dealt with at this company, but be very careful before you sign anything with this company. And, don't expect any kind of customer service if you have an issue!

I came home from work to find that the fan on my AC unit was not working, and to top it off it was the first really hot (90+) day of the year.  There was a sticker on my furnace with American's number on it, which was there from the previous owner, so I immediately called them.  I reached their voicemail, which sent me to their after hours emergency mailbox.  I was instructed to leave a message, and someone would get back to me within an hour. I did so and waited. And waited. And waited some more. Normally this wouldn't have been such a big deal, but I knew that the next day was going to be just as hot and I have a dog that is dying of bone cancer, so I didn't want make him any more uncomfortable than he already was. After waiting for three hours, I tried another company. They got me scheduled for the mid-morning, got here when they said they would and resolved the problem at a very reasonable price. And almost a day later, STILL no call from American. Maybe the previous owners had success with them, but if I were relying solely on them to fix the issue, both my dog and I would still be miserable from the heat.