Response from Green Touch Irrigation
We first had contact with this customer on 3/29/14 when we were contacted upon purchase of the "Big Deal". A response was sent back to him on the same day, 3/29/14, to begin discussing scheduling preferences. On 3/31/14 the customer responded back and we confirmed an appointment time of 4/22/14 between 8-9 a.m. The customer let us know that his irrigation system was installed in 1997 and that he had at least 3 Hunter sprinkler heads that would need replaced and asked for a cost. We provided the customer with the costs to replace the leaking sprinklers and also let him know if there were multiple heads, we often offer a discount, but could discuss further at the time of the appointment. We informed him of the 5 years parts and labor warranty he would receive. We also shared with the customer that our experience with the type of sprinkler head he reported having are notorious for various issues and that we used Rain Bird products because of their strong reputation in the irrigation industry. Our service tech arrived at the customer's home at 7:59 a.m. the day of appointment and was present for 48 minutes. During the turn on and inspection process, it was discovered that there was a significant number of leaking sprinklers, which would not be uncommon provided the information the customer gave us regarding the age of his system, the types of products used, and then most importantly- visual inspection (which was also available for the customer to observe). Our tech informed the customer of this, at which time, the customer became upset. Our tech called the owner who also spoke to the customer about his concerns and various options depending on what type of repairs he wanted to make. It is our philosophy to make sure customers are aware of any and all concerns on their irrigation system as this could result in significant increases in water bills and/or damage to lawns if left unnoticed and we do not want a customers to feel like we did not let them know of a problem observed on their system. We leave it to the customer's discretion on how they would like to proceed with recommendations/repairs. The customer did not want to make any repairs and our tech completed the appointment and left after being reprimanded by the customer. A follow up message was sent to the customer on 4/22/14 to further discuss any concerns he had during the appointment earlier that morning and we received no response. In regards, to the comment that sprinklers were not adjusted correctly, I was not present for the appointment and cannot provide 100% verification of whether or not this was completed, however, it is always our practice to properly adjust sprinkler heads. If for some reason this did not occur, the customer did not express this concern to the owner during their phone conversation nor during our attempt to follow up with him after the appointment. It is very unfortunate that the customer was not happy with our services, however, we worked really hard to provide thorough communication and services prior, during, and after the appointment despite the customer's reaction toward us.