Response from Lee's Heating & Cooling Co
Our company received a call for service for no air conditioning on Thursday June 19, 2014. The customer service representative (CSR) scheduled an appointment with the customer for Monday June 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm. On Monday our service technician arrived on time at 1:00 pm. The technician diagnosed the problem with several things broken with the air conditioner, which is actually a Heatpump operating in the air conditioning mode. The damage noted to the unit was the top of the metal cabinet and wire frame was smashed down, the fan blade was bent, and the compressor was not operating and needed to be replaced. The damage was caused by ice and snow from the roof, falling from the roof and smashing on top of the Heatpump condenser (the unit outside). The roof is located approximately 26 feet above the condenser. This system uses Freon 22, which is being phased out, and at this time is very expensive and will continue to go up in price in the future. With all the damage and the foreseeable repair cost the technician recommended replacing the Heatpump system in its entirety. This would include a 10 year warranty for the new system. The technician informed the home owner of the damage and what needed to be repaired. The home owner was not happy of the news, but understood. The technician said he would get a salesperson out to go over the job and give him a proposal for a replacement system. The technician collected our $79.00 diagnosis fee, of which the CSR had informed the homeowner of at the time of scheduling the appointment. The technician called me when he was finished with the call and stated the customer needed a proposal based on the damage. So, at 4:00 pm the same day, the technician and I went back to the customers home to review the job and we discussed options for the repair or replacement. Two days later on Wednesday June 25, 2014, our CSR called the customer to set a time to meet to review the proposals. The customer stated that he would be at home all day but if he was not there, to leave the proposal at the mail box on the front porch. The CSR scheduled this appointment for me at 2:00pm. I was at the customers home at 2:00pm and at that time the customer was not at home. I left the proposal package at the mail box and was leaving the front porch when the customer was walking back to the house. We greeted and the customer invited me in to review the proposals. We sat down at the kitchen table and proceeded to review the packet of information. The packet was a folder with an introduction letter, a maintenance program flyer, equipment brochures, and two separate proposals for review. They were different as to the efficiency of each system. I explained the differences of each proposal, reviewed the warranties, reviewed what was not included, cost and payment schedule and signature page. I answered all the customers’ questions, and after all was finished the customer stated he need time to consider the options and funding of the project, which is understandable. Now this customer gave our company the following rating: Price D, Quality C, Responsiveness C, Punctuality C, Professionalism C, Overall C. All of us at Lee’s Heating and Cooling cannot understand the rating this customer gave us. This was handled in the most professional manner possible. We were responsive to his call, we were on time with the appointments, all of us involved with this customer was professional, both in the service call and the proposal review, quality rating I cannot figure out, the price is subjective. If he did not like our price on the diagnostic fee he did not have to agree to the service call. If he did not like the cost of either proposal, fine get another quote and move on. Our installations are professional in scope. We install the system to factory standards. We like the job to be neat, level, straight and operating correctly. We clean up and leave no trash or job material when we are finished. We do not do sub-par installations. We do not agree with this rating that this customer gave us and demand it be retracted. These ratings are false and in no way represent what occurred. This customer’s rating is liable for its content and distortion. If you want more information in regards to this rating you can call our office.