🚨BEWARE - ★☆☆☆☆
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If I could give negative stars, I would.
We called REP-AIR HVAC because we already knew our air conditioning system had a refrigerant leak. We specifically asked them to come out, identify where the leak was coming from, and explain our options.
During the visit, they checked the pressure in the system and applied a soapy solution to a few areas. We were then told that there was likely no refrigerant left in the system, that our equipment was discontinued, and that refrigerant would be difficult to obtain. We were told they may have to try to find refrigerant through Facebook Marketplace from people who were essentially hoarding it and that finding what we needed would be unlikely.
However, in later text communications, Justin who said he was the owner admitted that refrigerant could be obtained and that replacement components for the discontinued equipment could still be found. This directly contradicted what we had been told during the appointment.
Rather than focusing on locating and repairing the leak, much of the approximately two-hour visit was spent trying to convince us to replace our entire air conditioning system with a new unit quoted between $20,000 and $28,000.
We were repeatedly told that most air conditioners only last around 10 years and that even if the system could be repaired, it would be like "putting a brand-new engine and a brand-new transmission into an old car," implying that repairs would not make sense financially. Our system was only about 10 years old.
When we decided that we wanted time to think about it, we were presented with an invoice. The issue was that we had specifically called because we already knew we had a leak. We questioned why we were being charged to diagnose a leak that we had already identified before they arrived.
When we contacted the office, the explanation changed. We were first told it was a dispatch fee. Justin later stated that the charge was because they had spent two hours working at our property. However, documentation and a screenshot from their own computer provided to us by REP-AIR proved that “ discussed for two hours about options
“Found unit with leak, ( they did not find the leak. We told them there was a leak. Then they wanted us to charge us $2000 to find out exactly where the leak was coming from ) customer decided not to go with repair/leak detection. Talked with customer out options for approximately 2 hours”
While REP-AIR was still at our home, we contacted another HVAC company with over 30 years of industry experience. After reviewing the situation, they advised that we did not need a complete system replacement and estimated the repairs at approximately $1,600 The red air employee was completely embarrassed and shaking, and couldn’t pack his bags fast enough.
When Justin was confronted with the inconsistencies and our concerns, he offered to refund the charge.
We then asked why we had been charged at all, especially considering that we never signed his invoice and were never advised of any charges before the visit. We did not sign an invoice authorizing the charge, yet our credit card was processed anyway. Justin's response was, "It is just as much your responsibility to ask what the charge is as it is for us to tell you."
Justin initially stated he would refund the money. When we followed up the following week because no refund had been issued, he claimed he had not processed it because “we had not gotten back to him and now he changed his mind.
After further discussions and after we advised him that we intended to share our experience publicly and pursue other legal avenues regarding the matter, he Said you must really need the money and because we were being "annoying Dude
This was one of the most frustrating service experiences we have ever had. Between the contradictory statements, the pressure to replace a system that another experienced HVAC company said could be repaired, the changing explanations for the charges, and the refund situation