So here is the down low, I am a first time home owner but I am not a handy woman, so when my a/c…read morewasn't working right I had no clue what to do. I didn't even know where the filter was. I called around to a couple places and was met with businesses who made me feel like an inconvenience for asking questions or ones who wanted to charge me an extra $40 for them having to use a ladder. There was also a place with an F rating with the BBB. Least to say I was definitely not feeling comfortable with what I was finding.
Then I got this advertisement in the mail for BTU Comfort Solutions. They were offering a cleaning or diagnostic service for $69 so I decided to give them a call and see if they were going to try and bamboozle me as well. I spoke with Ann who was immediately pleasant and friendly, she did not try and rush me off the phone, instead she patiently explained the services they offer, answered all of my questions, and even told me she'd have one of the service techs explain everything in detail to me since I confessed I was pretty ignorant about the a/c. Something else that was great? Their price was their price. They weren't going to charge me $95 for 30 minutes then $90 an hour after that like some other companies. There were no extra costs unless I needed products like more coolant (freon). They also had evening hours (5-7pm) and had a spot open for the very next day!
Day of there was an issue with my appointment time being delayed due to a longer work time at the appointment before mine and a lack of communication between the tech, the office, and me. So I was a bit frustrated in being hot, sweaty, and not knowing what was going on. I got a hold of Peter, the owner, and he sincerely apologized and explained what had happened. This was a fluke and did not represent how they normally do their business. Christian, the tech, finally showed up and did a thorough job of checking out my a/c unit, showing me where the filter was, and explaining everything that he was doing. Turns out my circuit breaker was not switched on and that was the problem. (I know, I know, I feel silly, but in my defense how was I supposed to know the previous homeowners turned it off? I know, still not a good excuse...).
Ann called me the next morning to further apologize and to offer me a comp towards a service if I still wanted one. I declined since everything worked out in the end and my a/c was just fine. I even told her that because of how they handled things I would be using their company again in the fall for a yearly check-up of my furnace. Mistakes happen, what was important to me was that BTU seemed to be genuine from the start. They recognized their error, they still had their tech check out my a/c unit even though it was getting pretty late, they sincerely apologized, they didn't charge me, staff was educated on the importance of communicating, and they even offered a comp towards a future service! Good job BTU! You're alright in my book.
