Bill is not polite and extremely rude. On 7/14/26 our AC in our apartment we rent went out. Mind…read moreyou for back story my boyfriend and I go to work from 6am to around 5pm. The AC stays on at 75 or 76 while we are gone because we have animals. When I get home it gets set to 70. I got home on the 14th at 6pm and it was at 75 and still running. So, I set it to 70 and went about my night. At 8 I realize it is roasting in our apartment. I got to the thermostat and it says 79. The AC is actively running so I go to a vent and its blow warm air out. I made sure the heat was not accidentally put on and it said Cooling. So, I waited for my boyfriend to get home at 8:30 and he changed the filter and still nothing happened. So we turned it off to maybe reset it. It never turned back on. Finally after it got to 82 in the apartment it turned bsck on when we set it to 67. Again it was just blowing warm air. Finally we called pur landlord which connected us to the emergency maintenance. After 10-15 mins went by the maintenance called us. My boyfriend was talking to a man on the phone and the man asked right away "so you have issues with the AC" my boyfriend said yes the air is on but the temperature in the apartment keeps raising. The man over the phone goes "what is it at now?" We said 81 and was set at 67 because thats what it turned on at. The man cut us off immediately and said "oh thats your fault. AC cannot be set up 70 otherwise it breaks so I guess it will need ti he fixed". We were caught off guard by that comment because it did not make sense but we dont know anything about AC so we just said okay. Then the man goes "so we can schedule it to be fixed tomorrow (Tuesday) around 7am". Of course if there was no other time we said thats fine but what should we do in the meantime should we keep it off. Again this man interrupts the question and this time gives attitude he said, "well we are busy so if you guys think you can just cut the line of everyone else in like with AC issues then I am going to reschedule this appointment to Thursday so you can sit in the heat". We were immediately appalled as his comment especially when we asked a simple question. This is when I took the phone and asked him why the attitude from him was needed. I admit I was angry but I kept the conversation respectful. I said yhe comment was unnecessary as we were asking a question. He replied with "no you guys were acting like you should be the priority over every other customer we have we are busy so if thats the case I can happily tell my team not to get there until Thursday" I continued with that is not what was said. I told him we were asking what to do in the meantime as it is 82 and we will not be home at the time he will be here Tuesday. The responded with "The temperature is 80 i have worked in weather way over that so you are fine" I responded with thats great that you think that but we have pets that cant do that. He said "that sounds like you should have thought about it prior" I responded with we pay rent and a high amount of rent to live in this apartment and this is how you are talking to us we have no AC and it was 96 outaide today about will be tomorrow what are we supposed to do. He said "it sounds like you guys should have had a plan b in place for situations like a spare AC unit" I said again we rent we pay enough to where having a spare unit we are fine with you coming here tomorrow around 7am or so but we will not be here how do yoy plan on getting into our building? He said "well you arent leaving it unlocked? How will we get in i have a team coming" i said thats why I asked since we will not be here and it will be locked. He said "well we have a unit key" i said great. Will you be coming to our apartment or a team. He said "my team will be coming to your apartment" I said what is your name and he said Bill from Richters Heating and Cooling. He then said "well do i have permission to enter your apsrtment or what" i said yes and then said thank you and hung up. The entire time this conversation happened Bill had nothing but a poor rude attitude. He was extremely passive aggressive and just belittling. He blamed us for everything and was extremely unprofessional. The way he talked to customers was ridiculous. I understand that it is busy as we never had an issue with the AC being fixed the next day. But to jumped to conclusions and assume that is what we meant and tell us that he will be moving our time to thursday so we can sit in the heat was so uncalled for and down right repulsive. Everything he said was uncalled for and inappropriate. I wish I had recording this phone call to submit it as proof because I was in shock that we were being talked to that way over a simple question. Not once did we say anything about being first or anything. We were respectful the entire time. Bill does NOT care about customers or their problems.​ This is HIS job and HE DECIDED to do this. It was completely and utterly ridiculous.

Our AC unit went out suddenly at 9pm on a humid, summer night. My husband called in the morning and…read moreby noon, Richter Heating and AC had a tech out to us and our AC was working great. What a relief! Scott was our technician, who was very knowledgable, efficient and so nice. He replaced a capacitor, cleaned the coils, checked all fluid levels, tested it and even swapped out a new furnace filter that was old. The cost was very affordable. Fantastic service! Would call them again in a heartbeat. Great job!

I have nothing but good to say about Carew Heating and Air Conditioning, and as a Realtor that has…read morerecommended them to a fair number of clients now, I'm really happy to be able to point the people I'm working with their direction for service, which happens a lot in my world. I'd count them in my top half dozen businesses that I'll offer to my clients for work. There are numerous other HVAC places I've hired in the past on behalf of clients. A couple have even been quite good, but none have risen to their level of 1) expertise, 2) ease of working with, politeness, 3) promptness, timely completion, and 4) value. I could give several, but one recent example: I was trying to get a home warranty repair on a nearly new heat pump/AC unit, that evidently had been improperly installed. This was just not getting done...the places dispatched just simply couldn't fix it, despite all seemingly good effort and multiple visits. I called Mark, and it just flat gets done. Just like that. Happy client, happy Realtor, happy happy joy joy. They're located in Watertown, WI (Jefferson County), which is just a little west of Oconomowoc, though they'll travel a decent distance. I've had them work as far north for me as Hustisford and as far south as Eagle. As always, please note, I get exactly nothing from anybody I recommend, but the knowing that I can do it with confidence is worth plenty to me and my work.

Excellent service! Our furnace stopped working overnight. I contacted Carew first thing on a Friday…read moremorning, and they had a technician at my door by 8:30AM. He found the issue and in the process discovered an unrelated, very serious Carbon Monoxide issue. All was fixed and cleaned up same day. Very thorough and reasonably priced. I will be contacting Carew again in the Fall for my next boiler check-up. Highly recommended.

I just really appreciated what seems like an honest assessment. I was looking for a second opinion,…read morebecause two other companies had recommended major, costly repairs or replacement for my gas furnace. The Grenz folks came, carefully looked at the unit, and said, "If it were my furnace, I wouldn't do anything. It is running the way it's supposed to." This second opinion cost me something, naturally, but it also saved me between $5,500 and $19,500 (two quotes from the other two companies). Jim seems like a straight shooter. I'd recommend you give these folks a try.

He called me back and talked me through the fix. He did not wait to come out and wouldn't take any…read morepayment for his assistance. He clearly knew what he was doing. He was able to talk me through several troubleshooting exercises without seeing the gas fireplace itself. If I have any HVAC or fireplace needs in the future, I will definitely use Grenz

I have dealt with a lot of furnace and water heating guys over the years and I THANK GOD I found…read moreMARK. He is one of the most honest and hard working guys I met. I had a furnace go last year and gave him a call because friend said he did good work. He was out the next day and walked us through what would fit the house and what would fit my pocket book. Last week my HOT water went and he gave me a call back and said he was in the area next day. He was on time and fixed it in a flash. He is also clean and handles himself as a true gentleman. I am over in Beaverdam and I recommend Mark anytime ! Great experience both times

Fiedler heating has been repairing my furnace for almost 9 years. He's always been quick to respond…read moreeven though I don't have children he makes an extra effort to get to homes with failed heating for families that have children. Even when my furnace wasn't installed by him originally he managed to keep it running until I ended up replacing my my furnace with a new one that of course he installed. I could not be happier with his service and I'd recommend it to you. Mark gave me a great deal on a high-efficiency furnace that replaced my 24-year old one and reduce my heating bill.

Their quote was 2.5 times higher than two other local businesses!! Absurdly high! No way was the…read moreamount of work I was estimating worth the same às a slightly used car! $9k for what is probably 2-3h work is laughable!!! This makes me wonder what they are charging other people who haven't researched the things they want to the same degree I have. It's almost criminal. Their estimator was very pleasant, though. And their communication is quite good. Maybe that's where the extra $5k is required!!!.... Complete BS

While attempting to remove my bathroom faucet aerator I broke it off inside the faucet and just did…read morenot have the tools to remove it and I have the knack of making things worse so I called Cardinal. I was fully prepared to pay the $109 service call fee to have them take a look. They were able to remove it. Great. He then said the aerator was proprietary to that faucet and he wouldn't be able to find one that fit. And he was going to quote a new faucet and installation, which I was willing to hear. He went to his truck for over a half hour. Came back and gave me his CHEAPEST price for faucet and installation. $2131.10 2100 dollars to install a bathroom faucet!!!! Obviously I said no thanks. I then ended up finding a new aerator at Walmart for 10 bucks (2 in a pack) that fit perfectly. While I understand it may not have been a standard aerator, the fact I was able to find a replacement at Walmart makes me think they should have been able to give me an option other than a $2100 faucet installation. They may have kept me as a customer.

Mark from Pat's Hearing came out to check my furnace in less than a day's notice. He checked my…read moreEcobee thermostat both inside and outside at the furnace. He inspected the heat exchange and found areas of concerns due to age. The furnace is 20 years old and I know I'll need a replacement soon. Many in my condo have had theirs replaced in the last several years. My time will be coming soon. Mark had the office staff provide me with an estimate for replacement. They did this promptly and I thank both Mark and the office staff for the follow through. As always, Mark was respectful, kind and very professional. He made me comfortable with both his service and knowledge. I would be very happy to have him back to provide service again and would recommend him and Pat's.

We called Pat's to diagnose and repair our boiler, which decided to crap out on us on a Sunday. The…read moretech, Michael quickly gave us a call back, and within an hour he arrived at our place. Michael not only diagnosed and repaired the boiler in record time, but he was also kind enough to take the time to thoroughly explain how a hydronic heater works, and all of the necessary maintenance involved. Michael was extremely knowledgeable with all things HVAC. We were charged a very fair price for the labor, especially considering the weekend callout. Fast forward a few weeks, and we called out Michael to update some of the heater controls. Again, Michael provided outstanding service and corrected a few other issues with our hydronic system. Still highly recommended!

WOW!! RUN!! Don't walk!! These guys are AMAZING!! So.... I live in a condo complex that…read morewas built in 1988. The owners were instructed that we needed to have our dryer vents brought "up to code" as most of the vents had become disconnected... and were venting somewhere inside the building.. but not venting out side the the building. Argh... a challenging task for sure. I called several companies to come out and give me an estimate. Every single company I called said "I will find your disconnect, but you are responsible for replacing your drywall, painting, etc" Not good news. Then... Ducts On Call came out... and they spent 4 hours researching... trying to figure out which vent was mine that exited out of the back of the building. But since every single dryer vent was disconnected in the interior of the building... there was NO way they could figure it out without tearing up the ceiling in mine, and my neighbors units. I was SO frustrated. But then Nick suggested we put in a new vent duct from my unit straight out the front of the building. It was my only option. He said we would need to schedule a time in the future... but I told him I needed it done in the next 3 weeks. He said... "I will make this happen for you" Well for starters... he DID NOT CHARGE ME for the 4 hours he spent trying to figure out which vent was mine. HE SAID... "I didn't solve the problem.. so I will not charge you" What?? 4 hours of your time for free?? Moving forward..... Nick and his crew came back 2 weeks later to install my NEW, up to code dryer duct on a new path out the front of my condo. I was SO not looking forward to having my ceiling ripped open to have the duct installed. So the day had come. Nick arrived before his scheduled time and he went to to work. I asked him... "How much of my ceiling do you need to open up?" He said... "I'm not opening your ceiling... I'm going to drill a hole in the exterior of your building, and slide the new duct straight back to your dryer connection" I was beside myself! I could go on and on... but let me tell you, this guy is the real deal!! He is incredibly gifted at what he does... super friendly... hard worker, and gets the shit done!! For what I thought was going to be a day of HELL... turned out to be a day of BLISS. I CAN NOT recommend this company any more than I do!! They were AMAZING... and the job was smooth, and quick, and so much easier than I dreamed it would be. Let me state again... that I called several companies to get the job done.... and these guys were one of the newer companies I called.... but I hit the jackpot!! Trust me!! If your need Duct work done... these guys were stellar from start to finish. And no... I'm not related to them... I'm not his high school friend... and I knew nothing about them, but I took a chance... and boy... am I glad I did. Amazing! THESE GUYS KICK ASS!! Give them a try!! Thank You Ducts On Call!!

OMG, these guys are great! Nick and Kim are awesome! My son in law blew out our dyer vents and…read moredidn't get the pipes put back together. Took Nick & Kim like 5 minutes to reattach everything at no charge!

I was told the service visit would be $125. I was then charged an additional $175 for about 45…read moreminutes of the technician's time, for a total of $300. No repairs were performed and I was ultimately told that the AC was operating normally, without a solution to the temperature difference I had called about. I understand paying for diagnostic time, but $300 for this visit felt very expensive, and I wish the additional charges had been clearer when I scheduled. Update: I appreciate the business owner commenting on their charge process. The technician specifically noted charging me for 45 minutes, and I have an email time stamped 45 minutes after he started work. Also, none of the paperwork notes that the initial charge includes 30 minutes of time, which further emphasizes my point about transparency. Update: Update: I previously listed the wrong dollar amounts, so I am correcting them after reviewing my invoice. I was charged $149 for the diagnostic visit plus $130 for an additional 45 minutes of labor, for a total of $292.95 with tax. After the business stated that the technician spent approximately 75 minutes diagnosing my AC, I requested their timestamped records. Their records show that at 12:38 PM I signed their Customer Acknowledgement stating that "all work has been completed," and my invoice was emailed at 12:40 PM. However, they are counting time through 12:51 PM toward the 75-minute visit based on their tracking system. I disputed the additional labor charge and requested a refund. The company refused and offered only a credit toward future service, which I declined. My concern is not that diagnostic work costs money. My concern is being charged for diagnostic labor that I do not believe is supported by the company's own records.

AC was out. They said we had a leak and either $3000 to repair or $8000 to replace. Plus they…read morechanged out our thermostat for No Reason and it sucks: no directions given. We got a Second opinion and for $700 they fixed it!

They were recommended by a friend of mine, and they were both very inexpensive and prompt. They…read morereplaced my furnace and air conditioner, replaced the condenser outside and helped upgrade our ductwork. Mark is really nice and I trust him implicitly.

I had Mark's heating quote a project for me along with 5 other competitors. To start things off,…read morethe person that answered the call was helpful and thankful for the opportunity. Mark made himself available to my time so he could stop by and understand the project. His quote came back quickly and he was able to start work in a reasonable time. He always returned phone calls and was a true pleasure to work with. Mark's work quality is excellent AND his prices were the best I found! Excellent Job Marks Heating!