Here is my original review (posted 9/24/2024) that magically disappeared.
Raul Rodriguez is the founder and CEO of Power Pro Plumbing Heating & Air in Southern California. Rodriguez established the company in 2002.
Raul Rodriguez, who founded Power Pro Plumbing in Southern California in 2002, sees his business first and foremost as a vehicle for making life better for everyone they encounter, from customers to employees.
Rodriguez's core values include:
* Helping and serving the community
* The three wins: employee, customer, and business
* Work-life balance for employees
* Putting others first
My Review:
I contacted Power Pro Plumbing based solely on the advertising on your radio station. This is my review that I have posted on YELP. I am not happy with them.
My husband & I reside in Orange County, CA. I used PowerPro Plumbing because I hear their radio ads on "The Fish 95.9". We used them for a re-pipe job in early 2024. We were fairly happy with the re-pipe price & the job. Efren and his crew did a good job (cross or fingers & toes at this point). There was 1 minor issue with the re-pipe. Efren came back & took care of it quickly. All has been well until recently.
We had the need to call them again when our AC was having issues in July 2024. A guy came out to take a look as a 2nd opinion for our situation. We liked what he said & decided to go with PowerPro Plumbing again. We were instructed that the issue was our condenser (100%). It was working irregularly & tripping the breaker. He did say that there was a coolant leak at the TXV (Thermal Expansion Valve) as well & I opted to hold off on that issue. He never mentioned the coil, at all.
The workers came out with a condenser that was way bigger than the space allowed. Not sure how that happened when the guy who was assessing the situation & sold the job saw the old unit & the space we had. PowerPro Plumbing was able to swap it with a unit that fit the space with no problem. All was going well until our regular AC maintenance appointment, a week later, brought up some critical issues with the condenser install.
Our AC #'s were fluctuating too much. After asking us a series of questions, it was determined that the coolant lines were not flushed properly & thus resulted in our system being corrupted with 2 types of coolant that could result in a lot of damage. Apparently, the old type of coolant does not play nice with the new coolant & the TXV. Also a filter dryer was installed outside by the condenser that should have been installed inside in the AC/Heater cabinet.
We were also made aware by 2 other AC companies that a permit should have been pulled for the condenser job & was not. We got to thinking that a permit should have been pulled for the re-pipe job & was not.
Our main concern was the volatile nature of the 2 different coolant & permit issues, so we called to see if we could get the situation rectified. We called several times & finally got a call back.
Do you think they wanted to help us rectify the situation of the 2 types of coolant or permit issues? No. They got their $5k, wanted to keep it & instead decided to throw it back at us and stand on a lie & tell us that a permit was not needed, because it is way too costly to get one after the fact. They just plain ignored the duel coolant issue all together. A permit was needed for both the condenser & the re-pipe jobs. They knew it & they decided not to do it. Why? I don't know. They the cost to do it properly was more than they were willing to do. The cheapest fix for them was a little white lie.
My husband & I had to hire another AC company that was willing and able to work with our situation. They assessed that we did not have to replace the brand new PowerPro Plumbing condenser (YAY!), but needed to cut, replace, & re-solder the corrupted coper coolant lines that PowerPro Plumbing supposedly did, re-install the filter dryer inside (where it should be).
We are now installing a new coil unit (which really needed to be done & if PowerPro Plumbing were honest & explained the whole AC situation, they would have gotten the job, but instead decided, made choices, & were not interested in helping us work through our AC situation.
Shame on PowerPro Plumbing. I know it is not the CEO's Raul Rodriguez's (who sees his business first and foremost as a vehicle for making life better for everyone they encounter, from customers to employees.) fault directly, but companies are a reflection of the people under them; and the people they hire should know what they are doing & adhere to the CEO's core values: Helping and serving the community (Don't know), three wins: employee (not great with us), customer (not great with us), and business (not great with us), work-life balance for employees (Don't know), putting others first (not great with us).
We are not happy with PowerPro Plumbing.
We would not hire them again.
We would not recommend them to anyone. read more