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"I am thoroughly impressed with the exceptional service I received from HD Mechanical! Their team recently installed mini splits in my home, and the entire experience was seamless and professional. From the initial consultation to the final installation, their expertise and attention to detail were evident. The installers were courteous, informative, efficient, and ensured a precise installation. The mini splits are now providing comfortable and quiet heating and cooling, exceeding my expectations. I highly recommend them for their accuracy, professionalism, and top-notch service. Five stars and a job well done!"

"Joseph arrived in less than 48 hours despite the first real hot stretch of the summer, at the scheduled time with a heads up call. Had the capacitor he diagnosed instantly as the problem on hand, we were cooling down within the hour. Prompt, polite, professional, A plus."

"I had 4 estimates.  The first vendor said he would be unable to test for leaks and said he would install new system and gave us a one line estimate.

 The second vendor said he could fill with freeon for $800 with no warranty or put in new system for $15k with no itemization,  He only attached a pressure gauge to outside line and was going to charge my very elderly Mom $105.  When I called owner and said that no diagnosis was made and this is ludicrous, he dropped the charge.

 The third vendor spent well over an hour explaining why his company is great and then said the charge would be approximately $9,500.

the fourth vendor was Mick Sinclair and what a completely different experience. I first called and spoke to Nick, his son.  I told him I did not know what to do.  Although both Nick and his Dad were booked solid he said he would get back to me.  Mick called and scheduled an appointment. He measured the pressure and tried to fix the valve. He then actually removed the outer shell of the condensor and noted that the motor was not working at all.  He tried to fix the motor and added a booster to no avail.  He refused to charge anything for the diagnostic and attempted repair - nothing!

Note, that not one of the other three vendors checked the motor.

Mick then said he would email a quote which he did in a very timely manner. His wife sent the email and I spoke to her and she was as nice as Mick and their son, Nick.

Mick spent 1-1/2 days performing the complete installation, including sealing asbestos and many other things.

There are literally no words to explain the excellent service we received from Mick. He is also very kind.

My 92 year old Mom and I are grateful for you.  You are truly a professional.

Thank you!

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Additional DBA - Precision German Import. Additional phone - (626) 331-6944.

"the technician called ahead and arrived on time. He flushed the water heater tank and refilled it. He was friendly."

"Sent email through anigies list site, he called right away on a Sunday night - tried to help me fix my thermostat since it was only a year 1/2 old but we could not.  Did tell me he had a job in san diego that week.  since it was nothing major decided to wait since the reviews were good and he seemed honest.  finally was able to pick a good day, called letting me know he was on his way, showed up and first looked at my thermostat but it was broke, replaced with new one right away.  Explained how it worked also checked my filters and let me know where I could buy replacement ones at a good price.  Was quick, very friendly and professional.  Also does electrical work which I need so I will be calling in the future.
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"The access panel on the unit was slightly bent as was the unit. Instead of repairing the installers taped it up with duct tape. The panel fell off and I had to call for another service man to come out and correct the problem. The second technician did a much better job."

"FIRST: This company is TERRIBLE at communications once they've made the sale. Craig the owner will take his time getting back to you, IF he ever does. 

I had a very undersized AC/heating unit on my house and my electric bill was enormous. I decided to have it all redone and after reading a number of great reviews on Angie's List, settled on using Craig at Iwai Cooling & Heating. I ended up getting the top of the line unit, 2 actually for 2 zones, costing a little over $27k. 

The installation went pretty well, except for one installer who had a really bad attitude. They installed the gas line in the wrong place on the outside of my house, even though my kitchen was completely gutted (for a remodel) and they should have put it on the inside of the open wall. When I asked them about it, the worker got really irate and snapped at me that I should have told him sooner. My response was that I shouldn't have had to tell him at all! Why would someone want an exposed gas pipe on the outside of their house when it could be hidden on the inside of the wall???

They also didn't plan some things very well and didn't seem to know the L.A. building code on some things. They didn't seem to know that the AC platform needs to  be within 20' of an attic entrance, which threw off our kitchen remodel design. I had to forego skylights in my kitchen because they had to put the unit over my kitchen in the attic, instead of over my bedroom. They also didn't plan well where to put the AC unit on my roof and there was a delay while they had to build a special platform for it to sit on. That all should have been pre-planned while we were waiting for the units on order. 

During my kitchen remodel, one of my expensive touch-screen thermostats was smashed by a worker. I contacted Craig to get me a new one on Aug 4. It's now Aug 15th, 107º outside and we still don't have it. I texted Craig several times for an ETA, sometimes he responds, sometimes he doesn't. Finally yesterday I texted him and he responded that it was in. It was 105º outside and I offered to drive to his office to pick up the thermostat. He told me it was in Irwindale. I said that's fine, it's too hot to ilve without it any longer. Then he tells me to just go buy a cheap one at Home Depot. I'm starting to think that the thermostat isn't in after all. I tell him I still have my old thermostat and that I tried hooking it up but couldn't get it to work. He gives me instructions on what color wires go where. I start hooking it up...the wires spark. THEN he texts me to turn off the electricity before doing it (Mind you, there's 15-20 minutes between each of his texts). I get it hooked up like he says, turn it on and the unit sparks and blows a fuse in the attic. I tell him the wiring must be wrong at the AC unit. He says no. 

Now I'm sitting in the attic waiting for him to tell me how to get this fixed and he stops responding all together. I text him the next day saying I'm going to write bad reviews for him leaving me stranded. He texts me right back that he didn't see my messages. Baloney.

Then he says it's hard to see (in the photo I sent him) where the wires are going. I reply he should know where they're going, his company installed it!  He then says he's going to have the technician that installed it contact me. Then no further word that night. The next morning I text him that I never heard from the technician. He then writes back, and I assume he thinks he's texting his technician and not me, "Make sure you call this guy he's all p***** off. Not sure how u wired the t stat. he wants you to walk through so for write (sic) now he can put a cheap one..."

Remember, it was HIS idea to put on a cheap thermostat!

I write him back and say I'm sure he meant that for his technician, and how professional it is to badmouth his customers to his workers. I said I guess he thinks I shouldn't be p***** at having to sit in the heat again today. He writes back: "Sorry, just trying to get you taken care of."

His tech does text me, but tells me that my AC unit won't work with a cheap thermostat....directly in conflict to what the owner, Craig, tells me. He goes on to say that if I mess with the unit they won't be responsible for it. I tell him that it was the owner that told me to mess with the wires and what order to put them in so HE'LL be responsible if anything goes wrong! 

I actually think I can hook up a cheap thermostat, I don't think these people know what they're talking about. The manual from American Standard shows a hookup with the 6 colored wires I have instead of just the three that they hooked up. I think they just don't have the new thermostat...he just never expected me to say I'll come pick it up. 

They still haven't finished installing all my grills and I still need to have some sort of testing done, so I still have to deal with these people. That is, if they ever answer their calls. I see other people have complained about their bad communication as well.

UPDATE: It's been two months since I wrote my review and I'm still waiting for them to finish this job and final my permit. I have texted Craig 6 or more times asking him what's going on with making the appointment for the HERS testing. When he responds he says he'll call the company and then I hear nothing. I texted him again the other day and he wrote back he was going to try a different company...again no response. 

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"Gilbert was great to work with. He was on time and completed all that I needed done, which I included the replacement of a faucet, shower head and handle on a shower door. He also replaced a thermostat, some outdoor lights and repaired some drywall in the garage. I will definitely call Gilbert again when I have house projects."

"Mario was so informative of the process of the installation. His crew was customer service friendly. They provided quality work at a reasonable price. I have already referred them to a friend of mine. I highly recommend Acvolt electrical Inc for their services."