As an HSA Home warranty customer, our air conditioning repair was dispatched to Affordable Solutions. The claim was dispatched on 7/13/15. Someone from Affordable Solutions finally contacted us on 7/15 to schedule a repair by Aaron on 7/21. Aaron failed to show up on 7/21. We were rescheduled for 7/22. Again Aaron failed to show up. We were rescheduled for noon to 2 pm on 7/23 with Alex, who has also failed to show up on time. We called Affordable Solution to find out what's happening, and we were told that Alex is running late. He'll be here sometime today. I'll hold my breath.... Needless to say I'm unimpressed by both Affordable solutions and HSA Home Warranty. I have little faith that my air conditioner will ever be repaired. Updated to add a letter sent to Todd Syx, owner of Affordable SOlutions to lodge a formal complaint. Dear Mr. Syx, I am writing to lodge a complaint about Affordable Solutions. I will begin by outlining the timeline of events from July 2015. July 13 My claim to my home warranty company HSA was dispatched to Affordable Solutions. July 15 I had a missed call and a voicemail from Affordable Solutions at 5:19 p.m. I returned the call at 5:38 p.m., and reached the answering service, which was unable to schedule an appointment after hours, although the initial call to schedule was placed after hours. July 16 My call was not returned. I heard nothing from Affordable Solutions. July 17 I had a missed call and voice mail from Affordable Solutions at 9:26 a.m. I returned the call at 9:32 a.m., and we made an appointment for Aaron to arrive the following Monday, July 20 to repair the air conditioning. I arranged to take the day off of work. July 20 I received a call at 9:12 a.m. to cancel the appointment due to an emergency. We rescheduled for Aaron to arrive between 8 and 10 a.m. the next day, and I arranged to take a second day off of work. July 21 Aaron did not show up by 10:00, so I called Affordable Solutions at 10:59 to inquire about the delay. I was informed that Aaron had failed to show up for work that day. We rescheduled for Alex to come out on July 23 from noon to 2:00, and I arranged to take a third day off of work. July 23 I waited for Alex to show up at the appointed time. When Alex did not show up on time, I called Affordable Solutions at 2:18. I was advised that he was running late from his first job of the day and would arrive by 4:00. When he had not arrived by 4:42, I phoned again to find out when he would show up. I was advised that he was approximately 15 minutes away and would be with me shortly. I asked for a supervisor to call me on July 24 because I had taken three days off work, and had still never seen an AC repair technician. I asked how Affordable Solutions would compensate me for my lost work, and I was advised that Kristie (apologies if the spelling is incorrect) would phone me on July 24. Alex showed up around 5:30 and set to work. After about 1.5 hours, he had diagnosed a fault in the Zone Control board, a part that he would have to pick up and install on Tuesday of the next week. I asked him if he would now take a look at the second condenser unit, which was failing to cool the upstairs properly. He said that he was running late for his next job, and he would take a look on Tuesday. July 24 I had no phone calls from anyone at Affordable Solutions, as had been promised on July 23. Eleven days out from the HSA dispatch, my AC was still not functioning properly. The main AC failed to maintain the temperatures to which the 3 zones were set, and in the heat of the day my upstairs AC could cool to 77°F, although it was set to 71°F. July 27 I called Affordable Solutions to schedule an appointment for Tuesday, which was when Alex said he would have the part. I was told that Alex would arrive between 2 and 4 p.m. on July 28. I asked if he had the required part, and I was told that he did indeed have the part. I planned for a fourth day off of work. July 28 When Alex had not arrived within the appointment window I called Affordable Solutions at 4:07. I was told that the appointment was not with Alex but Levi, who was finishing up with another customer. Kristie told me that Levi was just taking a credit card payment from the customer, and his GPS put him at approximately 18 minutes? drive from my house. I asked Kristie if Levi had the part from Alex, and she assured me that he did. She also assured me that Levi would call me as soon as he left to let me know exactly when he would arrive. I asked Kristie how to contact the owner, and she gave me the email address
[email protected]. At 5:35 p.m., I had not heard from or seen Levi, so I phoned Affordable Solutions again. I had to leave a message with the answering service to find out when Levi would arrive. I was informed that my call would be returned on the next day. Levi and Wayne arrived at approximately 5:45. Levi told me that when Kristie called him to send him to my house, he was not with another customer but on his way home, on the other side of town. He also told me that he did not have the part required to repair the Zone Control board, as I had been assured by Kristie. He was there to repair the upstairs AC, but I thought he was there to do the job discussed the previous week with Alex and promised by Kristie. Levi called Alex to discuss how to get the job done. Alex would pick up the part and install it on Thursday, July 30. My husband hosed off the condenser unit that controls the upstairs AC. This did not solve the problem, so we also replaced the filter. July 29 I spoke with Angela at Affordable Solutions to schedule a time for Alex to install the part July 30. We scheduled noon to 2 p.m, and I planned for a fifth day off of work. Once the appointment was scheduled, I asked Angela how I can contact supervisors. I learned that Clark is Kristie?s supervisor. I asked for a message to be given to Clark to call me to discuss the problems I have had with Affordable Solutions. Angela refused to provide contact information for Clark or Todd Syx, claiming that these details were not available to her. Ultimately I found this information on the company?s website. I was heartened by the customer service pledge where they promise to strive for perfection daily and deal with all complaints fairly and efficiently. July 30 Alex arrived early at 10:50. He installed the Zone Control board, and checked the freon in both condenser units. He assured me that the filter change would fix the problem upstairs. He was very polite, answered all of my questions, and explained to me what he did with the Zone Control board. I told him that I was happy with him because he was so kind and polite, and I appreciated the time that he spent working on our AC. I waited a few hours to see if Alex?s work had fixed the problems. However, the zones still do not reach the temperature set on the thermostats, and my upstairs AC does not maintain the temperature set on the thermostats. I wonder if the Zone Control board is installed properly. I wonder if there are problems with my thermostats, and I wonder if there are still problems with the condenser units. July 31 It is 18 days from the dispatch from HSA to Affordable Solutions, 5 appointments and days off work, many phone calls, and several lies and empty promises from at least 1 person at Affordable Solutions, and the original problems are still not resolved. I have not received a call back from Kristie, Clark, or Mr. Syx to discuss my complaints or request for compensation for 5 work days. I have no confidence that my messages for managers or owners have been passed along by dispatchers. I have no confidence that appointments that I made were submitted to the appropriate technician. I have no faith in the dispatchers who set appointment times or claim that technicians have the parts necessary to complete jobs. I doubt that anyone at Affordable Solutions can actually repair my air conditioning. I can see why the Better Business Bureau revoked its accreditation of Affordable Solutions earlier this month. I cannot understand why HSA uses Affordable Solutions as a contractor. But if I am to take the customer service pledge on the Affordable Solutions website seriously, I trust that Mr. Syx and Mr. Bridgwater will endeavor to resolve the problems with their dishonest and unprofessional employees and provide reasonable compensation to me. Given the promise of fairness and efficiency, I expect for this complaint to be resolved and my air conditioning to be repaired correctly by 5 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2015. I would like to receive a personal call from Mr. Syx to discuss this complaint and the plan for resolution by 5 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2015. I would like a refund of my $75 call out fee, and I would like to be compensated for the time that I have had to spend off work waiting for missed and late appointments that have still not remedied the AC problems.