A-1 Appliance Company
About us
Appliance Happiness: improving your home and your life with A-1 Appliance Company's complete solution of professional sales and service. New appliance showroom feauturing most major brands.
Business highlights
Services we offer
BBQ grills. In showroom assistance with the purchase of major appliances., Refrigerators, cooktops, dishwashers, dryers, freezers, microwave ovens, ovens, ranges, washers
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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The second trip took the installer 15 minutes to install new seal. The labor charge for this was $120.00 and the part another $107.00. I am supposed to wait for the new seal to have time to expand.
This just seems way to expensive $430.00 to have a freezer seal fixed.
When the technician came the only problem was a high temperature thermostat, basically a small fuse. The cost of the part was so small they didn't even charge us for it. The technician was at our house about 40 minutes. He DID do a VERY thorough job, but the cost was over $240! We live about 5 minutes from A-1. We had been told on the phone the cost would be a $109 trip charge plus parts and labor. That seemed fine, but as it turned out, with the parts cost of $0, the labor cost amounted to over $130 for less than 40 minutes, close to $200 an hour. That does seem exorbitant!
We have previously been pleased with A-1 for appliance purchases, but we won't use A-1 again for service.
Then this past week (June 22, 2015), the unit did actually arrive and it was installed on June 26, 2016. After the installation was complete and Kevin left, I began to look around the unit and needed to move it over a few inches. Rolling the unit from the wall, I heard a "clang," and discovered a very nice stainless steel trim piece that was left behind the unit. In looking at the installation instruction, I discovered that it is indeed a finishing trim piece, but the handle and hinge side pieces to which the trim piece would affix were installed backwards, so the trim piece cannot be affixed appropriately, since it goes on the handle side. More infuriating, though, is that the installation charge was $250.
Fortunately, premium appliances can purchased from several companies in Nashville. Service is the distinguishing feature, and A-1 doesn't provide that premium service and attention to detail that is expected to accompany premium products.
"[Member Name Removed], please use extreme caution when opening this wine refrigerator. When not secured to the wall or installed in a cabinet the weight of extended shelves and wine bottles will cause the unit to tip forward causing damage and/or injury. The refrigerator is not designed to be freestanding. The side pieces are not installed backwards. The trim piece behind the refrigerator is needed when the unit is properly installed in a cabinet. It cannot be attached until the side pieces are attached to a cabinet. The side pieces will appear backwards until installed. Kevin placed the trim behind the refrigerator for safekeeping until it can be installed. I am sorry this information was not communicated by my associates. I request scheduling a time to review the installation at your convenience. Please contact me to discuss details. I am grateful for your business and hope to earn your trust again. Respectfully, Steve Scherer-Owner of A-1 Appliance Cell 615-969-7947 or email [email protected]"
"I apologize for the inconvenience you experienced getting your Liebherr refrigerator swapped out. However, I am glad that we were able to work with the manufacturer to get them to agree to replace it for you and facilitate that process. It is unfortunate, though, that we were not able to contract with them to fully complete the swapping out of the unit. I trust that the new unit is performing as it should. Best regards, Steve Scherer President A-1 Appliance 615-352-5174 [email protected]"
I was not very satisfactory. The dishwasher is only a year old. A guy came out a month before and misdiagnosed it as well as created a leak that ran water all over the floor. The washer then did not even work then.
Next, they order another part. This second time, a month later though, it worked. This just took a long time and I lost confidence in their work quality.
The noise worsened and eventually, after another several months, the pump motor stopped completely. We called for a repairman but no one could come for at least 4 days. This time we worked on it ourselves, and my son discovered the dishwasher pump motor electrical connections were not properly grounded, and he fixed it himself and got it going again.
On top of all these issues, the original installer from A-1 had left a bracket with a very sharp edge just under the edge of the counter. I had to file off the edge but one of the brackets had been fastened with a screw into the bottom of the formica counter that was also stripped, and there was no easy way to fix it.
If that wasn't enough, the service dept. actually cancelled an appointment they had made, saying they didn't have time (although I live only about 5 minutes from them).
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