I start this review talking about quality assurance (QA) - the maintenance of a desired level of quality in a service or product, especially by means of attention to every stage of the process of delivery or production. As the techs were wrapping up after the new tank was filled and heating up, I looked at the job and noticed that the lip of the drain pan was tight against the tank drain valve so that it would be impossible to screw a garden hose on it to drain the tank annually in order to remove tank sediment that comes from our well water. Clearly, the positioning of the tank in the pan failed the QA step early in the install process. I tell the tech about this concern and, to my horror, his “fix” is to kick in the drain pan lip so that the tank drain valve is accessible to attach a hose. I think to myself that I’ll contact Mr. Morgan Ford about this “fix”. I call Mr. Ford and leave a message about what had happened and asking for a price discount on the services his techs provided. He returns my call about 10 minutes later. As we talk, he tells me that I cannot drain my tank because I have no floor drain. I tell him that I’ll run the hose out the basement back door. Then he says that I don’t even have a back door! I certainly do. His response to me is “What do you want?” which he asks several times. I tell him that I want $25 knocked off the $725 install which was more than I paid for the 12-year warranted tank. He proceeds to tell me, apparently justifying the high (I think) install cost, that he had two techs working in my house for several hours and they “did a good job on the copper” (how he determined that without seeing it is beyond me) and he mentions in an indirect way that perhaps it was not worth his company’s time to perform this install. He then agrees to knock $25 off the price. Shortly after the tank was installed, while standing in the basement, I hear footsteps on the stairway leading to the second floor. I race upstairs to see one tech running the shower in one bathroom. He tells me that he wanted to ensure that sediment in the water lines was clearing out. OK. I understand that but first, tell me that you are walking about my house before doing so. Second, if you are checking the water pressure, close the shower curtain so the floor doesn’t get wet. And third, if the floor does get wet, CLEAN UP THE WATER! Which I did. I then mention to the tech that the water flow out of the master bathroom sink faucet is low. He says that the aerator screen may be clogged with sediment and briefly looks at it. He is not sure how to remove it, so he calls Mr. Ford, who installed that faucet in March 2017. Mr. Ford tells him that the aerator requires a “special tool “to remove it and that he gave that tool to my wife after installing the faucet. Not knowing what it looks like, I search my tools in the garage for this “special” removal tool. I cannot find it and tell the techs that I’ll take care of it. Later, I contact Moen customer service and the rep tells me there is no “special tool”. All that is needed is a 1/8” Allen wrench to unscrew and remove the aerator assembly. Special tool indeed. I later tell my wife about this all and she calls Mr. Ford to express her dismay. She has used him several times over the years and has always praised his work and customer service. The conversation does not seem to go well and he apparently told her that he’ll “come over Friday and fix it, but don’t ever call me again.” She agrees with him that we’ll never call him again. Amazing customer service. Later, Mr. Ford sends an email to say that he will make a correction to the service charge giving me the $25 discount to $700 that I had asked about earlier. About an hour after that, he sends me a text message saying that he can have his techs return on July 28th to correct the situation if I want. My response to him is “no thank you” as we no longer want him or his techs in our house. The following day, he processes my credit card for $675, knocking off another $25. How could this acrimony all been avoided? One: Ensuring that QA is followed at EVERY step in the install and/or repair process. Two: When the techs make mistakes, have them own up to it and IMMEDIATELY offer a solution agreeable to all. Three: Don’t make excuses for the tech failures and surely, if a company wants their superior goodwill and service reputation to remain intact, do NOT antagonize the customer.