Dena F.
Yelp
The 5 yr. warranty on my Carrier HVAC expired 6/30/21and 4 days later, it died. So I called the company whose name was on the unit - Steel-T. They had installed the unit for the builder (Oakwood Homes) when my house was built in 2016. The Steel-T website advertises "Free Estimates". But when I called to schedule a service call, I was told that I live "outside their service area" (I live in The Meadows of Castle Rock) so I would have to pay $105 just for them to come out. So they installed the HVAC systems in over 300 homes in my neighborhood, but they won't come out and give a free estimate, even though they advertise free estimates on their website. Okay. That is some really bad customer service. If they hadn't installed the unit, I could understand. But if you did the original installation in 300 homes here, don't tell me I am "out of your service area". The first technician (Josh) showed up on time on Monday morning 7/23 (I waited until I got paid to schedule an appt.) and he diagnosed the problem as the motor, which would cost $1700 to replace (including the parts, labor, and the $105 service call). But he didn't have the motor on his truck. He found a motor somewhere in Denver, but advised that he wouldn't have time to come back and install it that day. He called a customer service agent at Steel-T and put her on speaker phone to find the next available tech who could come out. She said Thursday between 4 and 6 PM. Keep in mind that it was 95 to 100 degrees every day that week. The next day at 2 PM, I got a call from a different Steel-T tech saying he was on his way to my house and would be here in 5 minutes. I was in the middle of working (I do work from home, but I take live calls so I can't just stop working on a minute's notice). I told him my appointment was Thursday 4 to 6 PM and he said "No it's not, it's today 12 - 4 PM". Given that it was almost 100 degrees outside, I said okay and quickly called my boss and told her I had to stop working due to an emergency. The second technician installed the motor and cleaned out the condensation pipe that was clogged. But the HVAC still didn't turn on. So he proceeded to fiddle around with it and he also took apart my thermostat to check the wiring. And it still didn't work. Finally after about 10 minutes, he pushed some "trip" button and it came on immediately and he said "It was tripped. I just assumed that Josh (the first tech) had checked that". Ummmmmmm......So I asked if it really needed a new motor. He assured me that it did. But I think that may have been a lie. 16 days later, my HVAC died AGAIN! I called Steel-T AGAIN, even though I do not trust them at all. But I am broke so I cannot afford to to start over with another HVAC company. The woman I spoke with told me they could send a tech out Saturday (today) between 8 - 12. About an hour later, Tiffany from Steel-T called me and told me they don't have any technicians working on Sat and she rescheduled the appointment to Monday 8 -12. Today (Sat) when I was at the grocery store around 10:30 AM, I got an alert on my phone from my door bell camera. There was a Steel-T tech banging on my door. Aftr Tiffany called me to cancel the Sat appointment because they didnt have any techs working today. That's it! I am DONE with Steel-T. Total incompetence. They cant even get their appointment times right. My neighbor just came over and fixed my HVAC - it was tripped again. I believe that Steel T charged me $1700 to replace the motor when that was never the problem.