PLEASE BEWARE. INCREDIBLY DISHONEST. One Hour's technician attempted to cheat and manipulate my elderly grandmother. She has been paying the company a monthly fee for their services. This winter, when her furnace started giving her problems, their technician left her in the cold overnight before arriving the next day to turn on the pilot light (so much for their ""one hour"" guarantee). He informed her that she needed a $9000 new furnace, and he would be happy to install it for her. Since she had a very nice furnace that should have had a number of good years left, we encouraged her to wait. \r
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A week later, her furnace starting acting up again, and the technician came and began applying pressure again for a new furnace. Alternately, he said he could get a repair part for $500 to fix the problem temporarily. He left, and my grandmother spent a freezing cold night in her house. The technician called her promptly the next morning to offer to install the new furnace that day--oh, and he added ""it would probably be good to do the air-conditioning unit while he's at it."" My grandmother--a retired schoolteacher who lives on a limited income--thought she had no other choice but to take his advice. \r
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Fortunately, we hired another repair man to come take a look at the furnace that same day. When he arrived he found that the One Hour technician had simply TURNED THE FURNACE OFF the night before, so that my elderly grandmother would be freezing while she considered his offer of a replacement furnace. The new technician also informed us that the faulty part was actually covered under the manufacturer's lifetime warranty, so the furnace repair should be absolutely free. He assured us that the current furnace was one of the best on the market, and it was far from needing to be replaced. I doubt the new one that was being offered to her (at an absurd cost) would have been as good. Our new technician also told us that he had worked for a company similar to this one, and it is a common practice to push a replacement furnace for any machine that is over ten or so years old--even if it isn't necessary. He quit because he felt this practice was unethical, and I agree. I'm so glad we were able to get some reliable help from my grandma before she was cheated by One Hour Heating and Air. I wonder how many other people have been taken for a ride by this fast-talking swindler and his company.
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