DON'T USE FAHRENHEIT! THEY ARE RIP-OFF ARTISTS!\r
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Last weekend, I called Fahrenheit because the furnace stopped working in one of my rental properties. I was told that I would have to pay $100 just to have the guy evaluate it but that it would be refunded if they did the work. Since I couldn't get hold of my regular repairman that day, I reluctantly agreed.\r
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The repairman showed up the next day and said that the induction motor needed to be replaced. He then said that the repair would be $875, but that $100 would be taken off the bill if they did the work. It just so happens that I work for a company that owns various plumbing supply companies around Philadelphia, and when I checked, I found that the motor costs only $110! \r
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It turns out that I was eventually able to get hold of my regular repairman later that day, and I had him go and take a look. It was indeed the motor. He went out, got the motor, popped it in, and was done within 2 hours including his travel time to the site and to the store. He charged me $150 labor plus $110 for the motor (which, for the record, he actually got from one of our competitors).\r
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I then called back requesting that the manager of Fahrenheit call me to explain how it was that they came up with the $875 repair for that simple job. They never did call back. And you can be sure I won't call back either!
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