When we moved into a three-bedroom house, we found we needed a new boiler. Meyer & Depew were able to get the job done quickly, but we found the first floor was unreasonably cold. After a week we got one of their experts in, who concluded the installers had neglected to bleed the air out of the radiators.
We were considering having Meyer & Depew install a central A/C at a cost of $35K. The proposal called for separate units in the attic and basement to cool the second and first floors. To spare our hardwood floors, the first-floor ductwork would all have to be routed through walls, which would require repair and repainting. We assumed the equipment was from Carrier, but when we looked carefully at the proposal, it was instead manufactured by none other than Meyer & Depew. We have no problem with house-brand toilet paper, but house-brand central A/C is a quite different matter.
We then turned to GRC Mechanical of South Hackensack. Where Meyer & Depew had sent a salesman, GRC sent their chief installer to do the estimate. He pointed out that we only needed a single unit in the attic, as ductwork for the first floor could be routed through closets. Ony one small section of wall had to be opened up and repaired. The equipment would be the top of the Carrier line: Infinity Platinum with continuously variable speed, Total cost: $23,020.
I would not bother posting this review were it not that Meyer & Depew neglected to file for a permit for our boiler. A town plumbing inspector told us he would fail it for using flexible instead of rigid gas piping. Repeated calls to Meyer & Depew resulted only in blaming the department of buildings, which we know has been very responsive. Use someone else.
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