We had 30 gallons of heating oil left (we use about 5 gallons a day), so we ordered 100 Gallons of heating oil from Woodfin (since they are only a few city blocks from us) on Feb. 9th. We were told the delivery would take place on Feb.10 and were charged for the delivery on Feb. 11th. All other heating oil companies charge you AFTER they deliver the oil, so we figured it was delivered as scheduled and charged. We ran out of oil early Feb. 15. Because we had no heat and it was expected to get down into the Fahrenheit teens, we contacted their "24/7 emergency line" and they said they would get someone out right away... I called back later that day, and they said someone would call and get it delivered first thing on Monday. After dealing with a heat-less night, Monday rolls around and no call. So we call them back and they want to charge us a second time for the same delivery and that someone would be out shortly. After calling back at 3pm, they say someone may be out after 5 pm that day. While our patience was running thin we tried to be as cordial with the customer service staff as possible, but that was even made difficult because 2 out of the 5 calls made, the staff was short tempered, unknowledgeable, and unhelpful.
I later called another heating oil company, Capitol Oil, on Monday afternoon and they were able to deliver heating oil even before Woodfin... more than a whole 1 week faster than Woodfin. As a result of Woodfin's ineptitude, out boiler's pipes froze and we were without heat downstairs for 6 days with some of the coldest temperatures on record and on the 7th day, those pipes started leaking. Tried getting an "emergency plumber" but eventually had to go with another company, because again, Woodfin took their sweet time and has no sense of urgency or customer service.
This company has been blacklisted from this property and all other rental properties I own and I strongly encourage new customers to look elsewhere first.
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