I am not one to write a bad review of a business but I feel it necessary to warn others in case Roberts Air try to do this again to another unsuspecting customer.
Earlier this year I acquired the services of Roberts air to diagnose and repair the split system at my rental property.
I was given two options after their first site visit and diagnosis. Option 1 to repair and option 2 to replace.
After pondering and even speaking with the owner for advise on which option to choose, I chose option 1 to repair the unit.
Shortly after the repairs took place I was informed via email that the repairs where not successful and the unit would now need to be replaced.
Not once during the process of emails and phone calls prior to the repairs taking place was I told or even hinted to, that there was a likely chance that the $1500 that I paid for the repairs would not work and the unit would need to be replaced anyway.
Low and behold, this was the case and I was out of pocket with another big bill to replace the until.
I did get two more professional opinions after the repairs from other reputable companies. They both unanimously agreed that this was not the right thing for a business to do to a client. I went ahead with replacing the unit with another supplier in the end.
One thing that really stood out to me that hammered home how unprofessional Roberts air where, was when I spoke to the owner on the phone about the issue after the fact. As you could imagine I was not happy that I had to pay the full amount for the repairs as they had not fixed the unit as Roberts air had diagnosed and quoted for it to be.
I tried to make my point and come to some sort of agreement, and the owner simply said "sometimes bad things happen, and someone has to pay for it"
In a nutshell this is the business you are potentially dealing with.
So all I can say is make sure you get everything in writing especially if you have been quoted for repair and a replace. And make sure that they can guarantee that a replacement of parts can fix your air con unit.