A Raleigh man paid nearly $1500 in repairs only to find out days later that the unit was still broken and needed to be replaced. The owner of 919 FixMyAC says he only paid for the equivalent of Fix-A-Flat.
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I’LL SHOW YOU WHEN THE HEA >> THIS DANGEROUS HEAT MEANS AC UNITS ARE WORKING OVERTIME RIGHT NOW. A RALEIGH MAN SAYS HE PAID NEARLY $1500 IN REPAIRS TO HIS HVAC UNIT ONLY TO FIND OUT DAYS LATER. BUT UNIT WAS STILL BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED 5 ON YOUR SIDE’S KEELY ARTHUR TO WARN OTHER CUSTOMERS. >> FOLKS ARE TRYING TO BEAT THE HEAT, BUT FRANK MIDDLE, IT’S JUST ESCAPE. IN DENVER, COLORADO, FOR GLITCHES, WIFE AND KIDS OR BACK IN RALEIGH IN A HOME WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. YOU KNOW, THEY BASICALLY HAVE TO GO TO THE POOL OR DO SOMETHING. >> AND THEN SLEEP DOWNSTAIRS WHERE IT’S COOLER EARLIER THIS MONTH, MILLAGES HVAC WAS BLOWING WARM AIR. SO HE HAD 9, 1, 9, 6. MY AC COME OVER. HE SPENT $1500 ON THE SERVICE TO CAPACITORS AND 3 POUNDS OF COOLANT. THE UNIT STARTED TO WORK UNTIL 4 DAYS LATER WHEN IT STOPPED. SO IT’S A LITTLE PERTURBED IN. I TALKED TO THE OWNER OF THE COMPANY. >> AND HE WASN’T WILLING TO TO REALLY HELP ME OUT VERY MUCH. MILLAGE DID GET A $350 REFUND, THEN TOOK HIS BUSINESS TO CLIMATOLOGY. THEY FOUND A SEPARATE PROBLEM. A COIL FAILED AND WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND RECOMMENDED A REPLACEMENT. HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU GOING TO END UP SPENDING IN TOTAL ABOUT THIS? >> 1500 FOR THE FIRST COMPANY AND 6,800 ON THE NEW SYSTEM AFTER THAT AS WELL. >> HERE ARE MY 5 KEY TAKEAWAYS WHEN IT COMES TO AN HVAC SYSTEM AND THEN SHUN IS KEY. MAKE SURE YOU’RE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SWITCHING OUT YOUR AIR FILTERS. IF YOU’RE IN A SITUATION WHERE THIS THING DOES NEED SOME REPAIRS, CHECK THEIR REVIEWS OF THE TECHNICIAN OR THE COMPANY AND ASK A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND WHO YOU TRUST TO BABE USED IN THE PAST. FINALLY CHECK AND SEE IF THE PERSON IS LICENSED. THEY CAN GO TO NC LICENSING DOT ORG. >> AND TO A LICENSE OR IF IT’S ANYTHING GREATER THAN A MINOR REPAIR THAN IT’S SOMETHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LICENSE FROM OUR BOARD. KEELY ARTHUR, 5 ON YOUR SIDE. >> THAT WAS PAINFUL TO HEAR $6,000 FOR A NEW UNIT. YIKES. ALL RIGHT. KAYLEE REACHED OUT TO 9, 1, 9, FIX MY A C FOR COMMENT AND A RESOLUTION. SHE HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. IF YOU’D LIKE TO REPORT A REPAIRMAN OR CONTRACTOR, WE
