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Air Conditioning Contractors

Around the Clock A/C Service, LLC

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    Customer Complaints Summary

    • 52 total complaints in the last 3 years.
    • 19 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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    • Initial Complaint

      Date:04/07/2025

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      ResolvedMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Purchased Air Conditioner and installed August 2023 Paid $8795.00 for the unit. $500.00 for a 5 year extended service contract The Air Handler for the unit is in the attic. Since the installation the drain line for the air handler has stopped draining and has had to be cleaned out 3 or 4 times.This is the 4th system we have had in the house and the 1st time we have had this issue.I have requested during the last 2 visits to address the issue that they raise the unit to increase the pitch of the drain line. The unit is suspended from the roof trusses at all 4 corners with adjustable turn buckles to easily raise and level the unit. The on site service techs refuse to do this and the office has stated they will not do this because the City of *** came out and inspected the unit and it was signed off. The inspection was performed when *** employee came out took a couple of pictures while he talked to the *********************** on the phone. I am sure of this as I was present at the time. The *** employee told me at his time of arrival *** had not done in person inspections for quite a while.All I want them to do is raise the unit to help alleviate the plugged draining issue. When the drain stops draining the unit shuts down till it is ********** my wife and I are 70+years old , air conditioning is necessary for our health

      Business Response

      Date: 04/08/2025

      Good Morning,

               The reason the unit can not be raised is the roof trusses are in the way of it. It can not be raised without the unit being relocated. Which would be an additional cost and unnecessary because the unit is pitched properly and the clogging of a drain line is not caused by a unit being too low. If you would like it relocated please call our office and we will give you a price to have it done. Please see the attached picture and look at the back of the unit. The house trusses are right on top of it.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 04/09/2025

       
      Complaint: 23170819

      I am rejecting this response because:

      Yes the air handler is close to the trusses on one side . There is sufficient room to raise the unit 1" to 1.5" which will allow the drain line to be raised an equal amount at the connection to the air handler. This is about all the adjustment there is on the adjusting turnbuckles and I would be good with that. Also being too close to the trusses is clearly a installation issue with your installers.

      Its also interesting that during the installation, (that took from 9:30 am till 10:30 pm) that the drain lines were connected wrong so the main drain was hooked to the secondary drain line and had to be corrected the next day and it took your installer over 2 hours to to fix it. 

      Just come out and raise the unit as far as can be done with the room allowed and I will be a satisfied customer .

      Sincerely,

      **** ******

      Business Response

      Date: 04/09/2025

      We will Send someone there tomorrow and see if it can be raised. But, according to the pictures and the lasy tech. it can not be unless it is relocated,

      Business Response

      Date: 04/09/2025

      We will Send someone there tomorrow and see if it can be raised. But, according to the pictures and the lasy tech. it can not be unless it is relocated,

      Customer Answer

      Date: 04/10/2025

       
      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

      Sincerely,

      **** ******

      AAC sent 2 techs out today were able to make the adjustments to the air handler that I had requested . ***** and **** were very thorough made every effort to make the installation corrections. Good employees

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:03/10/2025

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Air Around the Clock visited my property and informed me that the issue was a leaking coil, which had caused all the Freon to escape. I requested pictures of the damaged coil, but they did not provide theminstead, they only sent me the Freon level reading. Despite this, I accepted their explanation. They then attempted to sell me a new AC unit. I explained that I was selling the house (which is currently rented) and was not planning to replace the entire system. Instead, I opted for the alternative solution of replacing the coil, which was quoted at $3,200. I paid a $1,000 deposit and received an invoice reflecting this amount.However, three days later (on Monday), they informed me that the actual price was $5,000 instead of $3,200. I told them this was unacceptable. In response, they offered me a new AC unit for $5,200. At that point, my tenants were experiencing temperatures above 85 degrees inside the house, and I needed an immediate solution. Given the urgency, I had no choice but to purchase the new AC. I strongly believe they took advantage of this situation, leaving me with no reasonable alternative.This behavior is completely unprofessional and unfair to consumers. I felt taken advantage of and believe this kind of practice should be addressed. I request that the bureau intervene and contact the company regarding this matter. Please keep me informed of the resolution.Thank you.

      Business Response

      Date: 03/11/2025

      Good Morning,

                The leak you had was one that was found with a leak detector and there is no visible freon leaking from the unit. That is the reason we could not supply a video or picture. The manufacture raised the price of the coil unknown to us. We did give you options of replacing the coil at a higher cost, try to fix the leak at the same cost as previously quoted or replacing the unit. We also offered to refund you the deposit you gave for the repair if you wanted to shop around. We did in no way take advantage of any situation, we can only give the customer the options that we have. Since the replacement of the coil and the replacement of the unit was near the same cost and the new unit could of been replaced the same day contrary to the repair that would of taken a few days to get the part. You decided to replace the unit and to have working air immediately. If there are any issues with the unit please give us a call. 

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:12/06/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I bought a brand new Rheem Ac for my small condo from Air Around the Clock last May. Top of the line, they said. It stopped working in August. Service man came and "fixed" it. Needed more coolant, he said. He told me it was all good. Now, December, it is not cooling again. Thermostat at 70, house at 75. Now waiting for another service man. This should not be happening. I come here every few weeks for vacation. I keep the system at 78 when away. Hardly using it .My apartment minder is here every 2 weeks. I am wasting my precious vacation time waiting for a repairman. *****. And fear this is not the end of it. I wish I had bought from someone else. The fact that they "fix" it is meaningless when it breaks down this often, costing me time and aggravation. I have central air in my NY home 15 years, never broke down once. Are they selling rebuilt units as new? Just asking.

      Business Response

      Date: 12/06/2024

      Good Afternoon,

               Yes you are correct the system stopped cooling twice since the install seven months ago. The first time it was low on freon as you stated and we could locate the reason for it. This time it the same but we found and fixed a cracked copper pipe neat the wall. That was an existing pipe that was installed from the building and was fixed at no cost. We are sorry you had this issue but it is resolved now.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:10/04/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I purchased a new HVAC a/c unit from Air Around The Clock and it was installed 8/30/22 with a 2 year service contract on it that I talked them into as they normally give 1 year but another company was giving me 2 years so Air around the clock matched it. I called them out on 9/25/22 not even 1 Month later as it was 80+ degrees in the house and a/c keeps shutting off. They came out and had to drain the overflow pan that was filling up and automatically shuts the system off. I asked why this happened so quickly as they just installed the unit. The tech said they didnt clean it out properly when installing. The drain pan under the coils was full and they had to take the cover off the A/c unit and **** the drain pan out. They said I should get a wet vac and **** out the drain pipe monthly as a preventative maintenance, this will keep the drain pan empty. I did this then on 6/15/23 I called Air Around The Clock again for the same issue the A/c wouldnt come on and I sucked out the line every month like they said. They came out and the drain pan was filled again and wouldnt flow down the drain line. They opened up the A/c unit and vacuumed out the pan and they cut the drain pipe coming out of the drain pan and put a 3 inch rubber hose on it that I could take it apart there to vacuum out the pan at the bottom of the unit. I do this. Then on Oct 2 2024 I called them out again for same issue again now my labor warranty ran out a month ago they said they need to replace the whole bottom of the unit including the coils and drain pan. They charged me $895 plus CC fee $921.85 total which was Labor for a 2 hour job as the parts were still covered under the manufacturer warranty. I had to pay as we need the A/c working as we are care givers for our 88 year old parent that had congestive heart failure. They knew there was a problem with this and put band aids on it until the labor warranty was up. I would like to be reimbursed my $921.85. I have pictures if you need them. **

      Customer Answer

      Date: 10/07/2024

       
      Complaint: 22382512

      I am rejecting this response because: 

      You made me pay the bill the day before you came out to replace the coils. I paid it as I needed to get this problem fixed as you never fixed the main problem that you knew about for the 2 years with the drain pan filling up and not flowing out to the drain line while it was under the labor warranty. Right after the labor warranty was up you sound like you gave me a deal to replace the coils and drain pan which was one unit for $895. I then realized the parts were still covered under the 10 year warranty and the $895 was just for your labor which ended up taking 2 hours. If you fixed the drain pan issue 2 years ago when I called you out less than a month after installation it would not have damaged the coils and would not have had to put up with it for 2 years. 

      Sincerely,

      *** ******

      Business Response

      Date: 10/10/2024

      Unfortunately we did not know about the problem for two years. In the two years of the unit being installed you had two service calls and both were clogged drain lines a year apart. The problem with the unit was algae builds up not anything mechanical. You agreed to the discounted price we gave you and had the work completed. We told you the part was under warranty and instead of cleaning it we offered to replace for the same cost because it is only 2 1/2 years old. Again, we have already given you a discounted price and can not lower it anymore
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/13/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      ResolvedMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      On May 17, 2023, I paid Air Around the Clock (ATC) $1529.55 to clean my ** coils and install an ultraviolet light to prevent mold accumulation. On September 12, 2024, I called ATC because I was having the same problem with the ** as the previous year. When the technician opened the ** unit, we found out the ** Light was never installed the previous year. Additionally, although *** agreed to place the ** Light, they charged me $1024.85 to AGAIN clean my coils. Then I called ***, and the owner **** **** refused to come to the phone and didn't return my husband's phone calls. If I no success with this claim I will be forced to file a small claims suit.

      Business Response

      Date: 09/16/2024

      We apologize for this oversight. We will be refunding you the ******* you paid last week. As for the work done last year we can not refund any monies for that because the work was performed and we installed the light last week.

      Customer Answer

      Date: 09/27/2024

       
      Better Business Bureau:

      I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.

      Sincerely,

      ***** ******-best
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:09/03/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Purchased Rheem R410A unit May 2023. Within a few days, consender unit outside was having problems (making noises, stopped cooling periodically, etc). Called company multiple times and they came out multiple times and said nothing was wrong with the unit and they wouldn't help. Sept 2024, unit stopped working altogether. Air Around the Clock now wants $1,500 to fix the problem and says its out of warranty now on labor. Says the entire consender needs to be replaced. Kept making phone calls like a car salesman and continuously tried to get me to spend the repair cost + $1,000 for added warranty. Used this company for 2 new units in the last 18-months as they pushed me to replace rather than repair to avoid these "problems". Called another AC unit to come and do repairs, will not be using this company again. Would like to get reimbursed the cost of repairing this unit. Will follow up with costs once the other company comes out

      Business Response

      Date: 09/03/2024

      We are sorry this happened and  have resolved this with you.
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:08/15/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      In 2019 I purchased 2 AC units from ***. At that time I paid for 5 year maintenance, parts, & labor with the units. In 2021 I purchased a third unit from them, also with a parts, ******************* 5 year plan.In 2022 I was informed I needed to purchase new maintenance plans for each unit. Without checking my records, I purchased this per the *** rep ****************** unit I purchased in June 2019 was losing its maintenance, parts & labor on June 28, 2024. I was informed about this until after it happened. I tried to renew the plan but the company wouldnt let me. The unit is still under manufacturers warranty for parts and I have the 3 year maintenance on it from 2022.The other unit purchased in 2019 was up for renewal before Aug 2024. I renewed it July 2024.When I renewed this last unit I discovered that I had 2 maintenance plans for the *************************************** 2019. These are both American Standard 2 ton units.I have called the company repeatedly and talked to a lot of people, but all of them say they wont reimburse me for 2 of maintenance plans I bought in 202 even though I already have a maintenance plan for one unit done at purchase as well as the renewal I just did July 2024 for the other one. The last person I spoke to said she had talked to the owner and he said he wont give me any money back. When I asked to speak to him, he refused to speak to **** have been a customer of this company for over 14 years and have purchased 6 AC units from them over the years.I am mad that the owner wont even talk to me as well as refusing to reimburse me my monies.

      Business Response

      Date: 08/15/2024

      Good Morning,

               The reason no monies can be refunded is the parts and labor plan and maintenance plan are not the same thing. The maintenance plan includes two visits a year for preventive maintenance. The parts and labor plan did not include those visits and you only received service if you called. Since you have received numerous preventive maintenances under that plan the prorate of those is over the cost of the maintenance plan. The new parts and labor plans have the maintenance included in them so going forward it fine. But please remember we purchase these parts and labor plans through a insurance company and that is why they did not include them in *********. They were not available with the maintenances until recently. I hope this was not confusing and have a great day.

    • Initial Complaint

      Date:07/14/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      I CONT**TED AIR AROUND THE CLOCK TO FIND AOUT WHY MY RESIDENTAIL ** NOT *******, COOL,. SO I WAS ADVISED OVER THE ***** THAT THERE WOULD BE A $95 CHARGE FOR DIAGNOSTICS. SO THE EMPLOYEE NAMED ***** CAME TO MY HOME, WENT ON THE **** AND CALEED ME STATING THAT THE ** NEEDED ****** I AGRRED TO THE CHARGE,THINKING IT WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM SO I PAID HIM $595. ONCE HE GOT FINISHED PUTTING THE ****** MY HOME STILL WASN'T COOLING.WHEN HE CAME DOWN HE THEN QUOTED PRICES FOR A WHOLE NEW A/C ****.ONCE HE LEFT, I CONT**TED THE OFFICE AND TOLD THEM HE DIAGNOSED THE **** NEEDING ******AND MY ** WAS WORSE THEN BEFORE HE WENT ON THE ****. SO THE SUPERVISOR OF ***** DIDNT HAVE ANY COMPREHENSION OF MY PROBLEM WITH THE COLLECTION ,AND QUOTE OF *****;

      Business Response

      Date: 07/14/2024

      When we were there we advised you if the charge for the Freon and where the leak was located. We then you have you the options of replacing the coil or entire system. You told us you were going to do just the Freon for now and we advised you there is warranty on that because the Freon will leak out. If the system is not cooling please call our office with what youd like to have done. 
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/21/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      The original AC unit was placed in my parents home in 2020. In October of 2023 we purchased the home from my parents. March 29th 2024 we had a regular scheduled preventative maintenance on our unit. Since then we have had NOTHING but problems. We have had 19 service calls and 4 times I have been left with no air conditioning. I have 3 kids one of them only being born 5/6/24. Not only has this been extremely frustrating but has become an unsafe sleep environment for my newborn. Our unit does not cool properly and the humidity in our home ranges anywhere from 68-80%. I am risking mold build up, our doors, baseboards and crown molding have all expanded. We are now being told we need a model plug for the control board which they replaced 2 separate times since march. The model plug is supposed to be removed from the original board and put on to the new one. The technician that came out originally to replace the board threw away the model plug. This piece is back ordered with no estimated time of delivery. Tonight (6/21/24) my air conditioner yet again stopped working. When we called for service they said they refuse to send out a technician until the part comes in and they can not give us a delivery date. I have now yet again had to pack up my 3 children (all under 5) with no return date to go home. We have dealt with rude, non compassionate staff this whole process and I want this nightmare to end! I would like a refund for this unit so I can finally replace this and be done with this horrible, inconsiderate company.

      Business Response

      Date: 06/22/2024

      Unfortunately the memory card for the board is back ordered from the factory. The reason for the many service calls is we tried to do other things to get it running properly with out it but unfortunately it does need that part. When you replace the board that piece is suppose to be replaced but they did not have it. We have put a rush order and we advised you it will be ***** days from 6/15. Hopefully it will come sooner and we can not be refunding any monies from the install 4 years ago
    • Initial Complaint

      Date:06/08/2024

      Type:Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      AnsweredMore info

      Complaint statuses

      Resolved:
      The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.
      Unresolved:
      The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.
      Answered:
      The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.
      Unanswered:
      The business failed to respond to the dispute.
      Unpursuable:
      BBB is unable to locate the business.
      Air Around The Clock installed a NEW AC unit in my home March-April of 2021. A year later, May 2022, the unit had a leak and I had to pay the company to come out and fix it. May 11, 2024, the unit is leaked AGAIN and I was told I had the pay again for the issue to be fixed, which I did. June 8, 2024, the unit isnt blowing cold air for the third time since been installed. I just got off the phone with Air Around The Clock and I was told I would have to pay $195 service fee just for someone to come out and diagnosis the issue, which is ridiculous because Ive already paid them enough money. I want the issue to be resolved permanently!!

      Business Response

      Date: 06/09/2024

      We are sorry but our records show us there last in May of 2022. It is after hours when you called yesterday. If youd like someone to come on Monday there would be the normal charge

      Customer Answer

      Date: 06/10/2024

       
      Complaint: 21821897

      I am rejecting this response because:

      Sincerely,

      Ambrosia Blue

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