Professional, quick and efficient Installation but crew needs to interface more with customer
The install crew did a very professional looking job of installing my new Carrier heating and cooling system. They showed up on time but did not bother to introduce themselves or talk with me at all upon their arrival. After several hours, I went down to see how they were doing and I had to work to break the ice and get them to converse with me. Soon they were chatting and answering my questions but they never really offered any information without my first making an inquiry. Later, when they were finished, they came upstairs and gave me a tutorial on the new control device and how to make adjustments. They presented the paperwork and got my signature and we had a conversation for about 10 or 15 minutes and then they left. They never really gave me a summary of what was installed or any kind of a status so I assumed that everything was done. This was in the late afternoon on Friday. Over the weekend, I looked through the paperwork and found that I was supposed to get some kind of a surge suppressor and a cover for the outside cooling equipment. I looked around for the cover and found none. I called the office Monday to find out about them and talked to a cordial woman there that did not have any answers for me. She said she would look into it and call me back. A short time later she did call back and told me that another woman was going to find out what happened and sure enough she called me several hours later. The surge unit was not installed as it was not available for the install but it was now available and she arranged a time for the techs to come out and install it and do a more thorough explanation of the control device and how to operate it. The cover is on back order and it would probably be several more weeks before they would be able to get it to me. The techs came out the next day and installed the suppressor and gave me a much more thorough explanation of the control unit. I was able to connect it to my wi\-fi and later I downloaded the app to my i\-phone and was able to use that to view the settings. I spent over 25 years working as a service rep for Xerox and had a lot of training and experience in dealing with customers. It is very important to be cordial and friendly to customers and keep them informed of what you are going to do for them, what you have done for them, keeping them informed of the status of your work and whether parts have to be ordered and some time frames as to when they will arrive and when you will be back to install them. You can do a fine job of repairing or installing equipment but if you are not able to deal with customers, you will NOT be successful in you business. The install crew basically ignored me. They never said hello or introduced themselves. They never gave me an idea of what they were going to do or when they would be done. It was almost as if I was not even there. They are either very shy or indifferent around customers and that will not sit well with most people. Someone needs to step up and speak with the customers and let them know what to expect and ask the customer if there is anything they can do for them and make the customer feel good about doing business with them. Josh, the tech who sold me on the new system has some very good customer skills and I like dealing with him very much. He is straight forward and up front and very cordial in conversation. I decided to buy this system because I liked him and I felt I could trust him. He was able to clearly explain the various options he was proposing and made a recommendation for the system I purchased. He should be considered a real asset to this business.