Business Description:
Since 1970, Albright’s Mechanical Services has been Baltimore’s go-to business for all HVAC and plumbing needs. Serving communities like Dundalk, Essex, Middle River
Categories
plumbing, heating, and cooling
Albright's Mechanical Services, Inc.
11 S Marlyn Ave, Essex, MD 21221, USA
(410) 450-4140

Service

Total Experience

Will Recommend

Brad S.

Baltimore, MD

Albright's Mechanical Services, Inc.

Use another company.

If I could give negative stars to this business I would do so happily. The amount of run-around just to get taken care of is sad. I would never treat my own clients with such disregard. Take your hard-earned money to any other HVAC business, you'll be better for it. So of course my AC quits on the hottest day of the year, and the temperatures quickly rise in the house this morning. I contacted Albright's at 11:00am and they have someone call me a short time later and say they will be out between 60-90 minutes later. No problem, I'm sure they're busy. He arrives in the time-frame and takes a look. I told him I know the system is almost 30 years old and may need to be replaced. The tech told me he has nothing to do with that and a short time later tells me the capacitor is bad and he can replace it for $316 out the door. I hate throwing money at a 30 year old system, but need AC in the heat with my young child and he said he has nothing to do with replacing a unit. I agree to pay and the part is replaced. The tech tells me that the new part is in but the fan on the condenser won’t come on, but to turn the system off for an hour and then it will work. I ask what happens if it doesn't and he said to call him and it would get taken care of. He left just before 1:00 pm, and a couple minutes after 2:00 pm, I turn the unit on, the fan comes on but doesn't seem to be blowing very cold. I left the system run along with 4 ceiling fans on the first floor on high and a window AC unit on the second floor on high for over an hour and a half and the temperature only dropped a few degrees just under 80 in the house. I called the technician back who said he's not in the area, but he'll send another tech out. I waited for two hours, because I'm sure there's plenty of work in this heat, and without hearing from anyone or seeing anyone, I called back. At that time the initial tech says, well we will be out sometime tomorrow for sure. I explain that I will be working out of town tomorrow, and that doesn't help my family tonight. A few minutes later I receive a call from the second tech who says he would be here by 11:00 pm, a mere twelve hours after my initial call for emergency service. I fully understand being busy, that's why paying an emergency rate was no issue, but Albright's can rest assured that $316 dollars will be the last of mine or my extended family's money they will receive, and they certainly won't be on the list for my system replacement that will probably be in the neighborhood of $5,000, especially if their techs "have nothing to do with that." I guess gone are the days when service actually meant something to those in the service industry.