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I first contacted Steve to ask if our built in gas heaters were safe to use. I was not asking for work to be… done on these heaters, just wanting to know if they were safe to use. I told him the brand of these very old heaters & he said he would get someone out to check they are doing what they should be doing. If Steve was a professional he could have told me over the phone that these heaters are not safe & should not be used.
However he was obviously out to make a dollar & sent 2x gas plumbers to my property - the 2 plumbers saw the brand of the heaters (which I had told Steve on the phone) did not touch anything or perform any work, and told me “This brand of heaters are non-flued: this means the products of combustion are released back into the room. They are no longer sold. There are healthier heating option such as flued gas heaters and heat pumps that do a better job” I then thanked them for letting me know they weren’t safe to use & they left.
I then received the $265.50 invoice, which I was shocked about, given the plumbers were here for less than 2 mins & completed no work. I rang Steve to query the invoice & explained that I didn’t think the invoice was fair & if we could meet in the middle, as he could have told me this info over the phone & he then became aggressive & said I agreed to the costs & he would look at transcripts from our phone call as he was under the impression they were servicing or removing these units (I never asked for either, and the transcripts from our original convo showed this. I did agree to the costs but that was on the basis that the plumbers would do some gas checks to see if the heaters were safe - which they did not do). He also said if I just wanted to know if they were safe I could have googled this myself, which again was condescending & unprofessional.
I have paid this invoice but thought I should review so people are aware of Steve’s horrible customer service. And hopefully choose to look elsewhere.
The plumbers were polite, but Steve the owner was abusive and defensive.
"Thank you very much!
Jessie
-They came to check the gas heating system for 15 mins and left and billed me for an hour and came back again to fix something else without going through me by arranging with the tenant and charge me for another 1.5 hr labour and materials + transportations, vans charges etc.
- They obviously know how to game the system at the expense of the consumer. Of course, by doing so, they don't expect returning… customer.
- I have dealt with other plumbers, but this is one of the worst I ever used. I used them because of their "gas fitting" and soon discovered it is not what they claim to be. Lesson learnt.
Thanks
"Primary contact
Steve Deacon
Phone number
021797912
Website
https://www.sealplumbing.co.nz/
Availability
This week/ASAP
About us
We are certifying plumbers and gas fitters who are based in Glenfield. We work Auckland wide and specialise in maintenance plumbing and gas fitting.
What we do
We specialise in domestic and business plumbing and gas fitting maintenance and new builds:
-Kitchen, bathroom and laundry installation and repairs
-Hot water cylinders
-Toilet replacement and repairs
-Conversion of low pressure systems to mains pressure
-Water main renewal
-Leaky tap and pipework repair
-Gas hot water
-Gas hobs, Gas heaters and Gas barbeques, Gas fireplaces
-Gas leak detection
-Gas Certificates
-LPG or Natural Gas conversions
And more....
Categories we service
Plumbing services, heating, hot water, gas fitting, Plumbing & Heating, Plumbers / Plumbing Contractors, Gas Plumbers, Gas Installers / Gas Fitters, Gas Heating, Emergency Plumbers
Areas we service
Waitakere City and Suburbs, Takapuna, Stanmore Bay, St Heliers, Rodney Area, Riverhead, Remuera, Redvale, Red Beach, Ponsonby, Parnell, Papakura Area, Orewa, Northcote, North Shore City and Suburbs, North Shore, Mission Bay, Milwater, Manukau City and Suburbs, Manly, Mairangi Bay, Kumeu, Kohimarama, Kingsland, Herne Bay, Gulf Harbour, Grey Lynn, Glenfield, Franklin Area, Devonport, Dairy Flat, Coatesville, Campbells Bay, Browns Bay, Auckland City and Suburbs, Auckland Central, Albany
Seal Plumbing & Gas Services has not given us their exact location, but they are based in Albany
Transcript:
From me to Steve: From what I understand there is no improvement since your visit. I’ll check for myself later in the week. If I feel there is no improvement to the issue I’ll let you know and we can discuss next steps then. My expectation would be that for $260 to clear a blocked drain, the drain would be unblocked and draining freely.
Steve's response:
Kirsten,
Your email contact this evening was provocative.
Your drain was running freely.
You go and apply your plumbing knowledge to the situation.
If remedial works are needed we can help but we will charge.
Good night,
I did not engage further. Do not use these guys. $260 to plunge a drain is ridiculous - especially when it doesn't actually solve the problem. And the attitude of Steve is disgusting."
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