Benjamin Franklin
Review Summary
- Poor Responsiveness: Unresponsive to calls, delaying service.
- Overpriced Repairs: High quotes for unnecessary work, inflated part costs.
- Questionable Practices: Misdiagnosis, charging for services not rendered (camera inspection).
- Customer Dissatisfaction: Customers able to fix problems themselves for significantly less.
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(6 reviews)
K Baragary
Iβve been calling for one hour brand new hot water heater install in two weeks. Weβre trying to close a Home and hot water heaters brand new one is leaking. Iβve been calling all the numbers and Benjamin Franklin for one hour and no response.
Keith Simmonds
Greedy shysters! Yes punctual. But not good value. Came quickly to my leaking drain under my sink. Wrongly diagnosed other pipes leaking and wanted to charge me $3300 for a complete new drain, and $2k for all new pipes. Oh and another 2k for a water softener. I managed to fix the leak myself with a $6 part from Lowe's and about 40 minutes of labor. Avoid, avoid, AVOID!!!
Kelly Nekvinda
If i could give 0 stars i would. I had a water heater with a pilot light that wouldn't stay lit. I googled it and diagnosed as a bad thermocouple that would be about $15 to replace. I called BF plumbing to come and take a look for a $68 service charge(seemed a little high, but oh well) They showed up on time and the kid took 5 minutes to tell me that yes it was the thermocouple but it was a proprietary part and i would have to replace the entire thermostat assembly. They could do it for $600. $600!!! Or i could buy the part for $150 and do it myself. I said no thanks and ushered him out of my house and paid the service charge that went from $68 to $80. (I guess Iowa had 18% sales tax now) I went to Menards found the part i need and fixed it myself for $8. !!!NEVER CALL BEN FRANKLIN!!!
Dale Ellingson
Hire to unplug a drain in a senior living home kitchen. Unplug it but charge us for camera in drain but never had the camera even in kitchen. Bill was very uncalled for
samantha Boston
Lisa Russo