Basement Clogged Drain
- Discovered flood in basement on Thursday, October 1
- Created service request through AHS
- AHS Contracted Waldorf Water and Gas for Friday between 11-3
- WALDORF WATER & GAS
- (301) 396-4600
- WALDORFWATERGAS1@AOL.COM
- I received an invoice for a service fee of $60
- Waldorf showed up at 4PM and said it was a clogged drain and he didn't have the right tools
- The plumber calls the office and diagnoses a drain clog
- New appointment is scheduled for Monday between 11-3
- Monday
- I called Waldorf at 10AM to confirm and was told I was 2nd on the list
- At 12PM I called again and was told they would arrive by 3PM
- At 2:00PM I called again and was told he was running late and would arrive by 4PM
- At 3:00PM I called again and was told he was running later than usual and he would be there by 6PM
- At 5:30PM I called again and was told he was not coming because the "truck broke down"
- I called AHS to see if I could schedule a new contractor
- The rep was very nice and explained that there were lots, and she would call a bunch to see who could come and call me back
- 1 hour later I called for a status update. They had no record of my previous call, but noted there were no "attempts" made
- I spoke to a different rep who told me I could not switch, there was no record of the clogged drain, and the issue under "water heater" was deemed completed
- She also said that I could not switch contractors, and she would call Waldorf in the morning to clear up the issue
- For and estimate, I called Roto Rooter. They arrived within 1 hour with a $411 estimate. I sent them packing
- Tuesday
- I called AHS at 9:30 for a status and they had no record of anything being done on my behalf
- The rep conferenced in Waldorf who said I was on the schedule today as the LAST CALL around 2:30 and to call them at 2PM if I had not heard
- I explained how upset I was to be blown off the day before and pushed to the bottom of the priority list for the next day
- The rep upgraded my ticket to emergency and promised Waldorf would come today
- Following the call, I received a 2nd invoice for a 2nd service fee of $60
- Called AHS at 2PM and communicated that I had not heard from Waldorf
- The rep called Waldorf and assured that I was still on the schedule
- He would not ask or indicate whether they would be on time
- Called AHS at 3:15PM and communicated that I had not heard from Waldorf
- The rep called Waldorf and they stated they were backed up
- They offered to come between 5-7pm
- AHS stated that they will look for another company to come out
- I expressed deep frustration and told them I can not stay home from the office for a 3rd day in a row with a flood in my basement
- AHS transferred the call to ARBOGAST PLUMBING SERVICES, LLC and said they would be at the house within 2 hours
- ARBOGAST PLUMBING SERVICES, LLC
- (540) 868-2839
- ARBOGASTPLUMBING@YAHOO.COM
- The rep promised to send me a coupon for a free service call
- The rep promised that there would be only 1 service fee
- Arbogast Plumbing called at 3:45PM and said they were definitely coming tonight, but the drive would need to return to the shop for the large snake.
- Kelly from Arbogast called at 5:00PM to let me know the technician (Gary) was in Manassas on a call and then was heading to Arlington, then he would drive to Winchester to get the snake and come to me. She told me to expect 9 or 10 PM.
- I explained to Kelly that I needed to have this completed, I would stay up all night
- She told me she was headed to pick up her daughter from cheer leading and not to worry if I called and got voicemail. She assured me that Gary's number was on the voicemail and he's available 24/7
- Called Kelly at 9PM, no answer - called Gary no answer - left messages
- Called Kelly at 11PM and 11:30PM - called Gary no answer - left messages
- Called AHS at 11:30 and explained the situation again
- AHS stated that in their notes from 4:30PM, they see that Kelly spoke to me and I said someone had already fixed the problem
- WHATTTT? How is that possible that Kelly thinks the situation is resolved at 4:30, but calls me at 5:00 to let me know the tech was coming at 9?
- AHS "nothing I can do"
- Called Gary 1 more time. He answered and said he wasn't going to make it tonight. I called him a moron and hung up. I shouldn't have taken it out on him
- Called AHS and they did nothing
- Wednesday
- I called AHS to get the status of the case
- 9:15 - AHS told me I was authorized to get my own contractor and they would reimburse me
- After telling me I would be transferred to the department to authorize the reimbursement, AHS transferred me to yet another rep who asked me what I was calling about
- The rep put me on hold, came back and told me that I was now assigned to C & P PLUMBING, INC and was no longer authorized to get my own plumber. I almost passed out
- C & P PLUMBING, INC
- (703) 551-4054
- CPPLUMBINGDISPATCH@YAHOO.COM
- 10AM - I called C&P to tell them the story and pleaded with them not to accept the job unless they were 1000% sure they could come today.
- They assured me that they would come between 10:00AM and 2:00PM today