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Do not use Tarango Heating and Cooling! I hired Leonel Tarango to install a gas line on the side of my house from my gas meter to my backyard. He drew up a vague “contract” over text message. The contract stated that if he was to do ALL the work, including labor, trenching, and materials, he would charge me $2500. If I was to do the trenching, he would charge me $1050 – we settled on this option. He ended up charging me $2000 total, which I begrudgingly paid because the trench I dug was not perfect and he had to do a small amount of digging by hand. When asked, he did not give me a materials list nor did he provide their cost, intentionally leaving room to dramatically inflate the final price. However, what really threw salt in my wound was that he never even finished the job. My A/C condenser unit had to be disconnected and moved because it was in the way of the trench and he has refused to move it back. When asked to finish the job, he tried to screw me out of another $350. I reminded him over a heated phone call that part of the original deal was to reconnect my A/C but he is still refusing to get it done. Leonel Tarango is a snake in the grass who uses unclear language, unprofessional text-message contracts, and the “foot in the door” technique to screw unsuspecting customers LESSONS LEARNED: LESSON 1- Always make sure the contract is EXTREMELY detailed to prevent any wiggle room for shady contractors to weasel their way out of seemingly obvious tasks that common sense says should be considered included in the contract. (If you move the A/C condenser, you should obviously hook it back up.) Lesson 2- Always ask for an itemized list of materials, their cost (if not purchased yourself), labor cost, permit cost etc. LESSON 3- Always buy ALL materials yourself before the job is started. Leonel refused to provide a list of materials and intentionally obscured their actual cost when repeatedly asked. That’s how he cons his customers. He gets his foot in the door with a
Both of the quarter turn shut off valves at my washing machine started leaking after only five years in my new home. Mr. Tarango was the only plumber I contacted who was willing to talk to me over the phone to discuss my options for repair. The other companies would only schedule a repair appointment first before any discussion of the problem would take place. Mr. Tarango arrived 30 minutes early for our appointment. The plumbing work was done professionally and promptly. Fair pricing. He was able to install the older style multi-turn water valves behind the washer for me. I would definitely use him again for plumbing work in my home.
Not only did Leonel come to the house same day when I explained the noise the swamp cooler was making, he didn't charge me extra for driving all over town to find the correct bearings, and he got it done that evening on a ladder with a head lamp so we didn't have a miserable night without ac. Highly recommended!
LG 1-ton unit installed at half of what other local vendors quoted! Professional service and competent, trustworthy subcontract team for the electrical circuit run.
Never met someone so unreliable in my life. Never shows up on time - if at all. Unprofessional but that’s to be expected. Took over a week for something simple and was unable to complete the job in the end, more than likely due to incompetence. Might not even have a real license either. Sends ridiculous text messages with long excuses he will come up with about being late/unknowledged/unprepared. You’re better off with an actual company or could probably even do better yourself
Leonel treated me like I was important for my ac checkup. He was very knowledgeable and explained way more to me than the people who installed my system 2 years ago. He provided great service, I would hire him again
Top shelf company. Showed up exactly at time they said they, performance was perfect, cleaned up the location better than it was before. Price was perfect. Great job guys.