I called Staten's after seeing a positive neighborhood review. When I scheduled the appointment, I was told the tech would contact me after I provided my dishwasher's model number — but it took a second call to the office before he actually reached out.
When the tech arrived, he diagnosed a leaky dishwasher without ever running it, basing his assessment solely on water stains. Throughout the repair, I ended up assisting with labor — helping move the machine, holding a flashlight, and helping install the new motor. During installation, he broke part of the new intake assembly and had to cannibalize the piece from the old motor.
After a brief test run with no visible leaks, I ran the machine that night and noticed a small leak. Hoping it was residual water from the repair, and since I was going out of town for a few days, I left it to check again when I got back. When I returned and ran it again, the leak had gotten significantly worse.
I called Staten's. Again, no callback until I texted the tech directly with video of the leak. When he returned, he showed up without a flashlight bright enough to work with and without pliers. He had a bleeding arm, asked for a bandaid, then joked to my wife that she must have broken the dishwasher — an odd choice given he was there to fix his own incomplete work. After multiple test runs, he concluded he didn't know why it was leaking and recommended yet another motor assembly.
At that point I'd lost confidence in the repair and asked for a refund. He said he'd need to retrieve the new motor. I agreed, on the condition that he return my old one. But the back-and-forth over the machine itself (he suggested taking it with him without any compensation, presumably so they could fix and resell) was uncalled for.
Overall: poor communication, unprofessional conduct on the return visit, and a repair that was never actually resolved.
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I called Staten's after seeing a positive neighborhood review. When I scheduled the appointment, I was told the tech would contact me after I provided my dishwasher's model number — but it took a second call to the office before he actually reached out.
When the tech arrived, he diagnosed a leaky dishwasher without ever running it, basing his assessment solely on water stains. Throughout the repair, I ended up assisting with labor — helping move the machine, holding a flashlight, and helping install the new motor. During installation, he broke part of the new intake assembly and had to cannibalize the piece from the old motor.
After a brief test run with no visible leaks, I ran the machine that night and noticed a small leak. Hoping it was residual water from the repair, and since I was going out of town for a few days, I left it to check again when I got back. When I returned and ran it again, the leak had gotten significantly worse.
I called Staten's. Again, no callback until I texted the tech directly with video of the leak. When he returned, he showed up without a flashlight bright enough to work with and without pliers. He had a bleeding arm, asked for a bandaid, then joked to my wife that she must have broken the dishwasher — an odd choice given he was there to fix his own incomplete work. After multiple test runs, he concluded he didn't know why it was leaking and recommended yet another motor assembly.
At that point I'd lost confidence in the repair and asked for a refund. He said he'd need to retrieve the new motor. I agreed, on the condition that he return my old one. But the back-and-forth over the machine itself (he suggested taking it with him without any compensation, presumably so they could fix and resell) was uncalled for.
Overall: poor communication, unprofessional conduct on the return visit, and a repair that was never actually resolved.