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    Business ProfileforPolestar Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

    Heating and Air Conditioning
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    4.46/5stars

    Average of 82 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 11/24/1998

    Years in Business: 40

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Residential and Commercial Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning and Insulation.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    7252 W Frontage Rd, Merriam, KS 66203-4638
    BBB File Opened:
    11/24/1998
    Years in Business:
    40
    Business Started:
    1/1/1984
    Business Started Locally:
    1/1/1984
    Business Incorporated:
    12/27/1989
    Accredited Since:
    11/24/1998
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Polestar Plumbing, Inc.
    • PoleStar Plumbing Heating & Cooling
    • HvacPartsShop.com
    Business Management
    • Mark Snell, President
    • Payton Snell, General Manager
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mark Snell, President

    Customer Contact

    • Payton Snell, General Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (913) 317-9313
      Primary Fax

    Website Addresses

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Buying and servicing your heating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

    Customer Complaints

    7 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    07/26/2022

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    I received a phone call from Poestar after searching for an air conditioning company to take a look at two vents in my basement. The following day comfort advisor **** ***** arrived. He was dressed like a sales person rather than a technician. He immediately asked to take a look at my furnace. After opening the front cover he claimed that my furnace was dangerous. Next he looked at my water heater and said it looked like it was ready to explode. He claimed that both the furnace and the water heater needed to be replaced immediately. Next he said that it would make sense to replace my air conditioner at the same time. He said my home was too humid and a larger capacity unit would make a huge difference (my current unit was a 3.5 ton). He gave me an estimate for $8,900 that included the water heater, the furnace and a Rheem 4 ton 13 SEER single stage AC. I told him that $8,900 was a lot of money and I would have to think about it. He explained that I could finance the equipment through their 3rd party finance company (Service Finance Center). I told him I would need to think about it. He left and then returned to my home about 15 minutes later stating that he had spoken to his manager and gotten permission to sell me the same equipment for $8,200 in order to 'help me out'. Once again he insisted that both the furnace and the hot water heater needed to be replaced immediately for my safety. I agreed to purchase the equipment and finance it through Service Finance Center. Later, after careful examination of the contract I noticed that the description of the AC on the contract was slightly different than the description on the estimate. The contract said 13 SEER Single Stage AC. He purposely left out the capacity in order to confuse me. Furthermore, **** did not examine my duct work during his inspection. Two days later Polestar's technicians installed the equipment including a 3 ton air conditioning unit and I haven't had any air conditioning on my bedroom level since.
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    Customer Reviews

    82 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Fabian B

    1 star

    06/20/2024

    We contracted polestar to fix a gas leak which resulted in our service being shut off. I was told when I scheduled the appointment from day one (Saturday June 15th 2024) that they would be out to start the repairs Monday morning June 17th. Monday came along and all morning passed without hearing a word from polestar, I had to reach out and ask what's the status of things, to which the plumbing manager came out to assess the job. The manager first and foremost just tried to upsell me on a water heater, and informed me a technician would be out the following afternoon. A technician finally did show up late in the day, did barley 2 hours worth of work only to leave the job unfinished, extending into day two. He stated that there was additional leaks past the point in the gas line he repaired (a 2" long x 1-1/2 T fitting) and that more gas line would likely have to be replaced. Day two, same thing, all morning went by not a word from polestar, when I called to check I was informed I was supposed to sign an estimate for the second half of the work which was emailed to me early in the morning which I was unware of, it would have been nice if they actually called me to tell me this, that way an entire half-day didn't go wasted. The estimate and contract very clearly said it was for the labor and materials for replacing up to an additional 5' section of piping. What's absolutely crazy! is that the second technician that came out day two assembled everything back together with the old fittings, did a pressure test, and everything was good! THIS WAS THE SAME SET OF FITTINGS THAT ALREADY EXISTED WHICH THE FIRST SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID WERE A PROBLEM AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. If I would have not noticed this, I would have been unintentionally billed for parts and services that they did not actually do! In the end I paid $850 for two days of work to replace a 2" section of pipe after begging them to even come out and do any work.

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