Shady business practices!:
J&S Pools has some very shady ways of doing business. I needed 600 feet XHHW 10 gauge solid copper wiring to replace original wiring that had shorted. They used existing underground conduit. All they did was pull wire and connect. When I asked the technician for a cost, he said, “The office will bill you.” The bill came to $600. Initially they did not itemize the charge, but did so after I wrote them. They charged .50 per foot; two $50 trip charges (approximately 35 minutes one way); and $125 per hour for a tech who is NOT a licensed electrician, accompanied by an assistant to help pull wire. When asked to name their wiring distributor so I could verify the high cost of wire, they refused. I now discover that other electricians charge $85 per hour. When I said their rate was excessive considering the tech was not a certified electrician they claimed they called others who do electrical work and the $125 per hour was about right. When I asked them to name who they called, they refused again. J&S Pools has some very unethical business procedures. I will never use them again.
by Richard Morales on September 07, 2011