Bland’s Lawn & Garden

Called and the guy said $ 75 per hr plus parts between 15 — 25. The generac generator was relatively new and hardly used by local church. 2 per year. We both suspected the fuel that was left in the tank. I added a $ 50 buffer in my head. I had a decent call with front desk compared to other certified generac seevice shop so I decided to go with this company.
Took the generator in and the guy attempted to start it but broke the cord. I had attempted this before without any issue that extreme. He admitted it was his fault and he will fix it.
Went into shop and was willing to pay maybe $ 50 to $ 75 down but was told it is $ 101.50 for generators fir estimate or will go to repairs. Instantly turned off. Why not mentioned this on the phone and why so high?
Because I had estimated $ 100 — $ 130 for repairs, I figure I am already there and it’s for local church group. We budgeted that amount for repair so fine.
Got a call recently with a chumped up bill of $ 220. It is a scam or I am paying for a ton of overhead. It do feel like a way to get u in then trick u to take it or looose your $ 102.50 deposit. That’s a rip off and a con. The cost of a new generac generator for that power is $ 399.
Regret this decision and now I will need to donate the downpayment to my local church group so they don’t feel the pinch to my bad selection. #avoid

I took my push mower in for a spring service: Blade Sharpening, oil change, spark plug, air filter, etc. The technician called to tell me that he had trouble starting the mower and that my engine was surging, caused by debris in my fuel tank and I needed to replace the carburetor. I was a bit shocked, considering I started it before taking it in and after sitting in my garage for months, it started on the second pull. The repairs and servicing cost almost as much as a new mower, so I told them I would pick it up. They graciously offered to «junk» it for me, but I declined.
I picked it up on Saturday and took the carburetor apart myself. It was perfectly clean. I found no debris, no varnish, and no blocked jets. I drained the fuel tank using the fuel supply line and looked inside the tank to find that there was no debris in the tank. I put it back together and the surge was still there. the surge went away after I changed the air filter.
I called on Monday to ask Bland’s to refund the $ 40 deposit that I paid. They would not give an inch. They explained away the clean carburetor saying the technician took the bowl off and cleaned it out. They had no explanation for the clean gas tank. They stood by their diagnosis and refused to refund my money. Steer Clear of Blands. A novice armed with you tube can do better work himself.