I have been stuck with Reliance via my townhouse corporation for 10 yrs, paying an exorbitant amount of money for rental and warranty coverage. Upon not having hot water that was truly hot, and that lasted for less than 10 minutes, I called Reliance to have it fixed. After 4 reliance "technicians" investigated the problem for less than 1 minute, I was told that I needed to spend close to $500 to have the heat valve changed which they did not cover. Realizing it was not the heat valve, I called a reliance again and a technician was once again brought in. Turns out, a simple replacement of 1/2 check valve on the heating loop was the problem. It was fixed within minutes and I now have hot water for the first time in 2 years. 4 prior technicians stated that nothing was wrong or that I needed to hire someone to replace a part that Reliance did not cover.
Needless to say, I'm horrified at the technicians provided by Reliance who don't care and don't take a moment to investigate potential issues. If it weren't for the last wonderful Reliance technician, I would still not have hot water. Thank you to the technician who took the time to figure things out and provide me with hot water that I had been lacking for 2 years.
Reliance, you owe your customers better than that. It should not have taken 2 years to figure out this problem. To all customers dealing with heating or cooling issues, don't let disinterested, uneducated technicians tell you you need to spend more money. Man up Reliance and get some qualified technicians who actually care.