I called in on Thursday at about 1:30 to ask for service as my water heater had stopped worked and would not "reboot" by unplugging. I was told it would not get a service call until the next morning. I explained that the water heater is essential as it tied to the furnace and there is no heat without it. It had already dropped to 19 degrees in the house and it had only been a couple of hours. The customer care rep kept searching and found a rep to come to the house between 7 pm and 11. She made sure she had the correct number for service to contact me and assured me they would call before arriving.
By 10 pm as I still had no call and I had stayed home from my son's hockey game, and carried my cell everywhere in the house with me to assure I didn't miss the call, I called back into to Reliance to enquire as to my calls status. It was now 16 degrees in the house. The next rep assured me the call was still active and I should hear from someone that evening.
I called back in at 11:15, now cold and tired, to have the rep investigate where the service call stood. She then contacted the service rep directly and he was not dispatched the call. Now I am upset, my house is cold, there's no hot water, and the offer for someone to now arrive between 8-12 the next day was insufficient, but my only option. I was now angry and concerned about the temperature of the house.
By next morning, it was 12 degrees and my kids were late for school due to no hot water and my husband had to stay home from work to have the heat restored in my home.
I am currently investigation alternative options to my current system, and it won't be a reliance service plan if this is how a essential element of the plan is considered.