{"id":5716,"date":"2026-03-28T08:08:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sams-blog.com\/?p=5716"},"modified":"2026-03-28T08:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:08:43","slug":"singhs-aircon-tell-me-why-are-they-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sams-blog.com\/?p=5716","title":{"rendered":"Singh’s Aircon: tell me, why are they in business?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A link to the review below, which I posted on Google, keeps appearing and disappearing. Given that, I am posting it here as well so anyone who wants to read it is not prevented from doing so.<\/p>\n

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I am writing this review to give a correct picture of this company. I had written a short review about them [Singh’s Aircon] last year, on their urging, portraying them as efficient. That is incorrect.<\/p>\n

I contacted Singh’s in September 2025 because the person from whom I bought a house in Tarneit had used their services to install an air-con system. There was an error showing up, with the green light on the display going red periodically.<\/p>\n

Two men showed up, had a look and said some sensors needed to be replaced. They said they would order the parts and then come and fit them. I was charged a callout fee of $209.<\/p>\n

I waited until November and then called the company again. One thing notable was that every time I did so, the woman who answered would promise to call back within two minutes \u2013 and then rarely do so.<\/p>\n

Towards the end of November, two men from Singh’s came by again. They again charged me a callout feee \u2014 this time $168.05 \u2014 and said the parts they had ordered were yet to arrive. I was curious about the second callout fee as no company has ever charged me that. However, I decided to go along and see what their game was. This amount was paid on November 27. They also asked for a Google Review of their services; as I have mentioned above, I gave them a positive review even though they had done sweet fuck-all.<\/p>\n

I called Singh’s again in December. There was no movement on fixing my air-con system. Very little work gets done in Australia in the second half of December as the holiday mood sets in, so I left the matter until January.<\/p>\n

I call Singh’s in January and got the usual message from the receptionist: “I will call you back in two minutes.” I left it at that and decided to wait and see. When I had not heard from the company until March 19, I decided to call another company and did so. My experience with that company, Coldflow, is detailed<\/a> in another review (which Coldflow did not ask for and is written on my own initiative).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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