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    Business ProfileforA & B Marketing Inc

    Water Softener Supplies
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3/5stars

    Average of 4 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 12/4/2006

    Years in Business: 34

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    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    6930 Bonneval Road, Jacksonville, FL 32216
    BBB File Opened:
    12/1/1989
    Years in Business:
    34
    Business Started:
    6/1/1989
    Business Started Locally:
    6/1/1989
    Business Incorporated:
    6/21/1989
    Accredited Since:
    12/4/2006
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of TC1645 for this business, issued by Florida Consumer Services

    These agencies may include:

    Florida Consumer Services

    P.O. Box 6700

    Tallahassee FL 32399

    (800) 435-7352

    https://csapp.800helpfla.com/cspublicapp/businesssearch/businesssearch.aspx

    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Rainsoft NE FL
    Business Management
    • Mr. Jay M Toblin, Vice President
    • Mr. Austin Keck, President
    • Brandon Keck, Secretary
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Austin Keck, President

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Jay M Toblin, Vice President
    • Mr. Austin Keck, President
    • Brandon Keck, Secretary
    Additional Contact Information

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    Customer Complaints

    3 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    09/05/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    We Purchased this water softener treatment system 3 yrs ago. We decided on A&B Marketing because of their ******** *******, we thought they were a respected, trusted and reliable brand. It has turned out to be anything but. The salesman assured us this was the best water softner to have, low maint, excellent cust serv and we'd never have to worry about having healthy water. From the beginning, we started having problems, a hose came apart knocking over 1 of the tanks and spilling water in the garage; always smelly water, a couple of leaks, and the water stoppage in the sink (twice). All through all of the mishaps, the one constant we always complained about was the smell. Of course when they out, they claimed they didnt smell anything, probably because it took a week to 10 days for someone to come out. Each time, we had to pay their service fee. Their last maint was December 2022, two months later there was a water stoppage in the kitchen sink. They came out, said they replaced a filter. Why was that not done with the December Maint? Three months later on May 16th, the water stoppage happened again. We didnt call at that time because we left the next day for vacation. We returned on June 3, and called for repair on June 5th, took about a week for someone to come out, replaced the filter again. The lastest issue started on 9/4, water leaking from one of the mechanisms. I called right away, was given an appt. for 9/14. I questioned, "we have to leak water for two weeks??" The rep advised, turn off the water. I replied then we're not going to have filtered water. He didnt reply. Instead of having the water leak, we did turn it off, only to have smelly, salted, awful tasting water so we turned it back on. We'd rather have the leak than unhealty water, so now use bottled water to cook and brush our teeth. We need someone with a sense of urgency to come and make this repair. I really think they schedule us out so far because we've called many times.
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    4 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Jon K

    1 star

    07/24/2023

    We paid almost $9,000 for the complete water system system including the air conditioner air purifier and the laundry water conditioner. The first 6 months went well. After than we began having problems on a very regular basis. Multiple calls and many visits (6-8 or more) from the company people and they usually fixed the immediate problem. Then at 12 months the warranty ran out and the real problems started. This is when the bills also started. The average bill to have one of their people come out was $250 per visit plus materials and parts.The system constantly required attention and several visits. I asked for an owners manual, parts manual and service manual. I was told the only documentation available was the owners manual. I repeated my request and I was told that there is not a service manual. I then asked if there was a service manual for their technicians and was told, there is no service manual at all for anyone, not even their own repair technicians. I find that not only hard, but impossible to believe. I called other water treatment companies to come out and see if they could work on it. They all told me the equipment was proprietary, and that absolutely no parts or technical information was available to me, them or anyone else but official Rainsoft people. So now we have horrible water but of course Rainsoft is willing to come out for their customary excessive charge and "See what they can do". The system has our inside water pressure down to very little so taking a shower is not a god experience. Because of that we have bypassed the entire system and at least have decent water pressure but no water treatment at all.For now we are making due with no water treatment and saving our money to get this junk ripped out and replaced with a new, better option. I would highly recommend that anyone considering a new water treatment system avoid Rainsoft and go with some other option. Whatever you choose is all but guaranteed to be better than Rainsoft.

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