“ElectriQ CD20LE - Do not buy this absolute rubbish. Mine was stored safely in its box between uses... all TWO of them (just to dry a bit of laundry)! Yes, the third use and it was dead. ElectriQ use the excuse of 'we are the manufacturer and are devoid of any responsibility, so please go away and contact the retailer'. Retailer, Appliances Direct are shockingly bad and due to the expired warranty, they also do not want to know. I could understand if I'd used and abused it, but really??? 2 times I used it~~ TWO!!! I will never buy from ELECTRIQ or APPLIANCES DIRECT again and if this review helps you to make the same decision, at least I'll have some satisfaction! These companies need to look at how Amazon treat their customers and learn from it!!”
“AVOID THIS COMPANY AT ALL COSTS - WILL NEVER DEAL WITH THEM AGAIN.
I purchased an air source heat pump from Electriq last year. I was of course drawn to them as their prices were significantly cheaper than other alternative, well-known brands. I bought one of their units as a cost saving exercise - what a mistake.
Firstly - their salespeople on the phone sold me this as a DIY unit, telling me that I could install this myself like many of their customers. Not only was this completely untrue. If I had attempted to install myself (not F gas certified) I would have nullified the warranty (which by the way does not exist with this company).
After paying an additional (and unknown cost) of an F gas qualified engineer to install of £400 the unit worked for a year. At just over year old the unit malfunctioned and broke. A probe failure caused ice to build up on the inside of the unit and sheared off a propeller blade.
Secondly - I called Electriq about this problem - a clear malfunction with the unit. Bare in mind my unit has a 2 year warranty. They informed me that they could not send out an engineer and they would not pay for an engineer.
Thirdly - I begrudgingly called out an engineer at my own expense. He informed me that I need them to send me a new probe and a new impeller. I called Electriq and they informed me that they no longer make the parts for this model and that I needed to PURCHASE A NEW MODEL!
Fourthly - I reminded them that this was still under warranty. They said I must send in my installation certificate from the FGas certified engineer to validate the warranty - I promptly did this.
They then dragged their heels for a week - claiming that they were looking into the matter. They then tried everything to worm their way out of validating the warranty, including; asking me to get the installing engineer to call them, they called the engineers company, they requested Refcom confirmation, their certificate number - all of which I provided. They then after one week of doing this informed me that my WARRANTY WAS INVALID BUT COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME WHY!?!?
As you can imagine I was incensed by all of this.
As a 'gesture of good will' they then offered me another outdoor unit at a reduced rate of £350. As much as I did not want to purchase from them, it was my cheapest and most convenient option to get back up and running again which I desperately needed!
I then called back and told them I would like to purchase this outdoor unit. This was 8 days ago. They informed me that because it was a case it would have to be looked into. I did not receive a call back EVERYDAY FOR EIGHT DAYS after being promised one every day.
On the eighth day (just now) I received an email. The summary of the email is this; "after reviewing your case we cannot offer you a replacement outdoor unit at a reduced rate. We would recommend you buy an entire new unit from us" - by the way this unit they have recommended is not at any reduced rate and it is significantly more expensive.
In summary;
Yes, Electriq had the cheapest product I could find.
But there is a reason for that....
- Their sales team are happy to outright lie to get sales.
- Their products are faulty.
- They will not validate warranties.
- Their customer service is appalling.
When I initially asked some local engineers about Electriq and their products I was warned - sadly the lure of a cheap product and saving some money got the better of me. It has ended up costing me thousands of pounds in extra costs and the stress in trying to rectify this has been terrible.
Yes, I will be taking matters further. I deal with small and large companies day in, day out in my job. I can honestly say Electriq are the worst company I have ever had the misfortune of dealing with.”
“Condenser drier 10 days old burst into flames and set fire to my hallway avoid at all costs they never return your calls Email apologising but do nothing I will be speaking to my solicitor. Imagine if I wasn't in at the time”
“Not even a one this is the worst company ever
Anyone thinking of buying something from these clowns
Just don’t do it as good as a parachute with holes in it too be honest if they sold chutes I’d take my chance with my girlfriends thong”
“Really poor after sales service, no one is interested, this item is two and a half years old and a basic part is un available,
the customer services is a shamble's. Avoid buying from these people not unless you want hypertension.”
“Washing machine only Lasted 1 year and then ruined my 1 year old kitchen by shaking so badly it put the whole thing out of line and now my cupboard doors won't shut.
I would never buy an electriq product again and would warn other people off buying one. Usless piece of rubbish. Very unhappy customer”
“Does anyone actually answer the phones? I gave up after 62minutes of being on hold. 0871 cost me a pretty penny. I was trying to call up reporting a fault on a product that was only 2 months old (air con). Do not purchase Electriq products, and if you experience a fault... Good luck trying to get ahold of ANYONE.”
“i HAVE REQUESTED A MANUAL FOR MY FRIDGE/FREEZER IN ORDER THAT I CAN CHANGE THE INSIDE FRIDGE LIGHT... I HAVE WRITTEN A MINIMUM OF 5 FIVE TIMES AND HAVE NOT HAD THE COURTESY OF A RESPONSE.
my ElectriQ 155 Litre 50/50 Freestanding Fridge/Freezer. The light is not working inside the fridge and I need to know how to change the bulb. Could you please forward perhaps a pdf manual to the above email address. This was purchased via Appliance Direct
Invoice No: 78873994”
“Gone through 3 ovens, lasting between 1 year - 1.5 years a time. Every oven has had the heating element break, unbelievable and so horrendous for the environment. Given up with warranty and getting a different brand. No one can repair this brand so not worth using them.”
“Wish I’d read the reviews below before buying from you as my experience with after sales has been horrendous. Obviously you are not interested in keeping any of the appliances going.😡”
“NO OVEN FOR 4 MONTHS! (and still on going)
Brought the EQOVENM2 in black (which is an Oven) it broke within 11 months of purchasing it, just before Christmas.
We called the manufacturer who still has the case open today and I still have a broken oven. (4months of no oven for me and with children, I was also pregnant at the time of opening the claim)
Their customer service is abysmal, they constantly hang up on you and have ridiculous wait times (longest I waited was 2 and a half hours when someone was meant to be passing me to the correct department.
The staff I spoke to barring 1 person were all extremely rude. I have also opened a complaint now 4 times and no one has actually opened one on my account. So I can't move it to an ombudsman... This company is a joke and I wouldn't ever buy one of their products again. I would not recommend either. I am now buying a oven out my own pocket, but I will not drop this complaint. I have never been so disgusted with a company.”
“THEY DONT EVEN DESERVE 1 star
I purchased an electriq range oven, after 6 months of use the oven door glass exploded out of no were we were out when this happened we came home to the oven door shattered.
This is very strange, when I rang buy it direct they told me I had one year warranty and that electriq will sort ot out.
I was chuffed as I was afraid they wouldn't, well when I say the chap that I got over the fone could not of been any more rude, he was obnoxious.
He rudely stated glass should not break and I replied I know and not shatter when and made out that we had done it and I said we were both in work.
He then bluntly stated were not covering that under warranty as its the glass.
I was shocked so looks like il have to lie the loss as parts for this cannot be got.
Think twice before you buy these products.
Buy cheap buy twice lol.”
“ElectriQ range oven delivered damaged by Appliances Direct. I had also paid for the removal and recycling of my old range cooker which their delivery people refused to honour - saying "we don't do that for Appliances Direct" anymore.
So - I have a damaged cooker and my old cooker sitting in my kitchen - both waiting to be collected and still nothing to cook on.
I had to pay a call out charge for the gas fitter who was booked to fit the cooker and still no sign of a refund or a date for the removal of two pieces of scrap!”
“I purchased a built-in single oven and built-in microwave and was very happy with my purchase until after 18 months of use the oven stopped working, no heat at all. I rang customer service and they said that it was out of it’s 12 months warranty and they didn’t want to know. Okay it was only £256 but I expect an oven to last longer than that. Will not purchase from this company again.”
“More of a health and safety issue than a poor product.Bought a ElectriQ 12L de humidifier.We were quite happy with it did the job in our small terraced house.Until one evening after emptying the unit to return it downstairs the handle completely snapped off causing it to fall down our stairs and smash into the wall at the foot of our stairs.14kgs of appliance falling like could be very dangerous. Please be aware of this danger..we were told its out of warranty and basically our own fault.Was offered on 3 occasions a new handle!!But would I really want to plug the busted appliance back into the mains?No thank you..repeat be aware of this flimsy handle issue.”
“Absolutely rubbish like everyone else is saying. Bought a fridge which is only 2 years old. 1 month out of warranty. Has Brocken down, can not get spare parts. They don’t hold any spares parts for it. But because it’s a MONTH out of warranty they sad bad luck, nothing we can do. So will be going to the rubbish pile. Spend a bit more money on a better brand and you will be better off.”
“Air con unit arrived broken. They changed it. Air con has broken after two months. They’re products are awful. We spent nearly £500 on an air con unit. They’re saying 5 days for a response to emails. They charge a huge amount to call customer service. There is a lower cost number but you have to look for it. Avoid this company completely.”
“Unfortunately i cannot write a good review as the customer support provided by electriq is atrocious. I was lied to by the first agent who told me they would contact the sole trader whose name the warranty was in to enable Electriq to deal with me (the home owner for whom the sole trader installed a kitchen) as i have been unable to get a response. After a week I phoned back Electriq who informed me that they would never attempt to make that contact - it was my responsibility and tough luck if I could not contact the warranty holder even though it is registered for my address! Presumably this applies to the other 3 items purchased for installation in my kitchen. For this reason my rating is 0 of 5”
