Appliance Repair by Spartan Service in San Benito, Texas

BEWARE!!!!!! Manny Garcia, owner of Titan Service and Spartan Service, is a scam artist! He took over 9,500 of my money and never finished the work. I contracted him to remodel my master bath and replace flooring in hallway. We later added a few things to the second bath like change out countertop, move doorway, and paint cabinets. He told me this all would take 2-3 weeks. The first two weeks were great! We had a few delays with week 3-4 with him needing tile and flooring. Apparently it's hard to find these things in Corpus or Austin where he also went looking. He was getting close to halfway done with my shower and said he needed to purchase the frameless glass door early since it took 6-8 weeks for delivery. He needed another check to pay for it. He would periodically send his guys to do a few hours of work but they didn't get much done when he wasn't with them. During this time, he kept asking if I wanted to replace my kitchen countertops to match the soon to be new bathroom countertops. I appreciated the work I saw so far even though it was taking longer than expected so I agreed to have him replace my kitchen countertops. He also said he needed to pay his granite guy in advance so he needed the money for that too. Soon after I paid him all kinds of weird things started to happen. He got bronchitis and couldn't work for a week or so. He had a family emergency in which he needed to leave to California for a week. He finally came to work for one day and then asked for more money to pay his guys. I started to feel uneasy with everything. I hesitated and only gave him a portion of what he was asking for. Every time I gave him money in the past, he would promptly send me a receipt via email. This time, he said his system was down and so he sent me a text with “acknowledgment” of payment. Then his work van was broken into and his tools were stolen. He sent me the police officers card and pictues to show he bought new tools. He took a week off again for that but during that time, one of his employees came to pick up his tile cutter from my house, I thought to take to another jobsite, however he apparently stole it because Manny never sent him to pick it up and he never showed up to work again. We then noticed several items were missing from my garage, which Manny and his employees had access to. They could've taken that at any point since we hardly go in there. These items totalled to thousands of dollars. I can't prove Manny or his guys took these but it doesn't look good. After I filed a police report and insurance claim, Manny showed up twice to do work. The last time he was only there for an hour and then abruptly left without saying a word. It was weird because he was only halfway done pouring the floor concrete for my shower when he left. He has not answered any of my texts, calls, or emails. I've been researching and found that he did a similar thing to another person under another company named Spartan Service. He is a horrible person with no conscience. I plan on suing for what he owes me and making a formal complaint against him with the Attorney General's Office and Better Business Bureau. I've come to the realization that I may not ever get back everything he took but if I can save anyone from this sorry excuse of a human being then that is worth something to me. Never trust anyone! Buyer Beware!

Spartan Service plumbing and HVAC service is very impressive! The owner, Manny, was able to diagnose my AC leak issue as a defective coil. He even identified a Mold issue...I had no idea. Now, I feel confident that my AC will be able to handle the Valley summer heat and better yet, My family and I will have healthier quality air now that my mold issue has been identified and a resolution plan is in place. Give Manny at Spartan Service a try!