The Pool and Spa Doctor-Maryland Hot Tub Repair

Charged me $298 to come take a look at my hot tub that was leaking. Fair enough to pay for their time, but I was completely floored by the amount they wanted me to pay to fix the problem after going away for 3 days to write up a quote. $2400 to replace or bypass old valves and leaky plumbing. It's an old hot tub, and I just wanted straight PVC repairs (I didn't ask for anything than for the tub to stop leaking). Their quote had about $200 in PVC and then the rest was in labor. I was prepared to pay $1,000-$1,200, but their quote floored me. All I wanted was basically a bypass around the leaky parts, which we agreed to. The simplest of fixes to get the old tub functioning at a basic level. Still, it was $2400!!! I ended up buying the PVC that I needed at Lowes for $15 and a collar to attach the PVC to the hot tub heater -- which is a common part available for $14 on Amazon. 2 days later with about an hour of my own labor I have the whole issue fixed for $29. Just a word to the wise - a hot tub has a lot of off-the-shelf PVC plumbing. If it's a leak, chances are you can fix it yourself. I get paying for expertise, and the cost of running a business, but I was not expecting such inflated estimates. Additionally, it was very hard to get them on the phone. I do not recommend them unless you want to be paying $2,000+ for their work (which I cannot say if it is good or not since I fixed myself).