DL
David L

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2024

30 Jul 2025, 08:17

Unresolved issue

I phoned Santam regarding a geyser claim and was confronted by a useless AI voice prompting machine for about 5 minutes before I actually got to speak to someone. The lady I spoke to was pleasant and handled the initial part of me claim professionally. I explained that I still had hot water however there was noises emanating from the pipes up to the geyser and I suspected that it was possibly a valve, or something associated with the geyser the geyser had been replaced about a year ago. A plumber was dispatched, and he advised me that it was the pressure regulating valve that is faulty and that the geyser is under warranty still with Kwikot. Later Kwikot attended to the problem by cleaning the filter in the valve and implying problem solved after opening a tap. shortly after they left when I tried a tap the noises had returned. I reverted to the email correspondence received from Santam and have just had a run around. Kwikot sent a message for service feedback to which I responded that the issues have not been resolved. I don't believe they take note of their failures - only the favorable comments. (I have also posted this under Santam) Kwikot has not responded to the unresolved issue.

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Replies (2)
Kwikot (Haier) SA (Pty) Ltd
Kwikot (Haier) SA (Pty) Ltd's reply30 Jul 2025, 08:24
Official
Good Morning David,

Thank you for your e-mail,  we have escalated this to the relevant department to be investigated and communicate back to you.

Regards
DL
David L's update05 Aug 2025, 09:20
Reviewer Update
After the bad experience from the first team that was sent out that did not resolve the issue. A different team came out a week later, they were a lot more cooperative and knowledgeable. The valve that needed replacing was done and the plumber pointed out the faults by the plumber that did the original geyser replacement that have since been attended to (the geyser replacement was undertaken as an insurance claim by a service provider to Santam. Santam need to screen their service providers so that geyser replacements are done correctly).