M P Energy Services

Mr. Pujol came to my condo to give me an estimate. I thought he was very professional. After that he couldnt be bothered. Very bad customer service and he is angry when you call him (then why hand out business cards? Make no sense). Save yourself some time and avoid this company.

I am not a big review writer but this company and owner (Marlon) was amazing. I had him and his guys install the latest infinity line from Carrier which allows me to control from an app and installs the AC on the roof (no crane required). I also had him swap out my hot water heater and add addition ducts. He had also worked on (2) of my friends houses a block away and both couldn’t have been happier with the finished product and service; the man is a genius. I obtained quotes from (3) other companies (Angie’s, Michael and Sons & Magnolia) all of which were $ 8,000+ more than his quote and didn’t know what the newest Infinity system was by Carrier… His warrantee is also above all others. I trusted MP Energy enough to give him the code to my house and let his guys work unsupervised as they please which usually was from 10−6/7pm. So far, this was by far the easiest transaction of my home remodel. I cannot say enough about Marlon, his crew and the office executive assistant Ashley. I will always recommend good small businesses; this one is just in another league.
Background, 1905 row house in NE DC off of H street. Existing Furnace and AC were installed incorrectly.

Well it has been almost one year since MP installed three complete HVAC systems in my house/​apartment building. They are performing well. I am posting this to put it out there that MP knows their business inside and out. I am an engineer and was worried about my installation because of the extreme space limitations imposed by the job. MP did this job with ease and it was done the right way on time and within budget. Not much more to say than that.

We hired MP Energy Services to install central air in our new 1925 bungalow. As you may know (but I didn’t really), installing ductwork in old houses that don’t have any is a big task!
Marlon was the first person we had out to give us an estimate. He and his team specialize in AC systems for old houses. He had a very clear understanding of the challenges of fitting ductwork into our tiny bungalow, and a clear, non-​invasive plan to make it work. He also told us that other companies would give us significantly higher quotes, because they weren’t familiar with this kind of job and wanted to hedge their bets.
I didn’t believe him, but he was totally right. MP’s quote was several thousand dollars less than any of the other guys we had out. The other companies also had all kinds of crazy schemes involving moving doorways, cutting apart walls, converting closets (of which we have basically none) into AC stuff… it sounded like such a mess, and they clearly weren’t very comfortable working in the oddly sized spaces available in our house.
I can’t think of the last time the company I liked the best, with the best reviews, ALSO had the best price, but that’s what we got with MP.
MP did our install last week, and it went great, exactly according to plan. How do they manage to fit systems in spaces the other companies said were impossible? It turns out every morning our crew built custom-​sized ductwork in their shop to fit the spaces in our house.
New system is up and running, I love it, and I still have all my closets/​doorways/​walls. Yay!

Marlon and his crew did a great job retrofit-​installing central AC in our 1912 DC rowhouse. Marlon was a pleasure to deal with, straightforward and honest. It was amazing how well they cleaned up after themselves after each day of work — you could almost not even tell they were working. It took about a week and now we have a top of the line Carrier system keeping us cool. Everything went flawlessly and I couldn’t be happier with the results. Cost was competitive with other contractors too. Every home improvement job should be this easy.

Update: After working out the initial problems in our 1^st year of owning the system we haven’t had any issues since. All but one of the problems was due to a difficult install. I can’t give 5 stars because we did have to make some warranty calls but once everything was good its been running smoothly ever since.

We had some difficulty scheduling with Marlon. We liked him quite a bit when he did visit for an estimate, but unfortunately he never did follow up with the estimate, despite a couple of attempts to contact him afterward.

You there… funky urban DC hipster… why you are so hip that you finally bit the bullet and decided… I AM GONNA BUY ME A TOWNHOUSE AND LIVE IN THIS FINE CITY! oh yes you did… look at you now, trying to hit all the cool hotspots and say HEY… I got my own place built from the 30s too! Cause I can’t afford a single family detached in the city at all cause… well… I am hip… but I am not loaded ya know? So watch me go now!
Well guess what. You, like me. who is older and has been living in a DC townhouse for 5+ years now, said… you know what… these dang places have no central air… and on top of that hmm gee… go figure summer sure is hot as hell!!! I think I need to do something about this…
Now I am older than you… nope probably not that cool anymore (like I care). but probably filled with more wisdom than yourself… let me tell you something about what you need to do to get rid of those ugly inefficient window units in your rowhouse. Call Marlon. Now seriously I am cool and was probably even more cool back in younger days, but I got it down so listen up…
MP Energy seems to specialise in retrofitting old DC rowhouses with really good HVAC systems. This was a big project of course, and like anything you have to do other things to your house first. you mr. cool hipster, throw insulation in your attic and redo your windows, cause if you own a middle row house like me chances are… yup… you gonna have to do it… Never mind that f’d up wiring done by some uncle from the 40s who said, dang if I am gonna do this myself code or no code!
Oh boy look at what you bought now huh? But you know you love it!
We called several HVAC places about putting units in and it was just like many other reviewers here… all over the map. What was worse were some of the things they said they had to do and couldn’t do such as… Smash a giant hole in my bedroom ceiling to get the unit in the attic… another who said we had to run giant ducts through the house that would be visible and of course ugly as all get out… what??? I’ll say pass!!!
Marlon said… nope… none of that… After looking over our house and choosing his carrier system he said my staff (who compromise of REALLY SMALL GUYS WHO CAN CRAWL INTO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING) can do this this this, and you won’t even see anything.
And guess what… they did it. I don’t have ugly ducts, I have a cool house, I got a cool system, and you couldn’t even tell I have central air.
If you own and old townhouse in DC that was built probably in the 20 – 30 maybe even in the 40s, this is the only person you should deal with.
I was quite impressed, with that said I’ll actually remove one star for the following reasons but I will not say these are major deal breakers.
a) sometimes the staff would show up late for work to start causing me to stay home until I could leave for work
b) getting your calls returned was sometimes hard, however following up though even on the same day you could get a hold of Lori who was always pleasant and encouraging and would then get back to you.
That said for the situation I am in there is nobody else I would even deal with, but you know what go out and get some other quotes it will prove it themselves.
Conclusion:
If you want central air installed and you own an old DC rowhouse, this is who you call. Period.
And yeah I am cool. Oh yes I am cool.

When we bought our house in NW DC we asked 4 contractors to quote putting in an AC system (the house was relying on window units). Marlon impressed us by his expertise. He recommended putting 2 systems to control 2 floors each (finished basement/​main floor + second floor/​finished attic) to offer flexibility and allow him to use walls and ceilings/​floors to run pipes in a non-​invasive way (it made sense: if you need to run pipes through 3 floors you need bigger pipes). We chose his solution because he seemed very comfortable with the solution he was recommending, he seemed technically top-​notch and he quoted competitively. 4 months later we’re still very satisfied with his system and his after-​sales service is on par with the rest. I have rarely been as pleased with a contractor as I have been with MP Energy!

I talked with 3 other contractors in regards to HVAC duct work, and none of them compare to M.P. Energy Services. As first-​time home owners, we were afraid of being taken advantage of since we have no experience with these types of issues. Marlon took extra time and care in educating us about our house. Everything he said made perfect sense, unlike the other contractors we spoke with. So we went with our gut instinct and hired them to do the job, and we are very happy we did! He arrived with this team on time, gave them instructions for the job, and came back afterwards to inspect their work. Marlon is very responsible and reasonably priced — I would definitely hire him again for any future needs.

If youre thinking about installing air conditioning in your place (and who doesn’t after a summer season in DC) you need to talk to Marlon Pujol and his wife Lori. We talked to 5 – 6 contractors about installing AC in our built in 1939 home and we were taken for quite ride: the prices and possibilities were all over the map. A friend tipped us to look up Marlon. We’re grateful, and we’re sharing the wealth. Not only was MP’s work superb and the price completely fair, Marlon SAVED us extra money by telling us about a rebate from the manufacturer and an energy related tax credit.
We now have a top of the line Carrier AC purring in the backyard and it came cheaper and runs cleaner than all of the off-​brand units others were peddling at higher prices. Add the excellent customer care and extra effort to ensure their work was precise & clean (we never saw an ounce of dust despite the need to cut through old thick plaster) and Im convinced MP Energy is the best in the business. Supporting family run businesses is rewarding — the quality of the work and the quality of the customer support you receive makes you wonder why anyone ever goes with the big box-​ers.