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Posted on 06/28/2010 3:48:02 PM PDT by navysealdad
I had a Carrier heat pump compressor replaced, it was was under warranty. The cost of the refrigerant replacement, vacuum system, ect and labor was $522, is that a reasonable price?
If you dont have to turn wrenches thats a fair price.
My wife is that way with her Tahoe.
One day her oil light came on, I told her I should get out and check the oil. She said, “no, let’s drive it to the dealer to see what’s wrong.”
I just shook my head.
Ha!
F22!?!?!
Not after 12/31/2009!!!!
That’s a parts limited warranty. What’s the time it took to do the job? Sounds like >$125/hr, which is unreasonable.
Price sounds pretty high, especially if they reused the recovered refrigerant. If the refrigerant was contaminated by the failure of the compressor then you paid for all new refrigerant and the disposal of the old. Looks like R-22 sells for about $5.00/lb and R-410 for about $10.00/lb on ebay. I don’t know how much disposal costs.
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ApplianceGuru.com: The Samurai Appliance Repair Forums
Kind of a weird setup but lots of information. They talk about beer a lot, too.
Thanks Red,
That is interesting info as we did have a blip of a power outage on Saturday and noticed the problem Sunday morning. Hmmmmm....It’s definitely something I’ll bring up with the repairman. Thank you so much!
Beer and guy stuff. My husband will love it, after he’s done mowing the lawn with our neighbor’s mower.
We had a trifecta this weekend. His car got hail damage on the way home from work, the mower axle broke and the refrigerator died. Joy!
Think I’ll go get him a cold one...me too! LOL
Yeah, if the pump took a crap and let loose any particles into the system, then you have to purge the lines and clean them out (wouldn’t want anything getting stuck in the orifice or TXV valve), then fill the lines up with nitrogen when brazing the new pump in, then you have to pull a vacuum and let it sit for awhile to make sure there are no minute leaks. Then charge it and balance the system. $100 an hour probably, 3-4 hours plus misc. supplies. Doesn’t sound like the guy hosed at all.
You have to reclaim the refrigerant; purge the system with nitrogen gas, braze in a new compressor and new filter; pressure test the system and triple evacuate the system; put in new refrigerant and finally adjust the superheat of the system. You may even require a new power relay or other electrical component which may have caused the compressor to fail in the first place. I think your getting a good deal. “
You sir, get an A. Don’t forget, some compressors weigh in excess of 150 lbs. The unit cage can be as much as 5 ft. high. Save taking the whole think apart (additional labor), without a hoist or jack you have to pay at least two laborers to pull the old one out and drop in the new one. He definitely go a good deal! Certified Mechanical Contractor.
Or subcooling of the system.
Thats wholesale. You think a guy is going to sell R-22 for $5.50 off of his truck? I would more likely say $19.00 a pound. A dryer will cost about $12.00 from the wholesaler, so perhaps $22.00 off the truck. On a compressor change out nobody reuses the old stuff.
Unfortunately mine required some modification to the squirrel cage. The original motor was 5 inches in diameter and the new motor was 4 inches, so the mounting bracket needed to be modified. My system is about 25 yrs old and was a pain to get in to...
Not if there is a hole in the line going into the compressor. Which is exactly what will happen if my compressor goes.
;D!
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