[navysealdad]

labor cost

[al baby]

Yeah, reminded me of that old story Paul Harvey told every now and then.
Young couple complained that they were so poor, they couldn’t afford a crib for their baby girl.
She had to sleep in the box the VCR came in...

[Gaffer]

Did the warranty only cover parts? How many hours was the labor for and what did they charge in materials....afraid to say so, but in this weather, you probably got off light.

[UCANSEE2]

The refrigerant is very expensive. I’d say you got a fair price.

[Cementjungle]

Yes, that’s a very good price from my experience.

[Frantzie]

Seems a bit high. The problem is the heat around most of the US is so high that they can charge more.

[mplsconservative]

Heck, as long as you’re posting a vanity about this I’m going to piggyback on your thread. And no, I have no idea if that was a fair cost or not. It seems the labor is a biggie. That’s what I’m dreading tomorrow.

My side by side Whirlpool refrigerator died yesterday. Dang thing is only 6 years old. When I spoke with the repair guy today, he said, “It doesn’t sound good.”

Sorry to piggyback, I feel your pain as xClintoon would say. Just thought your thread would draw some tech folks. Thanks navysealdad!

[shotgun]

I feel your pain...

I just replaced the fan motor in my air conditioner unit for $425 on Friday. I’m just glad it wasn’t my heat pump...

[JRandomFreeper]

My Lobor was free, it was the shipment from Gondor that cost. ;)

Doncha hate your fingers sometimes?

/johnny

[deport]

Reasonable price?

Are you cool now and is the wife happy?

If so I’d say it’s reasonable.

[llevrok]

I'm betting a fair share of that cost was for environmental reasons....

[babygene]

Well, f22 is 5.50 a lb. That’s pretty cheap stuff (I assume that’s what it would use) Probably less that 5 lbs of it would do. Actually they suck the old stuff out and recycle it. The drier is probably 40 bucks...

[Red_Devil 232]

Had a power surge knock out my refrig a few weeks ago. Looked up the problem on the net and told my wife it was probably the start cap. and that it was a $50 part.

Wife: No get someone out to fix it!

I called and Sears said they would fix it but there would be $60 service charge and a guy would be out in 4 days. We have a freezer and a small refrig so she said do it!

Sears guy arrives replaces the part, that I told my wife was the problem, and charges us $300+! He was here for about 20 min.

So we were charged for the part plus the $60 service call and about $200 labor.

[barmag25]

If you dont have to turn wrenches thats a fair price.

[spunkets]

That’s a parts limited warranty. What’s the time it took to do the job? Sounds like >$125/hr, which is unreasonable.

[theymakemesick]

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.

.02

[raybbr]

Here is a forum for this kind of thing.

ApplianceGuru.com: The Samurai Appliance Repair Forums

Kind of a weird setup but lots of information. They talk about beer a lot, too.

[mad_as_he$$]

In Nevada that is a good price. In Arkansas I do not know. Labor here is $85-120/hour.

[pterional]

To replace an A/C compressor will run normally around $1800 dollars. To buy a new compressor will run $500 - 800 depending on the tonnage of the unit.
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.

[MaxMax]

You are not just paying for labor, you are also paying wages, advertising, transportation, insurance and overhead.
You got a good deal. Do you own a business?