Agree but they also probably didn't do anything that would make it not work other than disconnecting the power at the beginning. I'd complain about it to, just highlighting these are silly to pay for.
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My guess is he did test it and then pulled the disconnect and flipped it so no power to the condensor.
Exactly. I'm sure that's what happened.
It's just being forgetful. Like the times when I've had the oil in my car changed, once at Big O and once at FleetFarm's automotive dept, where they fogot to put the oil cap back on and my engine got sprayed with oil.
I love this stuff. Grill them mercilessly. Stand over their shoulder so they know you know exactly what is happening. You gain good info on them either way.
My version of this was about a decade ago Toyota dealer (real chicago wiseguys) broke my key fob while working on my car and tried charged me $150 for a new key. They said "these things just break" and I was like "yeah, you broke it, I didn't, it worked when I handed you the keys".
Find a guy who moonlights on the side that works for one of the local big dog companies. They are more abundant than you think. Get recommendation you can trust. Pay him cash. You will quickly save 100s if not thousands and wonder why you didn’t do it years ago.
This is the way.
This is the way.
Yearly checkups are not necessary. I even asked my friends who own a major HVAC company. The money you spend on checkups won’t save you a part that goes out. It’s going to go
Out regardless. Best solution is to keep the filter up to date. Especially if the unit is basically brand new
Out regardless. Best solution is to keep the filter up to date. Especially if the unit is basically brand new
I saw a video on YT where a guy put a hidden camera in his truck at a Ford dealership that he took to get a new Key Fob. They charged him over $400 and literally did 5 minutes of work then just pretended they had the truck for like 2 hours. He took it to a locksmith after than and it was only like 50 bucks.
And change furnace filters but yes. Even smaller maintenance items are easy fixes. One of the more common issues is when you capacitor goes bad on either your furnace or condensing unit. It’s literally a $10 part off Amazon but would likely cost you a couple hundred bucks for a good honest HVAC firm to come out and fix it and probably double with a new fan motor for one that was screwing you over.
Sure, but it wouldn't be a high performance run capacitor. JK. I agree with you Pope. Buy one, have it on hand and fire them. Get someone else to do checkups.
Here is my HVAC complaint:
2 weeks ago it was identified that my coil was leaking; we replaced that.
1 week ago the heat pump at an investment property was drawing over 80amps and tripping the breaker. So had a new heat pump, air handler and water heater installed. The systeM was 15 years old I knew this would be happening soon.
I’ve spent way too much money on HVAC recently!
2 weeks ago it was identified that my coil was leaking; we replaced that.
1 week ago the heat pump at an investment property was drawing over 80amps and tripping the breaker. So had a new heat pump, air handler and water heater installed. The systeM was 15 years old I knew this would be happening soon.
I’ve spent way too much money on HVAC recently!
All equipment manufacturers offer a 5 year parts warranty and 10 year if registered. Not sure why they would charge for that other than 30 minutes labor.
Yeah, when my heat pump failed at about 12 years I just replaced with a standard HVAC system. It didn't really save money anyway, Iowa climate just too cold for it to be efficient enough and wears the sytem out faster. Developed a leak in the evaporator; regulations seem to change the cooling agent every 15 years or so, so that a simple repair is uneconomical due to the cost of whatever flavor of freon was used a generation prior. (I believe the cost would have been over $300-500/lb) The original gas heater had minimal use and is going strong still 7ish years later.
My hvac guy says the same. Call him if the a/c doesn't start in the spring. Clean the filter and the outside unit.
Capacitors actually do degrade and lose capacitance over time, especially in cases where they are consistently exposed to high temperatures. The problem lies with the fact that condenser capacitors are the easiest scam for HVAC companies to run on unsuspecting homeowners. They never even have to go inside.
