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Originally Posted by mtdjed
We had a Mitsubishi Mini split installed in our Sunroom several years ago. The contract included a free one-year annual inspection. I called to get a 2nd year annual and was the installer doesn't offer a fixed cost inspection. It is all on a time and materials basis at $140/hr and an estimated 1.5 hrs.
I get my whole house unit serviced for a fixed cost $85 but they don't do Mini splits. Is there something mysterious about Mini splits? Observing the first-year free service seemed very simple.
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We had a Samsung Mini Split in our shop for 5 years. We kept the filter clean and kept an eye on the dirt build up on the condenser coils. After 5 years a circuit board crapped out and was almost impossible to find. It was over 1/3 the price of a new unit. We replaced it with a Daikin unit and do the same, Clean air filters and clean the condenser coilx occasionally. No way I would pay $140 x 1.5 hrs annually just to run the unit and check the charge. There is no way they could have predicted that circuit board was going to fail and the out come would have been the same anyway. Luckily, we have a very fair and honest HVAC tech (non Villages) Keep the filter clean and enjoy.