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Originally Posted by Back9
Hello All,
I'm looking at a $450 repair bill to fix the weather stripping ("fill") around the door of a refrigerator. Does anyone have experience with this? Is changing the weather stripping on a refrigerator door really that expensive?
Cheers.
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Beware. I had a Samsung refrigerator that needed a new evaporator coil fan motor. I called a repairman that was highly regarded by the reviews here at TOTV. I diagnosed the problem, but called him to do the the repair. He agreed that the fan motor was bad. He checked his sources and said the part was discontinued. He insisted that he could not find a replacement part anywhere. He basically said the only solution was to scrap the refrigerator and buy a new one. It was only 2 years old. It was part of the original home build and the standard issue by TV. I thought replacement was insanity. So I disassembled the fan assembly and found a manufacturer and part number label. That was a very simple process. Of course, Amazon had it for $19. It was a simple fix, that saved me $1400 and the headache of getting a new refrigerator. My take on many of the repair services and skilled trades is that they want to do the easy projects and get the best return on their time. So more stories about suspect repairs and high cost are sure to come, here on TOTV.