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Originally Posted by mikeycereal

I have the same unit same age and I had a contractor come out to look at it because it stopped blowing cool air just room temp air and my house went up to 85. He said it was over $1300 to replace a part called a TXV and warranty only covered parts not labor which is most of the bill estimate. Really sounds too much for a unit that new and he made it sound like Carriers weren't that good.

I'm looking to pay a lot cheaper and I see many like Munns, Sunkool, and Chuck Farrell. Probably should get other estimates but don't want to pay another service call I'm already out $75.

Here is a Forbes article about the TXV and what it should cost to replace it. It looks like the cost ought to be around $700.

Of course, when the house is hot and you just want it fixed a repair guy can charge you pretty much anything they want.

It's possible the diagnosis was wrong and the problem isn't the TXV.

Munns *might* be able to give you a ballpark on the replacement cost over the phone. In any case, on the chance SunKool might be charging "you're hot and we have the part you need" prices, $75 would be a small amount to pay to save $600.