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Originally Posted by mtdjed
Have a neighbor who called one of The Villages larger Air Conditioner installers for a yearly checkup. Don't know how much neighbor paid for the checkup. However, neighbor was told by service rep that Capacitor readings indicate that a new capacitor was likely needed before current capacitor failed. A price of $225 was verbally quoted.
I know that a capacitor costs between $10 to $20. If service rep was reading Capacitor, he already had the panel off. That meant he had to simply, disconnect power, discharge capacitor (Screwdriver between contacts), remove one bracket screw, disconnect 3 wires, remove old capacitor and simply install new capacitor. You can replace capacitor in about same time as it takes to check capacitor readings.
Since capacitors are one of the most frequent items to fail, are inexpensive and easy to replace, why don't we as the customers expect or force this abuse to stop.
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Seems easy enough and cheap enough to do yourself. I did. But…
- Make sure you order the correct capacitor. A mistake could be expensive.
- Order it soon so the A/C doesn’t fail while you are waiting
- Be extremely careful while replacing it. These mistakes you only get to make once.
OR… Pay the experienced professional to get the correct part out of his truck and replace it on the spot.
Is it abuse or is it fair market price a convenient, quick, safe, professional repair?