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Originally Posted by MSchad
Night before he quoted $150 to replace/repair control valve. What did he charge for two guys and a truck the very next morning to repair and check other valves, $150.
Could I have done it for less myself? Yes I could since I also do my own maintenance/repair work. But I didn’t have the parts and would have to order or go to store and wouldn’t have time to do work until the weekend. So was his charge for fast service and time savings fair and worth it…. Yes!
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In your situation, you did the right thing. They never replace the valve body which unless it's cracked because that's a big job to cut the PVC and install a new one so they just replace the internal parts which can be anywhere from $6 for the Diaphragm to $11 for the selenoid. Lowes has these parts. But the guy is in business so he needs to make money which is fine so next time your HVAC guy comes and charges you $100-$200 to change your $60 capacitor, no complaining.