[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by MikeV

I order the capacitors from Amazon and replace them myself. I always keep one or two on hand. In 5 years I have replaced 3 so far.

Originally Posted by hoopsterdad

i have a broward home warranty on our rental villa. lightening fried the capacitor. called broward, came that afternoon, replaced the made in china unit with one made in usa, then installed a new digital thermostat because he said since we were selling the villa, the owners should have a better thermo. approx $220 a year for the warranty. they even came and repaired ac unit on the 4th of july a couple of years ago. if i did not have broward, i would do as previous poster suggested, keep a couple on hand, install not difficult.

But before you do-it-yourself watch a couple of youtube videos. It's easy to do.... if you know what you are doing. You have to discharge the capacitor you are taking out first and it would not hurt to make sure the new one is not charged too. They hold 440 volts I believe. Will not kill you, but will hurt you.

[fl boomer]

Chuck Farrell just replaced mine Monday morning at a cost of $133. We have used him for years for our annual inspection, but don't think that made a difference.

[tedquick]

I've used Chuck Farrell twice in the 4 years I've owned my 16 year-old home. A capacitor cost me around $90.00 and adding Freon cost me about the same. He was highly recommended and is the only call I'll make.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by kstew43

We watched a youtube video, went to the parts store outside orlando, and did it ourselves. $15 for a better quality capacitor. Youtube is a wonderful thing....

But I do have to say, that I did do a little research on the internet to figure what the problem was, first.

May I ask what brand name was the capacitor you brought? And how do you know they are any better or just relabeled?

[Fredster]

This thread is very informative. Thanks to OP and all responders.
It seems by others experience and comments that it is not a time consuming
repair it probably takes longer to drive to the home!
Plus the part cost in also pretty low.
When Munn's charges over $300 for a job that others routinely
do for almost a third of the cost, that is great to know, and will help me make wiser HVAC decisions.

[Toymeister]

I replace mine annually with a USA made 35/5 mfd cap. I consider it cheap insurance. Edit to add, it is 32.00

[kstew43]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

May I ask what brand name was the capacitor you brought? And how do you know they are any better or just relabeled?

The a/c parts store that we went to in orlando explained to us that the home depot part we had ordered was not as good as the model he carried, and before we arrived we did look up on the internet the best part, and he did carry it. We had originally thought to purchase the same brand model that was already on the unit.

If I could find the extra one we purchased, I would tell you the model name, but at the moment I can't remember where we put it. Always happens that way.

[Bog99]

Thank you TOTVers for your interest, support, and feedback.


Attached is the work done and amount charged from 'the well known service provider'.

Many have said I paid too much. None have yet to say this was a fair price.

FYI

[Wiotte]

Originally Posted by Bog99

Thank you TOTVers for your interest, support, and feedback.





Attached is the work done and amount charged from 'the well known service provider'.



Many have said I paid too much. None have yet to say this was a fair price.



FYI

They charged you 10 X's what those parts go for. That's why you paid so much.

[jblum315]

Chuck Ferrell is the one to call

[Paper1]

Whatever the market will bear, unfortunately on average the residents here in the Villages can bear a great deal. I lost a capacitor in June and my costs were $160. Buying multimeter and extra capacitors this week after reading this thread.

[bob&Gail]

Capacitors can be purchased thru eBay for about $30. Takes about 5minutes to change

[Yung Dum]

If you're happy with the results, you were not ripped off. But it does pay to do regular business with Munns. They're very good.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by Yung Dum

If you're happy with the results, you were not ripped off. But it does pay to do regular business with Munns. They're very good.

I would hope at their price for repairs, that doing a lot of business with them wouldn't be needed!

[Wiotte]

Originally Posted by bob&Gail

Capacitors can be purchased thru eBay for about $30. Takes about 5minutes to change

CAPACITORS need to be discharged before replacing ! Be very careful otherwise it could light up your day.