I just paid $314 to Munn's to get (basically) a capacitor changed...
 

... Did I get ripped off?

Thanks to all TOTVers for contributing and responding to TOTV -- esp the "SOS calls".

PG

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Ours was replaced under warranty by the original A/C installer, Sunshine, at no cost, IMHO, yes the charge seems high. Did you call to complain?

About complaining -- I'm new to the Villages; an absentee owner, was just just making my biannual visit to the empty house (trying to get it rented) what's the first thing I see/hear?: a loud malfunctioning AC; I called Munn's and they were there in an hour and fixed it --- I was so happy to be 'back to normal' , and told them so -- I thought they were a Godsend; gave them a huge positive on the feedback survey and gushed 5 Stars on YELP.com.

Was I taken advantage of? I should go back an complain?

They fixed it and quickly. Are you qualified to fix it yourself? It doesn't hurt to ask Munn's just in case, but I would thank my lucky stars. Cheapest is not always best. There are lots and lots of "good enough" people in TV.

I paid Belleview Heating and Cooling $130 for the same repair a couple of months ago. My neighbor had them do the same repair about a month ago and it was $130 too. Now Belleview does do the annual service on ours so that we don't pay a service call which saved us both $75 each.

:confused: Maybe the question you should have asked is "Who would you recommend for A/C repair?"

My other thought is.... if you are asking.... you must think you got ripped off!:(

Munn's recently did the same work on our 3 year old unit at no cost.
Did Munn's provide and install your original unit? and, how old is your unit?

Yes you paid toooooooo much. You can buy the parts for around $20! Takes maybe 15 minutes to replace it.

I'd suggest using Chuck Farrell for all your a/c needs. ((352) 787-9497).

You were so happy. What happened? What made you decide that you paid too much? Either call Munn's or sue Munn's, but let it go. Stop obsessing and Start living the dream.

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.

Our 6 year old CYV came with A/C installed by Munn's when new. About two years ago the A/C went out, I called Chuck Farrell and he had a tech at our house within 2 hrs. He checked the inside unit and checked the freon in the outside unit. He said the capacitor went out, charged $80 for labor. He said the 4 year capacitor is covered by a 10 year warranty.

I have had a couple replaced at different houses. It was $130 both times. Next time will probably do it myself.

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.

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.