How much should labor be on replacing a condenser?
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Comments (2)That was one trip, and a cheap Home Depot thermocouple. The furnace stopped working after the guy left and it needed a new gas valve, at which point I called a different company since I really didn't trust them any more. That was $755 and the guy re-replaced the thermocouple and gave me a lifetime guarantee on the parts...See MoreLabor on Replacing A/C
Comments (22)TD: I don't know that it goes on all the time. In fact, I question why any lead tech would jeopardize his good job to do something like that. Do I trust someone who would undermine his employer like that? not really. I have to admit, I've had much better luck than the OP. I just had a new 95% furnace and AC unit installed last year. Salesman was low on the BS factor and the installers did a professional job. The price was very reasonable and warranty seems unbeatable (10 years parts and labor). They sized the unit properly (did a quick Manual J) and I watched as they adjusted the charge using sub-cool method. Two guys were in and out in 6 hours and cost me $4,700 and I got a rebate on the A/C unit and the furnace (with the rebate, the higher SEER unit was same as lower SEER unit). What's not to like about all that? And I have someone who will stand behind the entire thing without pointing fingers....See MoreShould we pay labor to replace 8 mo. old water heater w/ warranty
Comments (11)Have the customer buy the water heater themselves. I'm speaking mostly of the situation regarding older homes and not new construction. That way the bill of sale ties the owner of the product directly to the warranty. If that was a Kenmore/Sears water heater....that would of been replaced free of charge all inclusive on the first year with the option AT TIME OF PURCHASE and 30 days thereafter to buy additional 5 years of that same coverage where all labor and materials are covered. 8 months is truly a defective heater from the go and the mfg. should of ate the labor on that, no doubt. Charging $110 was sort of a useless charge for that task at hand; most installs head towards $300 if you are a legit company and work like you are going to stay in business years down the road. All my customers *have* to purchase their water heater before I'll install/replace the old one. They actually prefer it so I don't make a marginal profit on it and I prefer it when something goes wrong with them. I didn't make the water heater, I just installed it. If I installed it wrong, I'm on the hook. Otherwise they have to follow the chain of command and get the local authorized reps to come out and diagnose the problem, fix it to maintain that warranty. Otherwise when you take those matters into your own hands to help out John Q......it backfires because you just voided the warranty. Doesn't matter if you are a licensed plumber or not; A.O. Smith is notorious for pulling the plug on a customer that has screwed with their tank and then expects a service tech to fix the mess they started. That's part of the implied warranty deal; only trained hands in kahootz with the mfg. are allowed to repair under warranty confines. After the warranty is expired.....it's anyones game to contend to....See MoreHow much for labor?
Comments (10)So you want to shave of $5000. off of a quote of $5670.? Do I read this right, or is this a figure you just used as an example? I think you don't understand the components of a quote. From the post, your version is labor and materials. This is not the case. An estimate(from a contractor, not a handyman) has four components. Labor, material, profit and overhead. Say ,for arguements sake, that your $5200. roof was on a ranch and consisted of 14 squares(1400 sq ft) of roofing. The material cost would be around $1000. for a 30 year architechural roof. The rest would go into the other 3 categories. The amounts would vary from locale to locale and contractor to contractor, in each group. Do you ,"save" $3800.? No, you need to pay to have the old roof carted away, unless you're one of those people who slaps another layer on and saves the labor and money. In my opinion, a bad idea. It doesn't allow you to check out the condition of the roof deck and add improved roofing technology that's come along in the last 40 years. While there are always ways to save money on a large job, it should be done intelligently and not be just a checkbook thing. When I quote a job, I don't break it down catagorically. It's none of the customers' business what my overhead and profit are. They look at the bottom line and decide if they want me to do the job. When you buy a $20,000. car, do you get a breakdown? No you don't. They would look at you like your nuts if you asked. Ron...See Morejohnax
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