My heat pump compressor went bad. Fortunately it was still under warrantee
but the bill for installation seems high.]

It's a one ton unit and I am being billed as follows;
10 R-22 $210
1 recover and dispose freon $135
1 solder kit $75
1 evacuate and recharge $115
5 Hrs. labor $260

Why am I charged for the recovery of the present freon AND for a full
recharge?
Why am I being charged for tools that I assume are used on many additional
jobs? Re: solder kit.
Recover and dispose of freon and evacuate and recharge and labor seem to be
duplicitous???


Bill

You COULD call 2 other companies.......
"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Qr8Mc.126834$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My heat pump compressor went bad. Fortunately it was still under warrantee
> but the bill for installation seems high.]
>
> It's a one ton unit and I am being billed as follows;
> 10 R-22 $210
> 1 recover and dispose freon $135
> 1 solder kit $75
> 1 evacuate and recharge $115
> 5 Hrs. labor $260
>
> Why am I charged for the recovery of the present freon AND for a full
> recharge?
> Why am I being charged for tools that I assume are used on many additional
> jobs? Re: solder kit.
> Recover and dispose of freon and evacuate and recharge and labor seem to
be
> duplicitous???
>
>
> Bill
>
>

He *did*...thats why the price was so low

"Dr. Hardcrab" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:d6cMc.114$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You COULD call 2 other companies.......

"Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Qr8Mc.126834$(E-Mail Removed)...
> My heat pump compressor went bad. Fortunately it was still under warrantee
> but the bill for installation seems high.]
>
> It's a one ton unit and I am being billed as follows;


They dont make 1 ton heat pumps...unless its a mini split....but...

> 10 R-22 $210

That is 10lbs R22 right?
LOL
in a 1.5 ton unit...
Ok..

> 1 recover and dispose freon $135

Cheap.

> 1 solder kit $75

Real cheap...I take my tanks off the truck, and its $90.

> 1 evacuate and recharge $115

Even cheaper.

> 5 Hrs. labor $260

$52 an hour?
Jeesus...how low can you go?


>
> Why am I charged for the recovery of the present freon AND for a full
> recharge?

Because, if you read your warranty, it aint covered, and he cant/should not
put that burn out juice back in...
Little thing called contamination.


> Why am I being charged for tools that I assume are used on many additional
> jobs? Re: solder kit.

Because, that **** dont grow on trees...you aint special.

> Recover and dispose of freon and evacuate and recharge and labor seem to
be
> duplicitous???

No..its not.

Recover and dispose is one process, evacuate and recharge is another....

Wonder if this wonder boy you have doing it will use a micron gauge, or just
his manifold....hummmmm....

Stuff aint cheap. It does not grow on trees, and the facts are, you are
getting out QUITE cheap.

>
>
> Bill
>
>

Dixie Lee Ray has been dead for awhile, the website creators need
to catch up on science of the 2K's.


Vicki

doc wrote:
>
>
> go fish wrote:
>
>> "Bill" (E-Mail Removed) wrote in message
>> Qr8Mc.126834$(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>
>>> My heat pump compressor went bad. Fortunately it was still under
>>> warrantee
>>> but the bill for installation seems high.]
>>>
>>> It's a one ton unit and I am being billed as follows;
>>> 10 R-22 $210
>>> 1 recover and dispose freon $135
>>> 1 solder kit $75
>>> 1 evacuate and recharge $115
>>> 5 Hrs. labor $260
>>>
>>> Why am I charged for the recovery of the present freon AND for a full
>>> recharge?
>>> Why am I being charged for tools that I assume are used on many
>>> additional
>>> jobs? Re: solder kit.
>>> Recover and dispose of freon and evacuate and recharge and labor
>>> seem to be
>>> duplicitous???
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill
>>
>>
>>
>> as a licensed ac contractor, why do I have to be certified by a federal
>> goverment agency to recover or handle refrigerant? why do I have to
>> pay a hazardous waste fee to dispose of contaminated freon?
>>
>> does my customer think i should put that contaminated freon back into
>> their
>> system?
>>
>> why do I have to buy all of these specialized tools and equipment to
>> recover
>> and handle refrigerant?
>> why should I have to take the money out of my own pocket to work on YOUR
>> machine?
>>
>>
>
> http://www.sweetliberty.org/issues/e...reon_fraud.htm
>
> That's what is all about make alo's of money!!!
>
> doc
>

"CBHVAC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<d0iMc.25$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> "Bill" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:Qr8Mc.126834$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > My heat pump compressor went bad. Fortunately it was still under warrantee
> > but the bill for installation seems high.]
> >
> > It's a one ton unit and I am being billed as follows;
>
>
> They dont make 1 ton heat pumps...unless its a mini split....but...
>
> > 10 R-22 $210
>
> That is 10lbs R22 right?
> LOL
> in a 1.5 ton unit...
> Ok..
>
> > 1 recover and dispose freon $135
>
> Cheap.
>
> > 1 solder kit $75
>
> Real cheap...I take my tanks off the truck, and its $90.
>
> > 1 evacuate and recharge $115
>
> Even cheaper.
>
> > 5 Hrs. labor $260
>
> $52 an hour?
> Jeesus...how low can you go?
>
>
> >
> > Why am I charged for the recovery of the present freon AND for a full
> > recharge?
>
> Because, if you read your warranty, it aint covered, and he cant/should not
> put that burn out juice back in...
> Little thing called contamination.
>
>
> > Why am I being charged for tools that I assume are used on many additional
> > jobs? Re: solder kit.
>
> Because, that **** dont grow on trees...you aint special.
>
> > Recover and dispose of freon and evacuate and recharge and labor seem to
> be
> > duplicitous???
>
> No..its not.
>
> Recover and dispose is one process, evacuate and recharge is another....
>
> Wonder if this wonder boy you have doing it will use a micron gauge, or just
> his manifold....hummmmm....
>
> Stuff aint cheap. It does not grow on trees, and the facts are, you are
> getting out QUITE cheap.
>
> >
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >

Just curious. It's costing him $800 for a warranty call on a 1 ton
unit. What does a 1 ton unit cost new?

The total cost may be fair, but itemizing that solder charge is
probably not doing much for customer pr. You don't really use $75
worth of solder every time you do a compressor swap. Why not bump
your hourly by a bit instead?