Neat story. That price tho.
https://x.com/JohnnyReb1989/status/1942014264564158646
I saved us $695 today. The contactor in our outside AC unit went bad, and it was buzzing really loud, which means it was about to fail. I diagnosed it myself. So I called around looking for a new contactor, and every hardware store said it would be a "special order" and take days. So I called a local HVAC company and they wanted to charge $150 for installation and $250 for the contactor, which was $428 total with tax. To clean the condenser fins it was an extra $250, grand total with tax was $695.
I said screw that, I'm doing it all myself. So I went to Menards which also said that the contactor was a "special order" and I found it, sitting ON THE SHELF. Lol it was ONLY $14.88. Yes, you read that right, $15 for a part that they were gonna charge me $250 for! I also got a new filter while I was there for a grand total of $22.21 for the contactor and filter. I disassembled the AC unit and completely cleaned out all of the condenser fins and all of the leaves in the bottom. I installed the new contactor (took 15 mins) and its working perfectly. So, I spent $22 and did it all myself, instead of paying someone $695 to do it. This post is to motivate people to do work yourself if you are able.
Neat story. That price tho.
https://x.com/JohnnyReb1989/status/1942014264564158646
>I saved us $695 today. The contactor in our outside AC unit went bad, and it was buzzing really loud, which means it was about to fail. I diagnosed it myself. So I called around looking for a new contactor, and every hardware store said it would be a "special order" and take days. So I called a local HVAC company and they wanted to charge $150 for installation and $250 for the contactor, which was $428 total with tax. To clean the condenser fins it was an extra $250, grand total with tax was $695.
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I said screw that, I'm doing it all myself. So I went to Menards which also said that the contactor was a "special order" and I found it, sitting ON THE SHELF. Lol it was ONLY $14.88. Yes, you read that right, $15 for a part that they were gonna charge me $250 for! I also got a new filter while I was there for a grand total of $22.21 for the contactor and filter. I disassembled the AC unit and completely cleaned out all of the condenser fins and all of the leaves in the bottom. I installed the new contactor (took 15 mins) and its working perfectly. So, I spent $22 and did it all myself, instead of paying someone $695 to do it. This post is to motivate people to do work yourself if you are able.
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