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Originally posted by kazoo
Reality check regarding the claim of overpriced repair people: Were I to replace the compressor in your unit, I would need the following: EPA certification to handle, buy, and use CFCs and HCFCs (refrigerant gases-commonly called FreonŽ), manifold set, recovery pump, recovery cylinder and filter assembly, nitrogen tank with regulator, vacuum pump, torch and associated materials for silver soldering/brazing. My outlay to own this equipment is in excess of $1K.
Add to this the cost of additional refrigerant, in case your unit has leaked-30# cans of juice exceed $10/#. I haven't even bought the replacement compressor, yet!
Before you claim that a trained, properly equipped professional is overpriced, take a moment to consider their cost of doing business. There's much more there than meets the eye.
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Ease up there bud. No one's saying you're overpriced, and we know that you incur a lot of expenses when you fix a compressor. However, if I can pay you to fix the compressor in my ratty old avocado green fridge that may or may not last a few years longer after you repair it, or I can pay Sears roughly the same amount for a brand new one with ice maker and water dispenser, which one do you think I'm gonna go for?
Fridges are becoming somewhat like CD players. Once they break, it often does not make economic sense to repair them.