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Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:13 am to MisslePig
Replaced the entire system in my pool house this summer with a multistage Trane system. They completely replaced ductwork as well. Dont know what size the unit is but the pool house is about 1000 sqft. Cost me $8000. 10 year warranty and any service calls and annual routine checkup are free for 10 years
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 9:15 am
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:15 am to Cosmo
This is just to replace the outside unit, its a very standard 3 ton unit.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:15 am to MisslePig
Sounds reasonable imo
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:15 am to MisslePig
I had my outside unit replaced for $1,800.00 years ago by some Mexicans my neighbor knew.
One day I was cleaning it and noticed all the ID numbers had been scratched off
One day I was cleaning it and noticed all the ID numbers had been scratched off
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:16 am to MisslePig
So you are saying this price includes only installation and not the unit itself? If so, that sounds like a fair price.
If that is only installation of the outside unit and does not include the price of the unit itself, that seems a little high.
If that is only installation of the outside unit and does not include the price of the unit itself, that seems a little high.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:17 am to MisslePig
Maybe $2500 just for labor and install without the parts
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:18 am to MisslePig
That sounds high if all they are doing is changing out a 3 to condensing unit that is readily accessible.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:18 am to MisslePig
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It’s the entire unit, looks like a regular unit you’d see on the side of the house…It’s under warranty so this is just labor and installation
tell me that you dont know anything about DX units, without telling me you dont know anything.....
j/k.
If just the outdoor unit, then they are just replacing your condensing unit. i would imagine your compressor crapped out. you can change the condensing unit in about an hour, two max. $2500 is highway robbery. if they are also changing out the indoor unit (evaporator), then depending on attic access, duct modifications, it could take a couple of days. At service rates for a couple of me, then i could see it reaching $2500
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:20 am to MisslePig
That seems cheap. Is this a window unit?
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:20 am to MisslePig
I changed my opinion with this information. That seems high.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:35 am to MisslePig
Assuming they're just replacing the outdoor (condenser) unit, I'm gonna go with several others - that's high. As in highway robbery.
They're gonna spend more time pulling a vacuum than they will cutting the lines, disconnecting the electrical, and sweating the new unit in. And they'll be picking their asses while drawing it down. Drop in the charge, and off they go. There really isn't a whole lot of labor involved here...so yeah, $2,500 is high. Way high. Now, if they were replacing the indoor (evaporator / fan coil) as well...$2,500 is very reasonable.
Good luck.
ETA: I think I found your problem, he's charging labor AND install? Tell him you just need labor TO install. There, he can cut 50% off the quote now. And he still needs to buy you dinner for getting some arse off of you.
They're gonna spend more time pulling a vacuum than they will cutting the lines, disconnecting the electrical, and sweating the new unit in. And they'll be picking their asses while drawing it down. Drop in the charge, and off they go. There really isn't a whole lot of labor involved here...so yeah, $2,500 is high. Way high. Now, if they were replacing the indoor (evaporator / fan coil) as well...$2,500 is very reasonable.
Good luck.
ETA: I think I found your problem, he's charging labor AND install? Tell him you just need labor TO install. There, he can cut 50% off the quote now. And he still needs to buy you dinner for getting some arse off of you.
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 9:59 am
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:39 am to MisslePig
I’m looking at $9500 each.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:47 am to Cosmo
quote:
Replaced the entire system in my pool house this summer with a multistage Trane system. They completely replaced ductwork as well. Dont know what size the unit is but the pool house is about 1000 sqft. Cost me $8000. 10 year warranty and any service calls and annual routine checkup are free for 10 years
That would be the greatest deal in history if true. Never heard of a two stage trane going for under 10k and to ask get duct work replaced.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:48 am to MisslePig
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This is just to replace the outside unit,
it might take him an hour.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:49 am to MisslePig
If that is just labor to install the outside compression unit, it sounds very high. Ours went out, under warranty, 2 years ago and total cost was $600.00 and that seemed to be more than it should have. Very simple job.
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 9:51 am
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:51 am to MisslePig
I paid close to $16k for a new 5 ton unit inside and out. It is an infinitely variable speed, fairly nice system and I knew I was paying a bit of a premium, wish I knew how much just the materials were to give you a better idea on the labor side of my costs, but that doesn’t sound totally unreasonable.
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:51 am to MisslePig
Where are you located at? What brand is the unit
Posted on 9/8/22 at 9:52 am to Fox McCloud
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That would be the greatest deal in history if true. Never heard of a two stage trane going for under 10k and to ask get duct work replaced.
I was able to do that in April 2020 (inside and out without duct work). They were over $10k but were running a special which brought it to $8.5.
I have one more unit that will crap out any day and know I won't get close to that.
This post was edited on 9/8/22 at 9:53 am
Posted on 9/8/22 at 10:05 am to MisslePig
Sounds as though it’s in the reasonable range for labor to replace the condensing unit. Just the price of the virgin refrigerant including R410-A which I’m guessing your unit is, is out of sight today and could be over a $1K depending on how many pounds the unit holds - assuming they are installing a dry (no refrigerant) condensing unit. They have replace the filter drier, and maybe add another to the suction line if the problem with the old one was a burned out compressor.
With a burned out compressor they have clean the line set, at least I hope they do, to mitigate future problems with the new unit. Doing a proper job takes a little time - certainly more than hour. .
With a burned out compressor they have clean the line set, at least I hope they do, to mitigate future problems with the new unit. Doing a proper job takes a little time - certainly more than hour. .
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