darrinps
08-02-05, 06:46 PM
I had my A/C checked about a month ago because it didn't seem like it was cooling as well as it should. The repair person said it was down a couple pounds of freon, and so he added it.
About a week ago, the A/C stopped working for part (the hot part) of the day. It worked the next day and from then on until yesterday when it did the same thing (stopped working during the heat of the day...and in TX, that's HOT). It worked again at night (stops around 11:00 am and starts around 8:00 pm).
Anyway, the same guy comes back out today and says this:
"Compressor is out on thermal overload. Cooled comp. with water. Started & checked freon pressure. Checked OK initially. Plates in compressor separate & pressure starts to equalize & amp draw increases to 56. Veriying compressor warranty."
In short, he said that the compressor was bad but that it should still be under warranty (about three years old and the warranty is five years), but the labor was not.
I asked him how long it should take to replace the compressor and he said about 4 hours. To me, that seemed like a long time but I don't really know. I then asked him how much that would be and he said (are you sitting down....) about $600. :eek:
To that I shouted "OH MY GOSH", and he went on to explain that it takes time to do all of this...blah blah.
Anyway, does this sound like a good diagnosis, and should I just go ahead and fork over the money, or should I get a second opinion?
About a week ago, the A/C stopped working for part (the hot part) of the day. It worked the next day and from then on until yesterday when it did the same thing (stopped working during the heat of the day...and in TX, that's HOT). It worked again at night (stops around 11:00 am and starts around 8:00 pm).
Anyway, the same guy comes back out today and says this:
"Compressor is out on thermal overload. Cooled comp. with water. Started & checked freon pressure. Checked OK initially. Plates in compressor separate & pressure starts to equalize & amp draw increases to 56. Veriying compressor warranty."
In short, he said that the compressor was bad but that it should still be under warranty (about three years old and the warranty is five years), but the labor was not.
I asked him how long it should take to replace the compressor and he said about 4 hours. To me, that seemed like a long time but I don't really know. I then asked him how much that would be and he said (are you sitting down....) about $600. :eek:
To that I shouted "OH MY GOSH", and he went on to explain that it takes time to do all of this...blah blah.
Anyway, does this sound like a good diagnosis, and should I just go ahead and fork over the money, or should I get a second opinion?