Taken for a ride
There is a friend of a friend, who is a licensed heating and air conditioning repair man, here at my house fixing the second problem with our air conditioning. I showed him the invoice from the "other guy" who performed the "other repair" and low and behold, I was taken for a ride. And I kind of had a feeling I was being taken for a ride.
Two of the repair costs added up, but the third, and largest, did not. It turns out, the fan motor that was replaced should have cost me somewhere around $300. I paid $675! There's another HOLY SHIT! I had a feeling, but when your house is over 90 degrees inside, you don't exactly have the luxury of calling around and waiting for technicians to come out and give you an estimate. Also keep in mind it costs between $50 and $100 just for the service call to come out and tell you what's wrong.
Not working and having numerous other problems to face at the moment, this is so not cool.
On the other hand, I just heard the broken thing being fixed now running again! Yeah, perhaps I can put this behind me, learn a few things, and move on.
I've already learned one thing: there is such a thing as home appliance warranty companies. One of them, Old Republic Home Protection, warranties most house hold appliances for $295/yr. All you pay is a $45 service fee when someone comes to your house. All repair costs and labor are covered by the protection plan. Having shoveled out a grand, and needing to shovel out another $500 in the next few days, I think the plan is more than worth it and I will sign up ASAP. Shit, that $1500 would have covered five years of service. I've only lived in this NEW home 3.5 years. Ugh!
Two of the repair costs added up, but the third, and largest, did not. It turns out, the fan motor that was replaced should have cost me somewhere around $300. I paid $675! There's another HOLY SHIT! I had a feeling, but when your house is over 90 degrees inside, you don't exactly have the luxury of calling around and waiting for technicians to come out and give you an estimate. Also keep in mind it costs between $50 and $100 just for the service call to come out and tell you what's wrong.
Not working and having numerous other problems to face at the moment, this is so not cool.
On the other hand, I just heard the broken thing being fixed now running again! Yeah, perhaps I can put this behind me, learn a few things, and move on.
I've already learned one thing: there is such a thing as home appliance warranty companies. One of them, Old Republic Home Protection, warranties most house hold appliances for $295/yr. All you pay is a $45 service fee when someone comes to your house. All repair costs and labor are covered by the protection plan. Having shoveled out a grand, and needing to shovel out another $500 in the next few days, I think the plan is more than worth it and I will sign up ASAP. Shit, that $1500 would have covered five years of service. I've only lived in this NEW home 3.5 years. Ugh!
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