Would it kill you guys to trim your posts and not full-quote?

Full-quoter hvacrmedic wrote:

Right save 60$ a year, spend 600 for a motor,, 1000 for the board,
get a 1-2 year warranty on a motor that has a record of lasting 6,

Again, what is the over-the-counter cost for an ECM motor?

You won't need to spend $1000 for a controller either.

Look. An ECM retrofit probably doesn't make sense now that I've done
the math. But don't add to the hyperbole by saying that $1600 is the
price of admission for an ECM motor.

And even the greenies who have one installed because their looking
at the environmental aspect (less energy), they should
take into account that the old motor becomes trash in the landfill,

Wrong. The old motor would be set aside, and used as a backup when
(or if) the ECM motor dies. In fact, if the ECM motor does indeed die
after only 3 to 6 to 10 years, then most probably the old motor would
go back in and never again be replaced with an ECM motor.

For those who simply "want" an ECM, it can certainly be done,
but there is no practical advantage in this case,

Again it all depends on what the over-the-counter cost is of an ECM
motor.

The only price we've heard so far is $600, which if I understand the
context was a HVAC contractor repair price, which represents a markup
of at least 100%.