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I had my furnace repaired & they charged me over $700--and theguy was only there a total of 40 minutes.
Bubba wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:43:12 GMT, PaPaPeng wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:34:51 -0800 (PST), wrote:
Bubba, since you are in the business, it would seem you are in a good
position to answer the OP's question. The OP gave a description of
the parts and labor charges from the bill. You may need more info,
which you could ask for, like the specific furnace and whether the
repair was during normal business hours, etc. But you should be
able to answer the question of whether the repair cost of $700+ was
within reason.
Watch bubba add to the bill his expenses for a two week holiday in the
Carribean too.
Yoh bubba. How long will it take you to install a new furnace?
Depends. We've done a few in 3 hrs and some have taken 1-1/2 days. All
depends on the extent of the job.
Or to fix the OP's problem.
I wouldnt know. I wasnt there.
With all those bells and whistles you say are
necessary you will have to make your time and labor estimate match the
work involved.
I consider those "bells and whistles" a necessary part of the proper
installation and start up of a new furnace.
Its obvious that will all that" looking around" and "questioning" you
have done of all those supposed "know it alls" youve been asking that
you've forgetten to look at an actual installation manual. Its all in
there on the proper start up of a furnace. It does require the skill
of actually reading though................something that Im sure is
very difficult for you PingPong boy.
Now a lot of people lurking here won't know squat
about furnaces.
Kinda of sounds like you are describing yourself PingBoy.
But they know the time taken and can see the labor
taken the last time they had any work done including an installation.
Be inventive.
A sock stuff in your piehole would be a benefit to yourself right now
Bubba
Just think how much extra life you get from your hvac unit because of
those "bells and whistles".
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