"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote in message
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"Grumpy" fired this volley in news:i7j3uc$muc$1
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and refrigerant another $500.00 plus tax

Grump... are you telling me you'd charge $500.00 for ten ounces of
refrigerant? Oh, you ARE an HVAC repairman!

LLoyd

I guess you couldn't figure it out.... here, try again....

$500.00 labor,
compr.,filter drier, and refrigerant another $500.00 plus tax

Don't forget the charging access ports, gages, micron gage, clamp on
thermister and digital meter, torch, nitrogen, silfos, start kit, vacuum
pump, and hazwaste disposal of the old refrigerant. Then there is the truck
to get it all there with its associated costs and expenses, and of course
the advertising that got you to call in the first place. Oh, and the
paperwork.... no job is done till the paperwork is done. when its all said
and done, the tech will have around $50 - $75 in his pocket for 4 - 5 hours
of on site work, an hour or so of windshield time to and from the job site,
an hour or so to the supply house to pick up the compressor, and parts, and
another 45 minutes or so for paperwork.

That $1,000 just doesn't go very far, does it....