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Default HVAC parts markup

On Nov 13, 12:23*am, Tony Miklos wrote:
On 11/12/2011 6:09 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

Had a local HVAC company check out our furnace a few days ago -- first
time in almost 8 years ("if it ain't broke, don't fix it," and we have
carbon monoxide detectors). The only thing he could find wrong was that
the run capacitor's capacitance was down somewhat: 3.6uF instead of 5uF..
I asked how much a replacement was: "$80 if it comes off the truck, but
if you go to our office you can probably get one for less." Since I had
replaced a dual capacitor on the AC for only about $20 a couple years
back, I declined to have the capacitor replaced. I now have a new one I
bought online for $6 + $3 shipping.


Perce


Hmm... *I used to sell a 4uf for only $20 out of the van. *I'll have to
up my price well over $80 since jukebox service is much more specialized
than HVAC.


Do they still have jukeboxes in America? I haven't seen one since the
1970s. Most disappared in the 1960's over here (UK)
They are considered to be valuble antiques now, collectors pay a lot
of money.