On Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:26:52 -0400, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

On 7/23/2015 9:05 AM, trader_4 wrote:

Suppose you're the HVAC guy, you put all the time into tracking
down the leak, capturing the refrigerant, brazing in a new
evaporator while flowing nitrogen, evacuating for an hour+,
recharging..... and then it turns out there was another problem,
eg the compressor is bad too, and it still doesn't work?
Who eats the $1000? I suspect the HVAC guys have been down
that road before.


There's risks in any case. Though, replace the entire
system has the most money pay out with the least risk
to the HVAC guys.


And the most profitable, considering a fat markup on the equipment
plus the labor.