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    Posted: 27 September 2007 at 4:02pm
I just had a tech out to replace a bad compressor run capacitor for an old 3 1/2 ton Goettl.  I was charged $125.23 for the capacitor and $69.95 for the service call for a total of $205.46.  The part cost seems high to me as the highest I have seen the 45mfd run capacitor for on any website is around $20-30.  I don't mind paying double the cost of the part but this seems really high to me.  Any help on this matter would be much appreciated.
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The price is ok for the total job. Some charge up to 350.00 for the same job.
Did he do a total electrical dialysis to see what the cause was. Most of the
time its do to age and high heat do to lak of service. The condencer gets
pluged and there is where the heat comes from.
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  Quote Mike J Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 February 2008 at 1:03pm

If they know how to use the hammer, isn't that worth the cost?

Was there not a lifetime of experience behind that tech.  Are you just paying for the job or the experience that comes along with the job in all professionalism.

Of course you could have had a person that came out that didn't know how to determine that problem and it would have cost you a whole lot more, now wouldn't it have?

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Anyone can buy a part, just like anyone can purchase the products to build an airplane. However, can just anyone assemble the parts correctly to ensure the end user is safe? Why is it that so many people disregard the professional training that goes into becoming a top notch trades person. All they see is the price of the part. What about the cost of obtaining a trade certification, the continuing education, the liability insurance, fuel, vehicle maintenance, vehicle payments, insurances, office expenses, advertising, phone systems, banking fees, bad dept, capital depreciation, accounting and legal, workers comp, holiday pay, vacation pay, training pay, pension plans, benefits package, software and hardware costs, equipment costs, storage costs, cost of handling stock, wharehousing costs, lights,utility costs, non billable time costs, office staff, answering services, bookkeeper costs,  rent or lease costs, taxes, etc? Are we as trades people to absorb all these costs? Who is to absorb these costs? I guess we're supposed to sell the part at the same price as we purchase it for and then charge only for our time at the job, not for the non billable time, and some how try to cover all those other costs plus some how support our companies, our employees, and our families. Is it no wonder why there is a shortage of skilled trades people. When is someone going to start educating the public on the costs associated with running a business?
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