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Get a second opinion. I had a expensive fridge stop working. The first guy who came quoted me 1200 to fix it. I laughed at his quote said that's ok I'll probably just buy another one. He immediately offered to take it off my hands. I declined.
Called another company. Ended up a bad cooling fan was the culprit. $150 later the fridge worked for another 7 years
I would of asked the guy to show you the bad part and describe the process of the repair. If he said evac the system, braze in a new valve and recharge and he said 1k in labor only I would just start laughing at him. I really would. That's not 1k worth of labor.
TXV's do go bad sometimes, but it sounds like the guy you got a quote from may be trying to wedge some materials costs into the quote under "labor". Maybe. Get a second quote.
Wasent cooling properly is very vague.
However $1000 for any residential expansion valve change is very pricey and leads me to believe it is bogus.
I was a goodman dealer for 20 years. Had only 30 or so defective units out of 1000's installed. mostly cracked condenser tubes. What kills them is the Installer and improper installation.
When I was an HVAC tech, I recall some Goodman units did not seem to be designed with M&R technicians in mind at all. Goofy access panel placement, fastener types for contactors, etc.....
When I was an HVAC tech, I recall some Goodman units did not seem to be designed with M&R technicians in mind at all. Goofy access panel placement, fastener types for contactors, etc.....
I never said that they didnt have some issues. But then so do others. Try buying a brand new Trane Unit (For twice the price) and spring a leak in the aluminum coil.
It can be common for upstairs to be much hotter than downstairs, especially if your downstairs is always cool on its own like ours is. My father (HVAC guy) told me to close our downstairs vents & that took care of the problem. Just a thought.
A good AC installation has a BALANCE of vents on the upper level -- it is especially important that the RETURNS on the upper level drawn off the warmest air and encourage adequate flow of the cool air.
Worst case scenario -- closing off vents on the lower level can result in the ducts becoming so chilled that there is excess condensation that drips through walls and/or causes freezing inside the heat exchanger...
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