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Question about AC Recharge cost
I recently had My car in to look at why my AC Was blowing warm air and
it turned out to be I needed Freon or what ever They put in to recharge the AC System. Anyway the whole job took about 1 hour and ended up with a bill of $169.00 I realize I have to pay for Labor of $39.50/ per half hour but did I get ripped off? They checked for leaks and checked hoses but still wonder what other people pay to get same job done. I went to a BP Service Station in case your wondering. |
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> wrote in message oups.com... > I recently had My car in to look at why my AC Was blowing warm air and > it turned out to be I needed Freon or what ever They put in to recharge > the AC System. Anyway the whole job took about 1 hour and ended up with > a bill of $169.00 I realize I have to pay for Labor of $39.50/ per half > hour but did I get ripped off? > They checked for leaks and checked hoses but still wonder what other > people pay to get same job done. > I went to a BP Service Station in case your wondering. Probably not. Freon 12 is very very expensive. 134a is relatively cheap. Depends on how much of which one they used. Garages often charge by the flat rate..that means that 'the book' may allow them a set time to do a job, and that is what they charge regardless of the actual clock time (more or less). This is standard and reasonable practice (reasonable if they do their job well enough). |
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> wrote in message ... > Probably not. > Freon 12 is very very expensive. 134a is relatively cheap. Depends on how > much of which one they used. Freon 12 may still be available on the black or gray market. I have seen some for $20 per pound can. You can see how a certified mechanic could present a pretty formidable bill with a couple of cans of that, labor, etc. |
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? wrote:
> > Freon 12 may still be available on the black or gray market. ... There is lots of R-12 available. It's perfectly legal to buy, sell, and use it if you're EPA certified and obey the regulations pertaining to its use. You can become EPA certified by taking an open-book (open-browser?) on-line exam and paying $15 or so. No Big Deal. Ebay is a good source for R-12. |
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"ZZ" > wrote in message .. . > ? wrote: > > > > Freon 12 may still be available on the black or gray market. ... > > There is lots of R-12 available. It's perfectly legal to buy, sell, and use > it if you're EPA certified and obey the regulations pertaining to its use. > You can become EPA certified by taking an open-book (open-browser?) on-line > exam and paying $15 or so. No Big Deal. Ebay is a good source for R-12. I've seen it going for $13 a can + shipping on Ebay. Of course those sales are mostly to the DIY crowd. Places like autorefrigerants.com sell it for $30 a can to the retail customer, probably around $20 a can to the wholesale customer. Ted |
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