[mgold07]

Hello! I have a Lennox system and the evaporator coil (C33) has gone bad. It *is* under warranty, and my HVAC company is going to replace it, and charge me only for labor. They have quoted $877 (yes, $877) for the labor. Does that seem rather excessive?

 

[surferdude2]

If it's a brick and mortar shop that pays union scale to their servicemen, that's about right.

If you can find an independant owner operator shop, you can get it done for much less.

It's all about the operating burden.

 

[yuri]

It is a bit expensive for a 3-4 hr job. Works out to about $200/hr and unless you live in a major expensive city like Toronto or Vancouver where they charge those rates it seems kind high to me.

If it has lost freon from leaking then they may be including that and I suspect so. That will run you $100-200.

They also charge for shop materials /silfoss etc so maybe it is not as simple as it sounds.

Seems pretty expensive though. Maybe shop around some other Lennox dealers. I am not sure independant guys can get Lennox parts under warranty easily.

 

[user_12345a]

were you provided with a breakdown?

r22 is not made any more and they may be using that to charge an arm and a leg - if that's what your system uses.

the last of them were made in 2010 so if your system has r22 was probably old stuff.