AC unit decided to die last night

[My Old Tools]

Grainger sells to me no questions asked. All the others do too. Very few won't sell to you unless you have a tax number or a license.

 

[nadogail]

I feel that many of us could easily get a business license. I save a minimum of the cost of my license every year, frequently many times more, just because I took the time and trouble to get a city license to have a home based handyman business.

 

[bubinga]

Grainger sells to me no questions asked. All the others do too. Very few won't sell to you unless you have a tax number or a license.

Circa 1992 Grainger wouldn't sell to anyone off the street. At least in my area?

 

[gagecalman]

So when the AC tech says the CAP is bad ………you say “thanks”…….but…….I can do that.

What is the charge for travel, minimum service charge and diagnosis ?

Just curious…………Yes, we have discussed high service call pricing. Yes, in some areas or regions that service call will start at $125-to$200/hour (first hour). Like the thread about hourly rate for electrician, it’s not possible to run a service truck for below $100/hour.

This discussion Parallels the car dealership with the diagnostic fee of $200 to start.

I bought one of these a few years ago. Works great. A friend calibrated it for me and it was well within tolerance.
I use it to test new caps as well.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LYM533X/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[gagecalman]

It's easy to set up an online Grainger account. You can order and pick it up if you have a local branch.

 

[My Old Tools]

I just walk in and buy over the counter.

 

[reader2580]

Grainger must have changed since the 1990s. Back then no consumer sales in the stores.

Grainger used to have a good dozen or more stores in the Minneapolis area, but all but one or two stores closed I recall around 2009/2010. They are back to four stores now.

 

[bubinga]

I had this happen a couple years ago.. there were two things I could easily replace (one being the capacitor, cant recall the other thing), both were pretty cheap on amazon. I ordered both for good measure. It was the capacitor and off I went.

Contactor maybe?

 

[ludakris04]

Contactor maybe?

Yup, I checked my Amazon orders.. that was it.

 

[bubinga]

Grainger must have changed since the 1990s. Back then no consumer sales in the stores.

Grainger used to have a good dozen or more stores in the Minneapolis area, but all but one or two stores closed I recall around 2009/2010. They are back to four stores now.

Yeah, because like if I needed a fan motor, I'd have to have this guy we knew, he had a jewelry shop, call and tell them it was for his shop, That was 0f course before we had the Internet. (Bought it on the Interstate for me, Arthur of the King,)