The technician came out and was very nice and personable. He said I needed a new AC because it was old and an important piece was shot. I'm sure that was the case and still don't doubt that. He called a sales guy over who was also very nice. He said they could put a "band aid" on it to get it to last a few weeks until I decided what to do. That same evening the AC went out again. the $130 band aid lasted less than a few hours.
The sales person quoted me $4000 for a new unit. I was quoted $3000 by another company for an AC unit that is rated just as good as the $4000 one. Obviously I decided to pay less. Like I said, the two guys who came over seemed knowledgeable and were very nice, but I wasn't thrilled about paying $130 for a "band aid" that didn't work at all.
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