I received a cold call for AC check the day after I had replaced the Thermostat and AC would not turn on. Admiral came out. I told the tech what I did and 1st thing he said was that I probably fried the circuit board. He went into attic and came down saying. ""Yup, circuit board is fried, and since it's a Carrier we'll have to order one and it's expensive. $899 plus our $99 service call. I was shocked of course. He kept up the hard sell which felt wrong. Asked him how he knew it was fried and he said he could see it. I refused the service, then he told me I needed 4 lbs of freon at $52/lb. So I paid for service call and freon. When they left I went into attic to look at circuit board. Noticed ""FUSE"" was missing. Replaced 3 amp fuse and AC kicked right on, no problems. So they tried to STEAL $899 from me for a 10 cent fuse. AND THEY STOLE THE FUSE. LIARS AND THIEVES. DO NOT TRUST THEM.
Pros: I didn't fall for their lies.
Cons: Quoted me $899 for a 10 cent fuse.
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