Fortunately I knew a little bit about repairs to AC system to keep from being grossly overcharged by Jerry Kelly. My outside unit stopped working. I called Jerry Kelly and on Tuesday was told the problem was an open dual motor starter. The cost to replace it would be $ 383.00. The serviceman proceeded to tell me that there might be other issues which would not be known until the part was replaced, specifically the high voltage relay, $ 331.00 and possibly a Freon charge, $ 750.00. I did not let him ""fix"" the unit. Today I bought the part which is actually a ""run capacitor"" at Grainger Supply for $ 20.26, tax included, and installed it myself. The AC unit works perfectly. There is no doubt that trying to charge $ 383.00 for a twenty dollar part and then probably try to convince you that there are more issues is a blatant attempt to fleece customers, especially senior citizens of which I am one.
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