Repair of Airxcel 8333B676 AC roof unit
Hi, We have a roof AC in which the evaporator coil - one of the tubes was punctured. Both of the RV repair places in my area would not touch it and wanted to sell me a new unit for 800 bucks. I...
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OK thanks on that j-d. I am guessing that a reason why these rooftop units might last longer is that because they are sealed - there are no valves in the circuit that the freon could leak out of. Also I am thinking that since you live in Florida, you don't have the huge temperature swings we have up here in Michigan - maybe they tend to last longer in warmer climates due to less expansion and contraction of joints in the refrigerant lines.
I am waiting to talk to one more repair shop on repairing the unit. The coil replacement part and the fan blade would cost 170 bucks for the parts. If he can not do it for maybe under 350 bucks including the parts and labor, I guess I am kind of leaning toward spending an extra 200 or so and buying a new unit and installing it myself. Up here in Michigan I am finding that the big RV dealers want around $750.00 to 900 bucks for a new 13,500 BTU unit but after spending a day shopping around on line, I found many for 450 bucks, and I was able to find a few local dealers here willing to sell at a reasonable price of around 500 bucks which is a fair price. One local RV dealer here, a national chain, wanted 900 dollars for a coleman 13,500 btu mach 3 plus AC roof unit plus another 500 bucks to install it and said it was a four hour job LOL. After I told the gal who does the scheduling at the service department that I thought that was a "bit too high", they were kind of rude to me on the phone. A local mom and pop shop said it only takes an hour. It's sad to see these big dealers wanting to gouge the customer. I guess they think that since this is a few days before memorial day weekend the can gouge the customer. Now I am kind of laughing at that 1,400 dollar price since I have a mid 500 dollar option.
I am waiting to talk to one more repair shop on repairing the unit. The coil replacement part and the fan blade would cost 170 bucks for the parts. If he can not do it for maybe under 350 bucks including the parts and labor, I guess I am kind of leaning toward spending an extra 200 or so and buying a new unit and installing it myself. Up here in Michigan I am finding that the big RV dealers want around $750.00 to 900 bucks for a new 13,500 BTU unit but after spending a day shopping around on line, I found many for 450 bucks, and I was able to find a few local dealers here willing to sell at a reasonable price of around 500 bucks which is a fair price. One local RV dealer here, a national chain, wanted 900 dollars for a coleman 13,500 btu mach 3 plus AC roof unit plus another 500 bucks to install it and said it was a four hour job LOL. After I told the gal who does the scheduling at the service department that I thought that was a "bit too high", they were kind of rude to me on the phone. A local mom and pop shop said it only takes an hour. It's sad to see these big dealers wanting to gouge the customer. I guess they think that since this is a few days before memorial day weekend the can gouge the customer. Now I am kind of laughing at that 1,400 dollar price since I have a mid 500 dollar option.
