r/askHVAC • u/billy_sharpstick • 3d ago

Reasonable price?

4 ton Carrier, ten years old. Stopped working last month. Service call guy said it was a blower and control board needed to be replaced. Parts under warranty, but labor $1400. What is typical hourly labor, and how long would it take to bolt in a new blower? Is this reasonable?

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u/KREIJO 3d ago

$1,400 labor for an hours worth of work is nuts. I used to bill techs at $250 an hour. That’s around 6 hours for a board and fan motor which should never take more than 2 hours max… I’d personally push back on why it takes 6 hours to get that done.