How Do You Interpret An HVAC Repair Price List?
This article will help to explain what the different parts of a home Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system are and help you understand what work is being specified on an HVAC repair price list. For the purposes of this example, we will look at the components of an all-electric split heat pump system most typical in home HVAC installations. The heat pump itself is the outdoor portion of the system. It consists primarily of the compressor, condenser coil, and fan. It also houses the reversing valve and electrical contractors. This is where your service technician will hook up his pressure gauges to see if there is the correct amount of refrigerant in your system. If refrigerant is needed, it is installed here through a port. The bottle containing the freon will be weighed by a scale before and after filling your system to determine how much was used, and you would be charged by the pound. If there is a refrigerant leak in the coil it can usually be repaired, but all the
