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Posted by Bubba on April 17, 2008, 7:44 am
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>>> My contractor is really sticking it to me with a new 5-ton Liebert
>>> unit I need connected to the buildings glycol loop.
>>>
>>> Our original unit was done for $5200. The unit was about 50 feet from
>>> the tie-in location.
>>>
>>> Now we have a second unit that is only 35 feet from tie-in, and they
>>> want $9800 for the hookup and R-22 charging of the unit.
>>>
>>> Am I out-of-place in questioning the contractor? $9800 seems like alot
>>> of money for simply connecting a glycol-cooled Liebert to an existing
>>> loop.
>>>
>>> I figure $800 or so for 1-1/4" pipe, $200 for glycol, $150 for R-22,
>>> and the rest is labor/profit.
>>>
>>> -john
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>> Have you priced anything else that you bought a year ago????
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>> If not, just think about gasoline or diesel...
>> Things are going up... EXTREMELY!!!!!!!
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>Diesel is at $4.00/gal here today, regular gasoline is still at $3.30 and is
>supposed to go up again this week.
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>If the price of fuel goes up much more, I will have to raise my prices
>again, even tho the folks around here don't have the $$$ to pay it. Even
>"Bubba" had to raise his prices because his wife was tired of having to
>support his business.
Oh, I think that left me a little mark. :-)
I wish she would support me. Then I'd quit and let her do it all.
Bubba
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