That definitely doesn't sound right.

Compressor motor might be something special, but I wouldn't think a fan motor would be anything more than a simple half-horse motor.

It's not quite the same thing, but I had to replace the blower motor in my HVAC a few years go. Found a replacement at a local shop for $68. Even at a place like Grainger, it was maybe $75-125.

Not sure I see how the fan motor for the outdoor unit would be any different. But rumor has it I've been wrong before.

In response to this post by `lag

Posted: 10/07/2019 at 4:12PM

The verdict is inleaky valve on the condenser that you use to -- ElbertoHokie 10/07/2019 2:28PM

Better than a $500 compressor. I like easy fixes. ** -- HokieSignGuy 10/07/2019 3:39PM

Guy was telling me the fan motor costs $1k -- `lag 10/07/2019 4:04PM

That definitely doesn't sound right. -- Tafkam Hokie 10/07/2019 4:12PM

Agree. It’s a ripoff. ** -- YardBird 10/07/2019 10:52PM

Nice. Don't forget to pay @ 48zip for his diagnosis. -- MP4VT2004 10/07/2019 2:34PM

Trust me. I have paid dearly for my limited education. I think those -- 48zip 10/07/2019 4:24PM

A friend came home from work one day and his wife (and mother in law, who -- Late 80s Hokie 10/07/2019 2:56PM

My BIL was a HVAC technician and he told me plenty of stories related to... -- cincyhokie 10/07/2019 3:25PM

Man, I wish it was that easy at my house. ** -- Stork 10/07/2019 3:41PM

That's for sure. ** -- cincyhokie 10/07/2019 3:49PM

Just in time for winter ** -- bigbadbird 10/07/2019 2:33PM

I'm guessing he has a heat pump, so still an important fix if so. ** -- MP4VT2004 10/07/2019 2:35PM

Gas heat, so not really but with a 8 month pregnant wife. -- ElbertoHokie 10/07/2019 2:36PM

10-4. Yeah living in the deep South, you can't not have AC. -- MP4VT2004 10/07/2019 2:45PM

My grandma lived in Tampa 75 years w/o AC but she had a huge ceiling fan -- Hoakie82 10/07/2019 2:56PM

Yeah - it was 100 here last week in South Carolina ** -- bigbadbird 10/07/2019 2:46PM

It was 98 degrees here for the past month. It's still going to be high 80s -- ElbertoHokie 10/07/2019 2:34PM

Nice. ** -- Stork 10/07/2019 2:32PM

That definitely doesn't sound right.

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