Trane air conditioner Good??

Kyle_in_Tex · Jun 20, 2018

coffeeman said:
Right on the money.. Friends air down . Service replaced electronic board. $500.00, took 1 hour...

Must be common occurrence , as he brought board with him. My refrigerator went down. Electronic board $350 + service minimum. We used to talk about planned obsolesce. No plan needed.
I have worked on video games for years. From coin op PacMan to driving games. Complicated electronic board, $600 to $1200 if electrons tied to touch screen tv , bill validators coin slots, buttons etc. It's a crime, in my opinion, to over charge for essentially an on & off switch in furnace. I also believe it's not so much the service guy whose the rip off. IT"S THE MANUFACTURER and the IMPORTER......

Just one guys opinion.......Cheers, Coffeeman

If they change your board, demand the old one. I've heard it is usually a solenoid or capacitor or something and can usually be fixed with a small part and a solder job. Then you have a spare.

swnoel · Jun 21, 2018

Kyle_in_Tex said:
If they change your board, demand the old one. I've heard it is usually a solenoid or capacitor or something and can usually be fixed with a small part and a solder job. Then you have a spare.

LOL... if they replace the board and it works it can't be anything else. Saving the old broken board is only an example of the Yankee in us that makes us hoarders. Mini splits are completely different than a conventional split... most are nightmares due to all the sophisticated electronics built into them! The number one problem I found was rodents building nests or chewing up wiring. I could get into the issues with wall hung boilers but a $500 bill every time it needs service isn't out of the ordinary.