Is $2,400 to replace a 16 inch Honeywell damper a fair price?
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Our house has two zones, and the main floor stopped cooling 2 days ago. There was air pressure in the closet where the unit is, and air was blowing out of the top of the unit. It started working yesterday right after I had called HVAC repair to come out. The HVAC guy who came out identified the problem as a damper that needed to be replaced. He also said that our ducts were not properly sealed. I immediately regretted giving him our money and when looking more closely at the company reviews, the 5 star reviews mostly read as fake and the one star reviews talk about them pressuring people and selling them things they don't need. I called and asked them to cancel the work and to refund our money which they say they will do in two weeks. My HVAC is working fine right now, and I still want to get things looked at, but I am thinking the price was high, and I don't want us to get taken again. I'm concerned about the price range for a damper replacement and whether our whole system is truly in danger of blowing if it fails again. We have lived in our house for 3+ years, and the system was about a year old when we bought it. Our electric bills have been reasonable, even in months when temperatures exceed 100 degrees, so it seems unlikely we are leaking a ton of air into our attic as the HVAC guy claimed. I'm also wondering if it's common to have that issue.
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This quote option is for the replacement of a 16 inch Honeywell damper. The technician stated that a closed damper could lead to pressure buildup, potentially causing the entire HVAC unit to blow.
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