| tubularbills |
So i had called a plumbing company to come out and fix my water heater. it was going to be $190 an hour because of the holiday weekend. but they were going to fix it.
the guy calls me as he's on his way over and asks, "what brand of water heater is it? is it whirlpool?"
"yeah, it is"
"sorry buddy, we don't handle whirlpools"
this, some 4 hours after i had originally called them. i mean, i'm glad the guy called and asked before he got there and charged me $190 for saying, "i can't do this job, but i'm here, so pay me".
he said too that if i wanted one installed, it would be around $850 for installation (plus the price of a heater, plus the price of a permit because i'm in bossier parish and they're ghey like that). so about $1+K for a new one.
so i called another local guy....he's coming tomorrow morning...only charges $130 per hour, and said the problem is most likely some thermocouple thing, that is about $20. plus, their ad in the phone book said they have a military discount....so hopefully even cheaper. so i'll have hot water....tomorrow. which is better than waiting until monday and dropping a grand or more. it, i'm only gonna be here another year or so anyways before tha AF moves me again |
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