My 10 year old AC in Florida was starting to leak Freon. What used to cost me ~$200 for a top-up was now $900! Went ahead and got the replacement done. AC company quoted me $11K for replacement. I signed the deal, and when they came to replace was told they used last years pricing by accident. I should have been charged $15.5K, but they signed the contract and were going to honor it. They also said units are getting hard to find, so everyone close to replacement time really needs to start looking now.
These D33p St@te basterds leave no stone unturned.
Wow. Replaced our heat pump in Jan, 2020 for $8,500. Took three trips under warranty to get to work correctly. First time was faulty thermostat, 2nd time was a leak in a valve, third time was a capacitor.