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Furnace hot surface ignitor pricing question
QUESTION:Maybe some of you furnace servicers out in the world could educate me on
this.
I had to place service call for furnace after waking in on recent chilly
morning to find inside temp was almost as low as out.
After a pair of guys poked around inside the 12-year-old York, studied my
wiring diagram and the troubleshooting sequence in the owner's manual, they
decided to try replacing the hot surface ignitor because it didn't look very
bright. It would glow, but failed to ignite the gas and the sequence would
stop at that point.
That did the trick. House all cozy again. But the bottom line on the bill
was a shock -- $281 after preventive maintenance agreement discount (had PM
done on the furnace just three weeks ago. Lotta help that was, for the $159
investment.)
My question (which the dealer hasn't answered yet): Is $281 an unreasonable
price to pay for a part that I've found online for $52-$78 and a local parts
place quoted for $54. Or should that have been broken down to itemize part
and labor? There was a separately itemized $69 trip charge.
ANSWER: The hot surface ignitor and the flame sensor are the 2 most
commonly replaced parts.
Anyone who knows the basic sequence of operations could
identify need of such very quickly.
I'm not in touch with what they commonly charge nowdays, but
I'd personally consider anything above 40 (call) + 60 (part)
+ 20 (labor) = $120 to be exorbitant.
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