If the plumber is your mom’s neighbor and has the float already, then yeah it’s pricey but if they had to drive 30 minutes to get there and go to the store for the part, it really isn’t that crazy. Also is it a legitimate business or just an under the table side job? Location in the country matters too.
Have you ever installed a float . … because $400 for at most an hour of work is crazy. If it’s more than an hour then you’re doing something wrong or something else.
But I literally just redid mine and it’s stupid easy.
Yeah absolutely, I’m not disagreeing with you. But if you had to drive across town to perform the work, and say you didn’t know beforehand that it was a float or you didn’t have the right type with you and had to go to the store, then your total amount of time spent port to port would likely be more than an hour. How much is your time worth? I am a technician , my work charges over $200/hr labor rate. About half that goes to me. There is overhead with coordination, vehicle costs, tools, etc… Basically what I’m saying is that yeah, the physical work only takes 10 minutes, but much more goes into the cost than just that.
If the plumber is your mom’s neighbor and has the float already, then yeah it’s pricey but if they had to drive 30 minutes to get there and go to the store for the part, it really isn’t that crazy. Also is it a legitimate business or just an under the table side job? Location in the country matters too.
Have you ever installed a float . … because $400 for at most an hour of work is crazy. If it’s more than an hour then you’re doing something wrong or something else.
But I literally just redid mine and it’s stupid easy.
Yeah absolutely, I’m not disagreeing with you. But if you had to drive across town to perform the work, and say you didn’t know beforehand that it was a float or you didn’t have the right type with you and had to go to the store, then your total amount of time spent port to port would likely be more than an hour. How much is your time worth? I am a technician , my work charges over $200/hr labor rate. About half that goes to me. There is overhead with coordination, vehicle costs, tools, etc… Basically what I’m saying is that yeah, the physical work only takes 10 minutes, but much more goes into the cost than just that.