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30-09-2011, 06:28 PM
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FG GT 335 Owner
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Perth, WA
Posts: 839
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I had a plumber out today to replace an expansion control valve (small relief valve on the cold water inlet) on my gas hot water system. The part was $85 which is consistent with other prices I've seen. However the call out charge and labour came to $120!! It only took him 10 minutes to do the job!
Add GST and the total damage was $225. Have I been ripped off on the callout/labour charge? I organised this through the manufacturer of the hot water system (which is out of warranty) - perhaps that was my mistake. Either that or it is the "FPV" or "WA rich mining state" surcharge because we had to walk past my new GT 335 to get to the system... Probably should have done it myself - it looked to be an easy job. 
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TOY: 2011 FG GT 335 #0498, Nitro, 6sp MANUAL, 18% tint, Herrod K&N Filter, Herrod-JLT oil breather, Manta twin 3" s/s cat-back exhaust, Shockworks adjustable coilovers, R-Spec wheels (build thread)
DAILY: 2015 PXII Ranger Wildtrak, Pride Orange, 6sp auto, tech pack (pics here) BEFORE: 2005 Mercury Silver BF XR8 ZF Auto, 20% tint, custom 2.5" cat-back exhaust, Advanti Zeta 19" wheels (found it!) |
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Plumber rip-off?
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