AC went out (blowing air but it was lukewarm) on an extremely hot day over the weekend. Had an estimate by Monday (from not Julio), who looked at my old condenser unit for less than 5 minutes and told me that my coolant was very low (not with a gauge, just by checking how cold the pipe leaving the condenser was with his hand), R-22 was illegal to recharge with now, and recommended a new installation of condenser unit and coil, total cost ~$5,000.
Luckily, I was able to find Julio by mass requesting a quote through yelp. Even though I had given information from the first guy in regards to the diagnosis, Julio was one of just a few people that responded with a solution, as opposed to multiple other companies who needed more information off the bat and/or wanted to come diagnose it themselves (potentially with diagnosis fees). Julio gave me the straight price for R-22 on a per pound basis, and an estimate for how much he thought he would need based off details I gave him (factory charge amount for my AC). He responded around 8-9pm at night on Monday, and came out at a convenient time for me at 4pm the very next day!
He had brought his refrigerant with him, checked my coolant level with his gauges, diagnosed it as being extremely low, and recharged it on the spot. Total cost less than $400. Had a sniffer that he used to inspect all the pipes prior to recharging and did not find an obvious leak. He then checked the seals for the caps where the gauges connect and found a leak there. He replaced the caps for free!
Very happy with his responsiveness and ability to come prepared after I had given him a preliminary diagnosis, and perform the repair in one day, at a great price! Would highly recommend for those looking for R22 coolant recharges! read more