David Newton

Owner of David Newton Painting, father to 4 and living it...

[Gad Saad @GadSaad]

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[0️⃣BlackBetty ⚓️ @BabyD1111229]

Ok, here’s my corporate greed call-out of the day.

I was dispatched today for a no-cool call. The indoor unit was running, but the outdoor unit wasn’t.

The system was a 10-year-old Bryant Evolution high-end variable-capacity inverter system. After running the factory diagnostics, I found Code 77, indicating the inverter board was detecting excessive compressor startup current.

Following the manufacturer’s diagnostic procedure, I disconnected the compressor leads to determine whether the fault was in the compressor or the inverter board. The results confirmed the inverter board had failed. The system is only 8 months out of warranty.

At that point, I started preparing myself to tell the customer the repair would probably be around $1,500–$1,900. I figured the board would cost somewhere in the $800–$1,000 range. After all, it’s just a printed circuit board.

Before giving the estimate, I called Carrier Enterprise for pricing.

$8,900.

Not for the entire outdoor unit.

Not for a complete system.

Just the inverter board.

That’s not a typo. $8,900.

In my opinion, this is the definition of engineered obsolescence. There is no reasonable justification for a replacement circuit board on a 10-year-old residential HVAC system to cost nearly nine thousand dollars. At that price, you’re essentially forcing the homeowner to replace the entire system instead of repairing it.

This is exactly why I’ll never sell Carrier equipment. They make decent equipment, but pricing replacement parts like this turns a repairable system into a disposable one. Homeowners deserve better than that.

Carrier Carrier Enterprise or anyone that’s sells this shit, care to elaborate why this board is so expensive?

🎩 Patrick Henning

[Social Hypocrisy @SocialHypocris1]

Yes? 😎😂

[CartierFamily @cartierfamilyZ]

We are living amongst serious retards

[Mike Bones @mrmikebones]

Beastie Boys | So What’cha Want | Muppets Version

[CHOP LIFE PNW STYLE @ATLChopLife]

Dear @MLB,

FUCK YOU!

Sincerely,
29 baseball fanbases.

[Brad Lea @TheRealBradLea]

Stay skeptical.

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

If they lose their ability to steal elections they are screwed. And they know it. No one in their right mind would vote for these people.

[Natural Philosophy @Naturalphilosy]

“Your death will come on an ordinary day, in the middle of unfinished plans, and the world will continue without you.”

[Morbid Knowledge @MorbidKnowledge]

David Hughes entered a women-only poker tournament, defeated 82 female players, and walked away with the prize despite not being a woman.

The 70-year-old won the 2023 Ladies Event at Florida's Seminole Hard Rock, taking home $5,555 after entering under a legal loophole.

He did not claim to identify as a woman, Florida's anti-discrimination law prevented the casino from excluding him solely because he was male, sparking widespread controversy.

[🔨Robert The Builder 🇺🇸 @NobodymrRobert]

Making the right adjustments.

[The Babylon Bibi @TheBabylonBibi]

Justice is served!

[Kenny Wallace @Kenny_Wallace]

Because you are a dick ? 😂

[John Rich🇺🇸 @johnrich]

Buy older trucks and fix em up.

[AlphaFox @alphafox]

Why can't we build trucks like this anymore? At least copy the body styling.

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

The biggest crime against nature and humanity! 😤

[Bobby Carpenter @Bcarp3]

Barry was a freak… best with the ball in his hand ever

At the 56 second mark he makes D Brooks (HOF) grab air

[Financial Dystopia @financedystop]

Travel sports are single-handedly destroying the financial futures of middle-class families.