I had a Carrier A/C unit installed late in 2008. In 2009, I start to experiance problems with it (less cold air coming out of the vents, noises at the unit, etc). When the company that installed it came out, they said that these noises were normal and that less cold air in the house was also normal.
In 2010, the A/C stopped working completely. The contrator said that since my labor warrenty was up, I'd have to pay 1000 for a leak test (the unit only cost 1400). They put refridgerant in the unit (illegal to put refridgerant in a leaking unit. Then they said they would wait for me to call for the leak test.
The refrigerant lasted me til now. Got another contractor to do the leak test. Condensor coil needs to be replaced. The installation contrator says labour will cost 800.00.
After they do the work, should I threaten them with ratting them out on adding refridgerant to a leaking unit (a 10,000.00 fine)?