Originally Posted by
freonjoe
Alex, is it worth the time to test used compressors when new ones are only 80.00 apiece? I've dealt in used appliances for 20 years and have found re-using compressors seldom worth the hassle.
We do find it worthwhile to test them, of course our cost of labor is minimal. But if you have a matching used compressor, I would defitnetly go with that one and not a new one since most are working. Testing as you need them might work out for you. Testing usually takes 2 mins max for our guys.
Also we have different arrangements, some clients pay less per compressor and buy them untested. We have two people on staff contantly testing compressors in a manner increibly similar to the one gustavus detailed. In all honesty I could not describe the process so well myself, im glad he did.
Addtionally to what gustavus said, we also change around the relays and capacitors to see if those are bad. Those compressors that end up being totally bad we sell as scrap at pretty good rates. Enough to recover a substantial part of the initial cost.
We would also love to import whole refrigerators which are no longer working to fix and restore down here. But current Dominican laws do not allow us to import used white appliances. As you can imagine thats against the interests of certain big retailers we have down here.
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