The short answer
$1,300–$2,900
With a valid parts warranty (many compressors carry 10 years), you pay labor and refrigerant only — often $600–$1,200. We check your warranty before quoting, not after.
Typical industry ranges for Western Washington — not a quote. Your exact price comes upfront, before any work starts, and you approve it first.
What moves the price
Warranty status
Registered units often carry 10-year compressor warranties. That single lookup can cut the bill in half — we do it first, every time.
Why it died
Compressors are usually murdered — by failed capacitors, dirty coils, low charge or flooding. Fixing the killer is part of the job or the new one dies too.
Refrigerant work
Replacement means recovery, brazing, vacuum, precise recharge — the skilled-hours heart of the price.
The age question
A compressor at year 13 is a system conversation, not a parts conversation. We’ll show you both numbers without pushing either.
Big repair. Bigger reason for honesty.
Warranty checked, cause found, both paths priced — before you decide anything.
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Typical ranges at a glance
Typical industry ranges for Western Washington — not a quote. Your exact price comes upfront, before any work starts, and you approve it first.
Why homeowners hand it to us
- You approve the price first. Upfront quote before a single screw turns.
- Same-day service. Book in a minute, hear from a tech within 1 business hour.
- 500+ jobs done by 4.9★ rated, professional technicians.
- Fixed right, guaranteed. If it’s not right, we make it right.
Quick answers
Is it worth replacing the compressor?
Under warranty on a younger system — usually yes. Out of warranty past 10–12 years — the same money is a serious down payment on a new, more efficient system with a fresh warranty. We lay out both, you choose.
Are you sure it’s the compressor?
That’s the right question — "dead compressors" are misdiagnosed constantly when it’s really a $150 capacitor or contactor. Our diagnosis proves it before anyone spends compressor money.
How long does the job take?
Most of a day — recovery, swap, vacuum, recharge, verification. You get the exact price and timeline upfront.
Ranges are for websites. Quotes are for you.
Book in 60 seconds — a tech reaches out within 1 business hour and your exact price comes before any work.
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