Cost to install a new gas dryer (old one broke)
mikec...@gmail.com
My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
Disconnect dryer: $164.24
Install gas dryer: $282.25
Total: $446.49
This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
reasonable, or should I make a stink?
We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
matters for this sort of thing.
Thanks,
Mike.
mikec...@gmail.com
CJT
Around here you now need a special license to install gas appliances,
so the price has shot up. But >$400 still sounds high to me.
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plumbing department at Home Depot could have set you up with the tools
and supplies that you needed. There is no reason that gas should scare
you. You do the work, turn on the gas, and if you smell an leakage,
you deal with it and move on. What can a plumber do that you can't?
Gas has to have a narrow ration to air to be flammable. You would have
to have quite a bit to be dangerous, and by then you would get sick of
the smell.
Really old gas appliances used to be hard-piped to the gas supply.
This might have inflated your cost if it meant modifying this. But if
there was an existing flexible connector, you could have just
transferred it to the new appliance, or maybe replaced the connector
with an updated one. The secret to a good seal is using gas-rated
teflon tape or a sealing paste. Again, someone at a hardware store
could have helped you, and watched you practice on a spare piece of
pipe if they had one lying around. One key to loosening or tightening
the connections is to hold one side stable with a pipe wrench or
another tool, while turning the other side with another tool; that way
you don't turn both side and loosen something else down the line.
Toller
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> mikec...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
>> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
>> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
>> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>>
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>>
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
>> reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>>
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
>> matters for this sort of thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
> Around here you now need a special license to install gas appliances,
> so the price has shot up. But >$400 still sounds high to me.
>
do gas.
Anyhow, it can't take more than 15 minutes to take the old one out, and 45
minutes to put one in. Even allowing an hour for transportation, that is
$220 an hour.
Shop around; if you can't find a better price, do it yourself.
Funny think about gas; it is actually easier than water since the pressure
is so low. Leaks are easy to spot with soapy water. And if you screw it
up, the odor is noticable at much lower levels than are dangerous. You
would have to almost try to do it dangerously.
Now... this all assumes you have a shut off at the dryer. If you don't, it
is rather more difficult.
Malcolm Hoar
>Hi,
>
>My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
>old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
>of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
>hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>
>Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>Install gas dryer: $282.25
>Total: $446.49
>
>This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
>reasonable, or should I make a stink?
Get some other quotes. Maybe check out the supplier from
whom you purchased the new dryer.
Unless forbidden by local codes, you might as well do it
yourself. It's not hard. Get a new flexible connector line
(don't try and reuse the old one) with the right fittings,
some jointing compound (for gas) and a couple of wrenches.
Check for leaks using your nose and by painting each joint
with some soapy water and looking for bubbles.
Than take the wife out for a night on the town with the
$400 you just saved. I'm sure she'll find a way to thank
you ;-)
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Edwin Pawlowski
<mikec...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>
> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
> Install gas dryer: $282.25
> Total: $446.49
>
> This seems absoutely insane to me.
Did you at least have a good orgasm? I'd have thought $150 would be on the
high side. He may have had to change a fitting or two, but the time for
labor about 1 hour. Disconnecting should be just a few minutes to turn of a
valve and break open the union.
Total should be maybe $15 or parts, 1/2 hour travel time, 1 hour labor. My
plumber charges $65 an hour in a small town. Maybe yours was a congressman
or something because a regular, no matter how shady, could not screw you as
much as a politician.
Art
they would have done that at the same price. The old one was sitting in the
garage and they took it away. Sears delivered the dryer. After rebate
delivery was free. Near Raleigh NC.
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Phisherman
I would think about $150 is about right as there is not much to the
installation and it should take less than an hour. I can't expect a
service call to be less than $100, then labor $50 an hour. I use
pipe dope, channel locks, soapy water. There should be a cut-off
valve near each gas appliance. At those prices maybe I should have
been a plumber!
NeedleNose
I live in an upscale area of Phila, and I have seen enormous inflation
in all services. Plumbers who want $900 to replace 4 feet of waste
pipe, painters who want $1400 to paint one bedroom 16'x16', an
electrician who tried to charge $900 to replace one of my mom's curcuit
breaker switches (not the box, the one switch!). They aren't stupid:
they see the money flowing to the top echelon of society, and death of
the Do-it-yourselfers (ore even people who cut their own grass!), and
they charge what they can get away with. Did you ever wonder why they
ask you for your zip code first, before any estimate? It ain't to mail
you a Christmas card . . . it's to see what rate structure to impose
based on the wealth of your area. So if you are elderly, or happen to
be poor in a good area, you are screwed!
At least Sears tells you up front what the charge will be (and they
usually have a sale on some installation service component. It's a
good starting point for then negotiating with a private installer if
you wish to do so.
Alex
buffalobill
usually the appliance store has a reasonable price to connect a dryer
but they don't change the gas shut off near the dryer which your
plumber should do.
get an estimate next time, but when you put in a new gas $10 shutoff
and new flexible gas connector kit $20 and any teflon tape $2, these
add up. :)
if you want to feel better, call the permit office and ask what a
plumbing license costs, and ask an insurance man how much plumbers
liability insurance costs, i have no idea, just thinking. how might
bethesda differ see:
http://www.city-data.com/city/Bethesda-Maryland.html
"Bethesda is a wealthy and well-educated area. According to the 2000
Census, Bethesda is the best-educated city in the nation with a
population of 50,000 or more. 79% of residents 25 or older have
bachelor's degrees and 49% have graduate or professional degrees. The
median income for a household is $99,102, and the median income for a
family was $130,160. Males had a median income of $84,797 versus
$57,569 for females. The per capita income for the area was $58,479.
About 1.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those
age 65 or over. Many commute to Washington D.C. for work.
" http://www.answers.com/topic/bethesda-maryland
Salary in Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MD: $99,102
Comparable salary in Buffalo NY: $73,646.11
If you move from Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg MD to Buffalo NY...
Groceries will cost: 11.439% less
Housing will cost: 50.559% less
Utilities will cost: 22.111% more
Transportation will cost: 8.564% less
Healthcare will cost: 15.002% less
see calculator and plug in the cities at:
http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html
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yourself and you didn't shop around, and now you are complaining about
the price. Sounds like you should have done your homework.
Even if you are afraid to install it yourself, there is no reason why
you could not have remioved the old one yourself if there was a working
cutoff valve at the dryer. If not then the charge to remove old dryer
and install a valve and do some repiping there would have been
justified.
And without details of what the install consisted if it's hard to say,
but adding a piece of flex hose and dryer vent stuff could have
potentially been complicated, but unilkely.
Stormin Mormon
I'd make a stink, but don't expect much sympathy. I've got a couple
friends who live in that area. For four bills, I coulda drove down
from NY State and stayed overnight with friends. Done your dryer, and
then had time to go to the temple and attend a session, and come home.
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Steve B
> news:1160610736.0...@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
>> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
>> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
>> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>>
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>>
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
>> reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>>
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
>> matters for this sort of thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>
And why didn't we know how much it was going to cost BEFORE authorizing the
work?
Cost to install one where I live, about $20. I like to put a new flex hose
any time I change a dryer, a thing of mine. I could use the old one, and
then it would be free.
You said two things. Gas scares you, and you live in Bethesda MD. Those
locals know girlie men are afraid of gas, and take every advantage.
Learn how to do it, or at least how to shop around, or quit kvetching.
Sheesh.
Steve
Goedjn
>mikec...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
>> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
>> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
>> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>>
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>>
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
>> reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>>
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
>> matters for this sort of thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
>Around here you now need a special license to install gas appliances,
>so the price has shot up. But >$400 still sounds high to me.
On the other hand, he didn't break anything, didn't track tar
on your new white carpet, and didn't abuse your wife or your
dog. And you've got to remember that, no matter how it's
broken down on the bill, the first $100 is just to show up
in the first place. And the plumber is trying to pay for
a house and shop in Bethesda, too, so you can't really
expect Dixville Notch type prices.
jtees4
I did my own with no experience and had no l problems. I even had to
extend the gas pipe a little...simply solved with a tee and a new
legth of pipe. Checked for leaks with dish soap on the pipe. This was
about two years ago...no problems.
SMS
> Hi,
>
> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>
> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
> Install gas dryer: $282.25
> Total: $446.49
>
> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me.
No real reason to be scared of gas, it's not difficult and you would
smell it if there were a leak. When we moved into our house and took our
old dryer with us, it would never have occurred to me to call anyone to
hook it up. It probably took thirty minutes to connect the gas line,
vent line, and power.
You got taken, but it's too late now.
Al Bundy
> mikec...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have
>> an old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a
>> matter of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No
>> extras, like hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>>
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>>
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close
>> to reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>>
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if
>> locality matters for this sort of thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
> Around here you now need a special license to install gas appliances,
> so the price has shot up. But >$400 still sounds high to me.
>
Probably can get a cert course for $446.49
Al Bundy
> mikec...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have
>> an old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a
>> matter of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No
>> extras, like hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>>
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>>
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close
>> to reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>>
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if
>> locality matters for this sort of thing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mike.
>>
> Around here you now need a special license to install gas appliances,
> so the price has shot up. But >$400 still sounds high to me.
>
Lived in one area where final gas connection to anything had to be done
by the gas company only.
mm
> At those prices maybe I should have
>been a plumber!
The plumber finishes the job and gives him the bill and the customer
says, "I'm a surgeon and I don't make this much money."
The plumber says, "I know. I didn't make as much either, when I was a
surgeon."
This is not to say the bill was reasonable. The OP should see if a new
valve was installed, and then could call another plumber and ask what
his price would be.
Then he could call the plumber who did the work, and say he thinks
there was a mistake on the bill, blah, blah, blah. If he says, I
think your rates are criminal and he wants a refund of part, the guy
will just get angry. I've never tried my plan either, but you never
know.
CJT
The time for that kind of thing is BEFORE the work is done.
mm
>mm wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:45:59 GMT, Phisherman <no...@nobody.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>At those prices maybe I should have
>>>been a plumber!
>>
>>
>> The plumber finishes the job and gives him the bill and the customer
>> says, "I'm a surgeon and I don't make this much money."
>>
>> The plumber says, "I know. I didn't make as much either, when I was a
>> surgeon."
>>
>>
>>
>> This is not to say the bill was reasonable. The OP should see if a new
>> valve was installed, and then could call another plumber and ask what
>> his price would be.
>>
>> Then he could call the plumber who did the work, and say he thinks
>> there was a mistake on the bill, blah, blah, blah. If he says, I
>> think your rates are criminal and he wants a refund of part, the guy
>> will just get angry. I've never tried my plan either, but you never
>> know.
>
>The time for that kind of thing is BEFORE the work is done.
Of course, and others had already said that, but before is gone and
after has begun.
CJT
That's the time to learn from one's mistakes.
Goedjn
wrote:
Well, either he got some sort of quote/estimate ahead of time,
and should just stick to what he agreed to, or he didn't and
should put any excess down as a stupid tax. (or educational
expense). I've got $1000 windows in my house, which is
how I learned to not be in such a damn hurry, to do a little
more research, and to trust the little warning bell that says
"this guy is a sleazeball".
(I mean, granted, they're 44" wide, 102" high, triple-glaze
argon filled, with a 50 year warranty against seal failure
and rocks, which may or may not turn out to be good, but
still....)
Think of it as part of growing up.
Craven Morehead
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Melissa
>
> Hi,
> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
> Install gas dryer: $282.25
> Total: $446.49
> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
> reasonable, or should I make a stink?
> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
> matters for this sort of thing.
> Thanks,
> Mike.
I am from Silver Spring, MD. I just bought a washer dryer from Sears.
Sears puts out a bid to independent contractors for the install.
Well, yesterday the dryer finally came after a month of waiting. The
contractor demanded an extra $120 for the gas valve install. He refused
to do any further work until a check was written.
This is in addition to the install cost we already paid to Sears. This is
a total ripoff. I called Sears prior to buying the dryer what the
additional
cost of putting in a gas dryer vs electric and Sears said $90. You might
get a good price on a washer and dryer from Sears, but beware of the
contractors. I ended up paying twice for the install: once from Sears
and then from the contractors. Contractors get paid from Sears, but
apparently not enough, so they have to stick it to the customers. Beware
of Quality Kitchens and Appliances.
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Is it illegal doing it yourself?
trader_4
the contractor for "sticking it" to the customer. In this case there
was an electric dryer being replaced by gas. IDK
how Sears or anyone could figure out how much it would cost. Did
Sears or the contractor see the job before quoting the $90 extra?
How about if the nearest gas connection is 50 ft from where the
dryer is? Or it's on a second story, while the gas piping is in the
basement, etc? It sounds to me like there is more to the story than
is being told. Like the extra $90 was quoted *if* certain conditions
were present and when the installer got there, they may have found out
extra work was required. Could still be a ripoff, but it's sure not
clear from the facts given.
BenDarrenBach
Ed Pawlowski
> Hi,
> Is it illegal doing it yourself?
>
licensed gas fitter (not a plumber) but inspection after.
I did my own as well as for a few friends. We were sure to check for
leaks.
Ed Pawlowski
> replying to mikeclancy, Melissa wrote:
>> mikeclancy wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> My wife had a plumber come out to hook up a new gas dryer. We have an
>> old one that broke, so all the lines are in place, it is just a matter
>> of disconnecting the old one and connnecting the new. No extras, like
>> hauling away the old dryer. The cost blew me away:
>> Disconnect dryer: $164.24
>> Install gas dryer: $282.25
>> Total: $446.49
>> This seems absoutely insane to me. I would've done it myself, but
>> unlike water or electricity, gas scares me. Is this anywhere close to
>> reasonable, or should I make a stink?
>> We live in suburban Washington DC, Bethesda MD to be exact, if locality
>> matters for this sort of thing.
>> Thanks,
>> Mike.
>
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I am from Silver Spring, MD. I just bought a washer dryer from Sears.
> Sears puts out a bid to independent contractors for the install.
> Well, yesterday the dryer finally came after a month of waiting. The
> contractor demanded an extra $120 for the gas valve install. He refused
> to do any further work until a check was written.
line could be a simple job and $35 charge would be fair. OTOH, it he
had to shut all the gas off, relight pilots, purge air, etc. It could
be more costly.
Code required a valve be in the line near the appliance. Sounds like
the original piping may have been done wrong.
> Contractors get paid from Sears, but
> apparently not enough, so they have to stick it to the customers. Beware
> of Quality Kitchens and Appliances.
>
was missing or not properly installed, extra unforeseen work had to be
done. Then it comes down to the price for the amount of work done.
Connie Breck
$150 seems the average but you live in a high price area where im sure it
costs a lot to do business in. I found this link because s customer of ours
complained about our price to install a dryer. $150 seems reasonable.
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Uncle Monster
> replying to mikeclancy, Connie Breck wrote:
> $150 seems the average but you live in a high price area where im sure it
> costs a lot to do business in. I found this link because s customer of ours
> complained about our price to install a dryer. $150 seems reasonable.
> --
>
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Wayne Boatwright
> replying to mikeclancy, Connie Breck wrote:
> $150 seems the average but you live in a high price area where im
> sure it costs a lot to do business in. I found this link because s
> customer of ours complained about our price to install a dryer.
> $150 seems reasonable.
>
and plug it in would be considerably less than a gas dryer. When we
bought our When we bought our last front loading washer and dryer set
there was actually no setup fee.
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Mark Lloyd
[snip]
> We have an electric dryer and I imagine the cost to delivery, install,
> and plug it in would be considerably less than a gas dryer. When we
> bought our When we bought our last front loading washer and dryer set
> there was actually no setup fee.
thing I remember from then is the cord was not included. Possibly since
some people have different receptacles.
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Wayne Boatwright
> On 09/09/2018 06:48 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> We have an electric dryer and I imagine the cost to delivery,
>> install, and plug it in would be considerably less than a gas
>> dryer. When we bought our When we bought our last front loading
>> washer and dryer set there was actually no setup fee.
>
> It's been more than 10 years since I bought an electric dryer, but
> one thing I remember from then is the cord was not included.
> Possibly since some people have different receptacles.
>
nened a new cord as the one from our previous dryer was perfectly
suitable. The cord is usually a separate purchase if you don't
already have one.
When we moved from Ohio we fairly new laundry equipment, but the
dryer cord did not match the receptacle. We bought a new cord and I
installed it.
In the US most older homes are outfitted with 3 contact receptacles.
New codes now require a 4 ocntact receptacle and a matching 4 wire
cord.
LifelLongPlumber
This is a picture of a home in my area that a home owner hooked up a gas dryer
in his own home. He didn't realized he compromised a joint in the wall.
Needless to say it was a catastrophe and lives where lost. Hire a
professional. Most shops pay there guys off commission. That plumber probably
made $100 of that install.
https://www.homeownershub.com/img/ks