The company Waited hired has an “A plus” rating with the Better Business Bureau and has been in business for 14 years. “How can you justify that for a garbage disposal,” she said. Waite still feels like she was overcharged. “As inexpensive as $400-$500 and as expensive as $1,500,” he told CBS4. He called several of his member contractors to find out what a fair and reasonable price would be for a garbage disposal install. “I’m not a stupid woman, and I’m thinking where was my brain?” Waite said.ĭavid Davia is the Executive Vice President & CEO of the Colorado Association of Mechanical and Plumbing Contractors. And when the work was done, she signed the bill agreeing to pay in full. She admits that it was her mistake not to ask what the cost of the job would be. Brooks found only one plumber who would come out without charging.Įxperts say you should get three estimates before you have any work done in your home, but you should budget in the cost of the service fee to get those estimates.īeyond the service fee, Waite says money was never discussed.
All of them wanted to look at the situation before committing to a price, and all wanted to charge a service fee to come out. None of the businesses we called would give an estimate over the phone. Consumer Investigator Jodi Brooks called around to try to get an estimate from private plumbers for a garbage disposal replacement. The 4 On Your Side Investigation found that’s a common fee.
“It made me feel, well, angry and used,” Waite said. There’s an $85.83 charge for someone to bring the disposal to the service technician and a $12 environmental protection fee.
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The garbage disposal plus labor totaled $660.64. Waite, 82, had a friend look at her bill. Sears also quoted a price of $99 for installation of a garbage disposal purchased anywhere. 4 On Your Side Consumer Investigator Jodi Brooks found the very same model on the shelf at Home Depot for $99.96. Waite’s new disposal is a common brand, a Badger 5, ½ horsepower.
She wasn’t over charged, but doing a few things differently could have saved her a lot of money. Jean Waite paid $856 for a new kitchen garbage disposal. DENVER (CBS4)– A Denver woman thought the price she paid for a plumber to replace her garbage disposal was too much.