Just read the estimate. Either this guy has no clue how a motor works, or is attempting to blow smoke. A capacitor has no effect of motor bearings, and motor bearings do not have components. A capacitor does not provide power to all the motor windings, it takes part of the power from the normal winding and releases it a fraction of a second to the run/start winding. If it fails, the motor just will not spin and could over heat. Most motors have thermal limits to prevent damage to them.
As for the wet switch - it costs about $70 on line and takes about 30 minutes to install. If you have flooding issues, not a bad item to have. If you never had flooding issues or large amounts of water near the unit, why would you invest in this? So $600 for $90 in parts, lets call it 50% mark up, so $150 in parts and $450 in labor for 30 - 60 minutes of work. Wish I could have a labor rate of $450 per hour.
Personally, I would leave the unit as is. If you want to feel better, replace the capacitor your self, kill power and it is 4 wires. Just need to pay attention where they came off of - take pictures.... - done.
By the way, you should have blacked out your personal info on the paper work before posting.
Good Luck with you decision.
As for the wet switch - it costs about $70 on line and takes about 30 minutes to install. If you have flooding issues, not a bad item to have. If you never had flooding issues or large amounts of water near the unit, why would you invest in this? So $600 for $90 in parts, lets call it 50% mark up, so $150 in parts and $450 in labor for 30 - 60 minutes of work. Wish I could have a labor rate of $450 per hour.
Personally, I would leave the unit as is. If you want to feel better, replace the capacitor your self, kill power and it is 4 wires. Just need to pay attention where they came off of - take pictures.... - done.
By the way, you should have blacked out your personal info on the paper work before posting.
Good Luck with you decision.
