Testo 550 paper weight..

[mgibbs]

So now both of my 550's are having problems. First one- high and low side valves leak by, and it doesn't see the temp clamps any more. Second one- The screen is out, and the hook is broken. I have sent them to testo before for repairs under warranty and the turnaround was fairly quick and I didn't have to pay a dime. This will be the first time sending them in w/o a warranty. I don't know what to expect as far as repair quotes. I assume its probably going to be pricey. I think if the quote is more than a couple hundred bucks I'm gonna cut my losses and order some digicools. Does anyone here have experience with getting repairs on a set of 550's out of warranty? I can't justify spending $300-$400 on repairing manifolds that I know will have problems again.

[Pascone10]

Cant help you with warranty repairs on the Testos but my Digicool 1250's and ak900's have had zero in warranty or out of warranty repairs. If I did Doug or Brenda would send me out the required part and I would the DRSA back up and running in a few days..

I have a few friends with the 2 other major brands of DRSA's and most of them have changed to Digicool after numerous failures and have been satisfied.. Good luck. Let us know how it works out.

[Gunslinger]

Im sent a 550 in with a high side valve leaking. They repaired it and updated the software. They also replaced the temp clamps. Total with shipping was $56.00

[hvac5646]

Im sent a 550 in with a high side valve leaking. They repaired it and updated the software. They also replaced the temp clamps. Total with shipping was $56.00

You made out very well....I thought they would do right by you.

[mgibbs]

So I finally sent them in last week and received a quote today. $70 dollars to replace the lcd display in one set and $61 to replace the body w/ hook and both valves in the other. They are replacing the board in one because it wasn't seeing the temp sensors anymore for free.. Couldn't be happier.

[Pascone10]

Glad your happy. Thanks for the update..

May I ask were these dropped or something. Why were there so many failures? DId you ever pull the trigger on the Digi-cools?

[mgibbs]

The set with the bad LCD was dropped. The board that went bad was from static discharge I think, and I'm not sure why the two valves started leaking. I'm pretty hard on my tools overall. And no I have not ordered the digicools yet. That was the plan if the repairs on the testos equalled or exceeded the price of the ak900's. I will probably get the ak's just not yet.