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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
I agree. If you call a plumber to come out and diagnose the problem, then tell him you will take care of it yourself, you are wasting his time. Additionally, the next time you have a problem that may or may not be within your capabilities and call him, he will likely take his time getting back to you, if ever. Our local tradesmen have enough to do without having their time wasted. You will already be paying him to come out and he may be able to fix it in one visit.
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Exactly! This is why I threw down the $80 in my particular situation. I knew he had to do work to diagnose the problem and that was certainly not within the realm of what a "free estimate" would or should be. So I would have already been paying for his professional opinion, lets just do it now, one time. I am sure it was cheaper (for me) to just do it.