2) The Condenser fan relay is bad. New condensers have a relay they turn the motor on and off when the system starts and turns off. The cost to replace a condenser fan relay can range from $175 to $275 the cost depends more on the make and model of the unit and the contractor installing the part.
DuPont Cuts 2016 R&D Budget Ahead Of Merger With Dow Chemical. Continuing to pare research and development, DuPont plans to cut its spending on R&D in 2016 to between $1.6 billion and $1.7 billion, a roughly 10% decline from the $1.9 billion the firm devoted to research in 2015. DuPont revealed the budget cut while announcing a decline in fourth-quarter sales and earnings. The reduction will take the firmâs R&D spending to roughly the same amount it spent in 2010.
Dow Chemicals (DOW.N) and DuPont (DD.N), both global behemoths, are quietly talking about a deal to create a new company worth $120 billion. Dow Chemicalâs stock price jumped 8.3 percent in pre-market trading to $55.11, while DuPont also went up to $73 as investors heard the merger news. At the close of business Tuesday, Dow Chemicalâs market valuation stood just under $59 billion, whereas DuPontâs was just over $58 billion.