I have a similar story. Fourth of July, 90 some degrees and the air conditioning dies. Gillece will show up, so I schedule with them for an hour or so later. An hour later, he tells me that he’s charged the a/c back up, but that there’s a leak. And it’s lucky that he showed when he did. He said the entire a/c system needs replaced. Gonna be about fifteen grand. I led him on and thanked him, and the a/c lasted through that summer with the charge. I called someone else the next year to service it and all they did was charge it again with whatever chemical it needed and cleaned the coils. 7 years later, I got a new a/c unit installed for about $2800. Through Lowes. Anytime I can save someone from Gillece, I will. They charge out the ass for anything and take the public for suckers. Before replacing, PLEASE get a second opinion. It may just be something stupid. I saved what, over ten grand but getting a second opinion? Sorry for the rant, but Gillece is full of shit and takes advantage of unsuspecting homeowners.