What a water purifier service costs in Nellore, and whether the AMC pays

A water purifier service in Nellore through us is ₹299 for the filter check and service, ₹350 for a low-flow or leak repair, ₹299 for a taste or smell flush, and ₹999 for an annual maintenance package with two services and filters. Parts — filters, membrane, pump, adapter, UV lamp — are on top at MRP, shown to you before fitting, and you can say no to any of them. That is the whole structure. The rest of this guide is what sits behind each figure, and whether the AMC makes sense for your house.

The rate card

Job	Price	What the visit covers
Filter change / service	₹299	Check all stages, replace sediment, carbon or membrane as needed, flush, tank clean, TDS reading
Low water flow	₹350	Membrane flush, pressure-pump check, flow restrictor and tank check
Leaking	₹350	Fittings, valves, float valve, housing seals, tank seal
Foul taste / smell	₹299	Multi-stage deep flush, carbon check, tank and tap clean
AMC package	₹999	Two scheduled services in the year plus filters

The general "water purifier service" entry on the rate card is the ₹299 filter check and service, and that is what to book when the fault does not fit neatly — a unit that is dark and silent, for example.

What the labour figure buys

It buys a technician who opens every housing, not just the one you pointed at. On a service visit that means: sediment and carbon candles inspected and replaced if due, membrane flushed and its output TDS measured, storage tank drained and wiped, dispensing tap cleaned, every push-fit joint checked, pump pressure and reject flow checked, and a TDS reading of the finished water shown to you before leaving. If a "service" is a ten-minute candle swap with nothing measured, it was not one.

On the repair visits — low flow and leaking — the figure covers finding the cause and fixing what can be fixed on the spot: reseating a joint, replacing an O-ring, flushing a fouled membrane, recharging a tank bladder. Most RO faults are exactly this and need no part or a small one.

How parts are priced

At MRP, shown first. Without quoting numbers we do not set, the rough tiers are:

• Small and frequent: sediment candle, carbon candles, O-rings, push-fit connectors, dispensing tap washer. These keep a visit cheap.
• Middle: RO membrane, UV lamp, float valve, solenoid valve, SMPS adapter, tank.
• Large: booster pump, the UV ballast, a full body or cabinet. One of these on a very old unit starts the repair-or-replace conversation.

Ask to see the old part that came out. A technician who changes every filter every visit regardless of condition is spending your money.

What makes the bill higher or lower

Lower: you did the safe checks first and can say "power fine, inlet open, tank full"; the fault was a joint or a setting; the filters were changed when they were due rather than a year late.

Higher: pre-filters left so long that the membrane starved and died with them; a pump run dry all summer while the overhead tank was empty every evening; a borewell with heavy silt and high TDS that shortens everything's life; a leak ignored until the adapter got wet.

The AMC: ₹999 for two services plus filters

The package is two scheduled visits in the year with the routine filters covered. Confirm on the call exactly which filters the package includes for your model; anything outside it — a membrane, pump, UV lamp — is at MRP and shown before fitting, as always.

It pays when:

• You are on borewell or tanker water. Sediment and carbon go faster, and two services a year is not optional, it is the minimum.
• The household drinks and cooks only with purified water, so the unit runs hard.
• You want the dates fixed rather than remembered — the second visit lands after the monsoon, when the filters are at their worst.

It does not pay when:

• You are on treated municipal supply with low TDS and a light-use unit; one ₹299 service a year may be all you need.
• The unit is very old and the real decision is whether to replace it.

Two pay-as-you-go services at ₹299 each come to ₹598 without filters; the AMC's value is in the filters and in not forgetting. Do the sum for your water.

What is not charged

• No advance. You pay when the work is done.
• No charge for declining a part quote. If the answer is "membrane and pump" and you decide to buy new, the visit fee stands and that is all.
• The work carries a written 30-day warranty on the labour and the specific fault fixed. If the same leak or the same flow problem comes back inside that, it is put right free, parts included.

A worked example or two

Flow has slowed and the water tastes flat; last filter change was over a year ago on borewell water. Sediment brown, carbon spent, membrane still rejecting well. Bill: ₹299 plus the two candles at MRP, shown first. TDS reading given before the technician leaves.

A drip under the cabinet every morning. Float valve not shutting, tank overflowing through the vent. Bill: ₹350 plus the float valve at MRP.

An eight-year-old unit: membrane gone, pump weak, adapter flickering. Written quote for all three at MRP. Family compares with a new unit and chooses new. Bill: ₹299 for the visit and a clear answer.