[RickFLM4]

Sounds like a typical contractor. Almost all of them suck and none seem to care about it.

If they are paying to repair the fridge I'd probably accept that and move on from a purely practical perspective. If you are prepared to go the legal route to try to recoup the difference when they inevitably decline (and potentially change their mind about fridge repair costs) then go for it if you feel strongly about it. We have no real way to predict how successful you will be but if there was a delay you caused, no matter how slight, it will be used against you and the payments made / lost production are probably more difficult to recover vs. hard cost of fridge repair. You will likely incur additional aggravation and time. For me, a max upside of $2K probably wouldn't be worth pursuing (which is easier to say when objective rather than upset about it happening to me).