HVAC cost

[SupDock]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

If it is only half a day I am wondering how many people are going to be doing this work. Plus if they are doing the correct "work" it will take some time to pull a vacuum on the lines and evaporator. Then the charging takes time. If it is a reputable brand then there is some registration paperwork required for the warranty. That paperwork is inputting all the settings and data from the installation, pressures, and such at what temps, etc.
Let us not forget you are paying for their expertise as well as all the required things to have, run, operate, and make a profit in a business. Have you noticed how much everything has gone up in price that it takes to operate a business?
If you are buying a good name-brand mini-split and it is more than 12,000 btu I bet your guess on price of equipment is off by at least $1k.

We are talking a 10000 BTU pre charged. My breaker box is also 10 feet away from the install location.
I think you did hit the nail on the head. They don’t really want to do them because they make more doing something else.

[Chief Roundup]

Originally Posted by SupDock

We are talking a 10000 BTU pre charged. My breaker box is also 10 feet away from the install location.
I think you did hit the nail on the head. They don’t really want to do them because they make more doing something else.

Dude I am an owner of an HVAC company. All condensers are precharged. The line set is precharged with nitrogen. The indoor unit and the line set will have to be vacuumed down to remove any noncondensables before releasing freon into the system. I could go on about everything that has to be done. It is obvious you think you know but you don't.

[Abba-Dabba]

Replaced a 3t Carrier and an old Carrier furnace in 2022 with a 3.5t Ruud HVAC for $7700. Ruud is made by Rheem so I'm not too concerned. Not so sure I would be down for more than double that price for a Carrier though.

[ScareCrowe]

Originally Posted by Chief Roundup

Dude I am an owner of an HVAC company. All condensers are precharged. The line set is precharged with nitrogen. The indoor unit and the line set will have to be vacuumed down to remove any noncondensables before releasing freon into the system. I could go on about everything that has to be done. It is obvious you think you know but you don't.

I think he's referring to the line sets. They make what they call DIY kits which come with pre charged lines (freon) so there's no need to pull vacuum etc. They work like the old quick connects. The issue with this usually comes down to the fact that those DIY kits are not what pro's are installing, we're installing better quality equipment & usually higher efficiency. Even if you can get a name brand unit, it's still not the same as what a pro is quoting you.

I've had several people take my quotes deduct the cheapest mini split unit they can find online & assume the rest is what I'm charging for labor. And we don't want to install the cheap DIY units because we don't want to take the heat from customers when they break down. It will invariably be the HVAC companies fault despite the fact that the customer hand picked the cheapest equipment they could find.

[Iczer]

I got mine done last July. $14k

5 ton variable speed Lennox 11000 BTU furnace
4 ton, variable speed 18 seer Bosch heat pump
humidifier

It hurt to do, but we also were able to claim a $2,000 tax credit for the heat pump too

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Iczer

I got mine done last July. $14k

5 ton variable speed Lennox 11000 BTU furnace
4 ton, variable speed 18 seer Bosch heat pump
humidifier

It hurt to do, but we also were able to claim a $2,000 tax credit for the heat pump too

What did you say to me mother ****er? I'll post the private message if u don't want to

[Iczer]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

What did you say to me mother ****er? I'll post the private message if u don't want to

Heat pump?