New A/C Quote

Pricing out a new AC unit for my home. It requires a larger unit but prices I am getting are $6400 to $8500 installed. Does that seem about right or high?

How big of a unit? And what seer rating?

Seer 16 on the $6400 price and seer 19 on the $8500 price. Not exactly sure how big or how it’s rated but these are multi stage and designed to sync up with my furnace when that needs replacing

What other questions should I ask?

How big is the unit ? 2 ton 3 ton ?

It says cooling capacity 2-5 tons

Holy s***!! My AC is acting up and it’s from 1986 so I think it may need replacing too. I was banking in $3500-5000. I dont know anything about AC/HVAC though so maybe your setup is different than mine

Probably not apples to apples for what the OP is getting a quote for, but I purchased a Carrier AC unit last fall for $1500. I’m no expert on the nuances of AC units, but this one is for a 2200sq house. It is not a high efficiency unit since my HVAC said high efficiency AC is not really needed in MN. He installed it in May for $1000. So $2500 total, thought it was a good deal.

Got a verbal quote 2 weeks ago for $2800 installed. New 2 ton compressor, coil, and lineset.

We got new furnace and AC last year. About $6,500 installed. Called in the morning, done by the end of the day.

Bonfe

They had the high end, low end and middle of the road models. Went middle road.

-J.

Having a 13 seer carrier put in today for $3800.

Hmmm. It’s for a 4800 sq ft house. And I believe it is high efficiency.

I would stick to a 13-14 seer
You probably will never recoup the cost of the higher seer units. You will see the prices vary a lot with how busy everyone is and some units are getting hard to get. I have been in the industry for 25 years

Unit only with A coil and line set if $2k

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Where are you located? My buddy might be able to help you out. He has a lot knowledge with them. PM me if you’d like his number. He is in the metro.

not to hijack this thread… But, anyone in the brainerd area? My old house needs it first unit. Has ducting from heat but no outside pad or anything.

Nitrodog wrote:

I would stick to a 13-14 seer
You probably will never recoup the cost of the higher seer units. You will see the prices vary a lot with how busy everyone is and some units are getting hard to get. I have been in the industry for 25 years

X2 . Imho , the payback in savings for the xtra cost of a higher seer unit isnt worth it in this climate , cooling season is too short. One thing to look into though, some utility company offer rebates for high efficiency units

The problem with buying the equipment yourself and finding someone to put it in, is you probably will the taillight warranty

Jake wrote:

not to hijack this thread… But, anyone in the brainerd area? My old house needs it first unit. Has ducting from heat but no outside pad or anything.

Try Cross Lake Sheetmetal

Eelpoutguy, you can try Joe’s heating and AC (218)568-5593. I think they are out of Pine River.
They put the AC in my retirement home ten years ago in Crosslake and have been very reliable since. They are always busy and growing.

We paid friggin 11k for all new ac units and duct work.

I just put in a Trane XR13 2,5 ton for $3400.

About 4 years ago the cheapest bid we got was just over $5k… this was in the metro area for a house that never had a/c.

ClownColor wrote:

About 4 years ago the cheapest bid we got was just over $5k… this was in the metro area for a house that never had a/c.

If you have to add separate zones and new thermostats that can add up to 2-3 K more.

mplspug wrote:

We paid friggin 11k for all new ac units and duct work.

hey at least you dont need a furnace

I pride myself on being handy in just about every aspect. I know just about nothing about air conditioning though… I’d get on the tube and start learning as much as I could. Especially if it’s just replacing a unit I don’t see why it couldn’t be a diy install! I use things like this as an excuse to buy more tools that I’ll need to complete the job. Then I have them should I ever need them again!

(I’m a cheap bassturd tho. I like to save money every chance I get to have more money left over for fishing. And being in the construction industry I refuse to fork over a ton of money for something that costs them half that.)

ClownColor wrote:

About 4 years ago the cheapest bid we got was just over $5k… this was in the metro area for a house that never had a/c.

Did you go from boiler heat to forced air? Because one is spendy and the other is spendy to just not as spendy

rjthehunter wrote:

I pride myself on being handy in just about every aspect. I know just about nothing about air conditioning though… I’d get on the tube and start learning as much as I could. Especially if it’s just replacing a unit I don’t see why it couldn’t be a diy install! I use things like this as an excuse to buy more tools that I’ll need to complete the job. Then I have them should I ever need them again!

(I’m a cheap bassturd tho. I like to save money every chance I get to have more money left over for fishing. And being in the construction industry I refuse to fork over a ton of money for something that costs them half that.)

If I remember right you are a estimater, correct? or some company’s upgrade the title to a project manager. No offense by that by any means. I deal with that on every job every day. I am Also a cheap bass turd, and I will find a way to do it all on my own. But if someone isn’t in a industry like hvac. Adding a new unit wouldn’t even be a option.

For do it your self if just replacing the HYVAC unit itself may need some copper fittings, solder, Vacuum pump, gauges and of course Freon. These things are not rocket science much rather do that then figure how IT stuff works.