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True Transparency Pricing

What the work costs,
before you call.

Every price on this page includes professional installation. They are the same numbers we would quote you at the kitchen table, published so you can compare them without an appointment.

Why we print these

Hiding a price is a negotiating tactic. It works on the customer who is in a hurry and has one system down, which in this trade is most of them — and that is exactly why we stopped doing it.

Everything below is the real installed price. It is not an opening position, there is no discount waiting for the person who pushes hardest, and the figure does not change based on the car in the driveway. Two things can move a number after we see the house: something we could not know from here, like a gas meter that needs upsizing or a crawl space that will not take a person. Those get named before work starts.

Replacement pricing for central heating and cooling is the one thing not in a table, because it depends on a load calculation. The instant quote handles that in about three minutes.

Price beat guarantee

Send us a written quote from any competitor licensed and bonded to work in our service area and we will beat it. If we cannot beat it, we will pay you $100 for the time you spent asking.

Send us a quote to beat

The competing company has to be licensed and bonded in our service area, and the quote has to be for comparable equipment and scope. That is the whole of the small print.

Priced work

Heating & cooling

Repair, replacement and maintenance for central heating and air conditioning.

How this work goes

Maintenance

  • AAA Comfort Club

    Two visits a year, 10% off every repair with no ceiling, $100 a year banked toward a replacement, and front-of-the-line scheduling when something breaks.

    $12.99

    a month

Priced work

Ductless mini-splits

Mitsubishi mini-splits for rooms the ductwork never reached.

How this work goes

Mitsubishi 16 SEER

  • 9,000 BTU mini-split

    One room. Indoor head, outdoor unit, line set, and every part the install needs.

    $4,606.00

    installed

  • 12,000 BTU mini-split

    A large room or an open-plan pair.

    $4,839.00

    installed

  • 18,000 BTU mini-split

    A bonus room, garage conversion or sunroom.

    $6,170.00

    installed

  • 24,000 BTU mini-split

    The largest single zone we install.

    $6,413.00

    installed

Mitsubishi 18 SEER

  • 9,000 BTU mini-split

    Quieter and cheaper to run than the 16 SEER.

    $4,999.00

    installed

  • 12,000 BTU mini-split

    $5,293.00

    installed

  • 18,000 BTU mini-split

    $6,520.00

    installed

  • 24,000 BTU mini-split

    $6,801.00

    installed

Mitsubishi 20 SEER

  • 9,000 BTU mini-split

    The efficiency that qualifies for the federal credit.

    $5,716.00

    installed

  • 12,000 BTU mini-split

    $6,090.00

    installed

  • 18,000 BTU mini-split

    $7,640.00

    installed

  • 24,000 BTU mini-split

    $8,287.00

    installed

Priced work

Ductwork

Sealing, cleaning and replacement for the part of the system nobody looks at.

How this work goes

Ductwork

  • Ductwork tune-up

    Every joint checked and resealed, sagging runs rehung, and the seal back to the air handler put right. On a 1,500 sq ft home it can take up to 15% off a power bill.

    $499.00

    per ton

  • Duct cleaning with flex upgrade

    Every flex branch replaced with higher-R material, the trunk line machine-cleaned and resealed, and a system service included. Worth doing at ten years and older.

    $1,299.00

    per ton

  • Full ductwork replacement

    Old system out, connection points relevelled, a newly designed R-8 system in, every grille and register replaced, and built-in return boxes and boots cleaned. Fifteen-year parts and labour.

    $2,499.00

    per ton

Priced work

Indoor air quality

Purifiers, filtration and dehumidification for air that is doing more than it should.

How this work goes

Whole-home purifiers

  • REME HALO-LED air purifier

    In-duct purifier using UV-C LED and hydrogen peroxide to cut viruses, bacteria, mould spores, dust, dander and pollen. No ozone, no mercury.

    Equipment $799.00 · installation $699.00

    $1,498.00

    installed

    $1,339.00 Comfort Club

  • Bi-polar ionization purifier

    Ionizes the whole airstream to drop airborne particles and neutralise cooking, pet and smoke odours.

    Equipment $600.00 · installation $199.00

    $799.00

    installed

    $699.00 Comfort Club

Filtration

  • Electronic air filtration

    A Clean Comfort electronic filter in place of the one-inch throwaway, catching what a standard filter passes straight through.

    Equipment $799.00 · installation $899.00

    $1,698.00

    installed

    $1,498.00 Comfort Club

Humidity

  • Whole-home dehumidifier

    A Clean Comfort dehumidifier tied into the ductwork, for a house that hits the setpoint and still feels wet. The Midlands answer to a summer that will not dry out.

    Equipment $2,999.00 · installation $2,199.00

    $5,198.00

    installed

    $4,798.00 Comfort Club

Priced work

Standby generators

Generac whole-home standby power, installed and maintained by our electrical division.

How this work goes

Air-cooled standby

  • Generac 10kW standby generator

    Model G007145

    200-amp transfer switch, smart management module, wet cell battery, 50 ft of service wire, 15 ft of gas pipe, ground pad, full install. Natural gas or propane.

    $12,999.00

    installed

  • Generac 14kW standby generator

    Model G007223

    Everything in the 10kW package, sized for a larger house.

    $13,799.00

    installed

  • Generac 18kW standby generator

    Model G007226

    $14,599.00

    installed

  • Generac 22kW standby generator

    Model G007042

    The size most whole-home installs land on.

    $15,199.00

    installed

  • Generac 24kW standby generator

    Model G007209

    $15,499.00

    installed

  • Generac 26kW standby generator

    Model G007290

    The largest air-cooled unit Generac builds.

    $16,799.00

    installed

Always included

Included with every replacement

Questions

Before you decide

Do you charge for an estimate?

In-home replacement estimates are free, with no obligation at the end of them. Diagnostic visits on a system that has failed carry a service charge, which is credited against the repair if you go ahead.

Is the published price really the price?

Yes. It is the same number we would quote at your kitchen table, and it does not move for the customer who negotiates hardest.

Two things can change it, both of which get named before work starts: something we could not know from here — a gas meter that needs upsizing, a crawl space that will not take a person, an electrical panel that has to be brought up to code — or a change you ask for once we are on site.

What if you cannot beat my other quote?

We pay you $100 for the time you spent asking. The competing company has to be licensed and bonded to work in our service area, and the quote has to be for comparable equipment and scope.

How long does a replacement take?

Most homes are a single day. Ductwork replacement is usually same-day too, depending on access. A multi-zone ductless system or a job that includes electrical work can run to two.

What does the 15-year warranty actually cover?

Parts and labour, both, for fifteen years from the day we finish, on every system we install. The condition is the one every manufacturer sets: documented annual maintenance. Comfort Club membership keeps those records for you, which is most of why it exists.

Ready when you are.

Book the work online, or call and speak to somebody who can price it while you are on the phone.

Call (803) 920-377124-hour emergency service