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Central AC installation estimator template
Let homeowners compare Standard, High efficiency and Premium air conditioners in about a minute. Prices adjust for home size, refrigerant lines and removal, and homes without ducts are pointed to a mini-split instead of a dead end.
Try it as a customer would
Fictional business and sample prices. Preliminary estimate based on the answers; final pricing follows an assessment.
Questions included
- Does your home have air ducts? Yes · No “I don't know” → uses a stated assumption
- About how big is your home? Under 1,200 sq ft · 1,200 to 1,800 sq ft · 1,800 to 2,500 sq ft · Over 2,500 sq ft “I don't know” → shows a price range
- Do the refrigerant lines need replacing? Yes · No “I don't know” → shows a price range
- Is there an electrical shut-off box near the outdoor unit? Yes · No, this is our first central air “I don't know” → shows a price range
- Should we remove and recycle your old air conditioner? Yes · No, there isn't one
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Which thermostat would you like?
Keep my current thermostat
New smart thermostat
Prices you supply
- Air conditioner and indoor coil installed Your installed price for each package
- Electrical disconnect and connection A fixed extra when it applies
- New refrigerant lines and outdoor pad A fixed extra when it applies; included in Premium
- Remove and recycle old air conditioner A fixed extra when it applies; included in High efficiency, Premium
- Smart thermostat A fixed extra when it applies; included in Premium
- Minimum job priceNo estimate shows less (sample: $4,000)
- Assessment rule: New outdoor circuitA new circuit from your electrical panel to the outdoor unit is priced after a visit, because it depends on your panel and the wire route.
How the price is worked out
Each package has an installed price for each home size. In the sample, a home of 1,200 to 1,800 sq ft is $6,400 (Standard), $8,200 (High efficiency) or $11,000 (Premium). Every package adds $250 for the electrical disconnect and connection. Removing and recycling the old air conditioner adds $350 to Standard; High efficiency and Premium already include it, so they show it as “Included”. Totals are rounded to the nearest $50. That gives $7,000, $8,450 and $11,250 before tax.
New refrigerant lines ($900) and a smart thermostat ($300) are added when chosen, and both are part of Premium. If the customer doesn't know their home size, the estimate shows a range from a typical to a larger home. A home without ducts gets a plain explanation and a suggestion to ask for a mini-split estimate. A first central air with no shut-off box outside still shows the system price, with the new circuit priced after a visit.
What you can change
- The home-size bands and each package's installed price.
- Package names, efficiency ratings and warranty wording.
- Line set, removal and thermostat prices, and which packages include them.
- Your minimum job price and rounding.
What still needs your visit
Sizing the system for the house, the electrical circuit and the condition of the ducts. The estimate shows its assumptions and says the price is preliminary.
Putting it on your website
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Use this template freeUsed by: HVAC contractors.