Aircon Installers Lyttelton arranges free quotes for air conditioning across Lyttelton and Lyttelton Manor: installations, repairs, servicing, regas and a good deal of replacement work on systems that have reached the end of their lives.
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Indicative ranges, supplied and fitted where relevant. For sanity-checking a quote, not a quotation.
| Job | Indicative range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9000 BTU supplied & installed | R9,500 – R15,000 | Bedroom or study |
| 12000 BTU supplied & installed | R11,000 – R17,500 | The most common domestic size |
| 18000 BTU supplied & installed | R15,000 – R24,000 | Living areas with high ceilings |
| 24000 BTU supplied & installed | R19,000 – R32,000 | Large or double-volume rooms |
| Like-for-like replacement, 12000 BTU | R9,500 – R16,000 | Existing pipework reused where sound |
| Like-for-like replacement, 18000 BTU | R13,500 – R22,000 | May need an electrical upgrade |
| New line set where the old is unusable | R350 – R650 per metre | Needed after a burnout or wrong diameter |
| Removal and disposal of old unit | R800 – R2,200 | Sometimes included, ask |
| Refrigerant recovery | R450 – R1,200 | Should not be vented to atmosphere |
| Distribution board upgrade | R3,500 – R12,000 | Common on the older boards here |
| New dedicated circuit and isolator | R1,800 – R5,500 | Where a spare way exists |
| Condenser coil clean | R650 – R1,500 | Yearly job under the mature trees |
| Call-out and fault finding | R450 – R950 | Often credited if the repair proceeds |
| Capacitor replacement | R850 – R2,200 | Common on ageing units |
| Control board (PCB) | R2,500 – R7,500 | Often the point where replacement wins |
| Compressor replacement | R6,500 – R18,000 | On most domestic units, compare against new |
| Standard service, per unit | R650 – R1,400 | Cheaper per unit on several units |
| Leak repair, vacuum and regas | R2,500 – R4,500 | Includes finding the leak |
Indicative ranges, not a quotation. A large share of the work in Lyttelton is replacement rather than new installation, and the number that matters there is the comparison. Once a compressor or a control board has failed on an older unit, ask for the repair and the replacement priced side by side before choosing.
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Compare Local QuotesWhat Drives Aircon Work Here
Obsolete refrigerant is still in service. A fair number of the surviving systems here run on R22, which is no longer imported. Where it can be sourced at all it is expensive, so a leak on an R22 unit is a replace-or-retrofit decision rather than a regas. Establish what gas a unit runs on before agreeing to anything.
The electrical reticulation in the houses has aged. Older boards, older wiring and no spare ways. Adding aircon to a house in this part of Centurion frequently starts with the board rather than with the unit, and a quote that ignores that is going to grow on the day.
Mature trees shade the house and choke the condenser. The tree cover that keeps these houses cool is also dropping leaf and seed into outdoor coils year-round. It is the routine service item here, and it presents as gradually weaker cooling rather than as a fault anyone notices.
Ceiling heights hide the real load. The older stock has volume that the floor plan does not show. A unit sized off square metres in a room with a three-metre ceiling is undersized from the start and will run continuously without ever holding the setpoint.
Repair versus replace is a genuine question on this stock. On a unit that is twelve to fifteen years old, a major component failure often costs a meaningful fraction of a new installation, and the new unit will use considerably less electricity. It is worth getting both numbers rather than defaulting to the repair because it is the smaller one.
Response Times and Replacement Lead Times
Routine repair calls in Lyttelton are usually attended within a day or two outside the October rush. Replacements can take longer, not because of the labour but because the right unit has to be available – and on an older installation the contractor may want to see the existing pipework before committing to reusing it.
If your system is on an obsolete refrigerant, do not wait for it to fail in January. Planning a replacement in the cooler months means you choose the unit rather than taking whatever is in stock during a heatwave.
Also Covered Nearby
Lyttelton Manor, Clubview, Die Hoewes, Doringkloof, Valhalla, Kloofsig and Wierda Park. Quotes for the rest of the area are arranged from Aircon Installers Centurion.
Frequently Asked Questions
My unit runs on R22 – can it still be regassed?
In principle, if the gas can be found, and increasingly it cannot at a sensible price. R22 has been phased out of import, so what remains is reclaimed stock. On a unit old enough to be running it, spending several thousand rand topping up a system that is leaking anyway rarely makes sense next to replacing it with something that uses a fraction of the electricity.
The house has high ceilings – how does that change the sizing?
It adds volume, and volume is what the unit actually has to cool. A rule of thumb based on floor area assumes a standard ceiling height; go up to three metres and you have added a third to the job without changing the plan. Anyone quoting properly will ask about ceiling height, glazing and orientation rather than just square metres.
Is it worth repairing a twelve-year-old aircon?
Sometimes, and it depends entirely on what has failed. A capacitor or a fan motor is a cheap repair on any age of unit and worth doing. A compressor or a control board on a unit that old is usually not, once you weigh the cost against a new inverter that will run at a fraction of the consumption. Ask for both numbers.
Do I need to upgrade my distribution board to add an aircon?
Often, in this part of Centurion. The aircon needs its own way on the board, and on the older boards here those are long since used up. It is not a reason not to install, but it is a real cost that should appear on the quote rather than as a surprise.
Why does my outdoor unit keep filling with leaves, and does it matter?
It matters more than people expect. The condenser rejects the heat from inside the house through a fine coil, and leaf litter packed into it means that heat has nowhere to go. The unit responds by running longer and harder for less cooling. Keeping half a metre clear around it and getting the coil cleaned before summer fixes it.
Why does the dry winter matter for aircon servicing?
Because the Highveld goes months without rain, and everything that gets airborne in that time ends up on the outdoor coil. There is no rain to wash it off. By September a condenser can be blanketed, which is precisely why units seem to lose their edge on the first hot days of October. A pre-summer clean is the single highest-value service visit of the year.
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