Aircon Installers The Reeds arranges free quotes for air conditioning across the suburb: installations, repairs, servicing, regas and maintenance, for duets, complex units and the freestanding homes in the newer extensions.
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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 | Main bedroom, most common size |
| 18000 BTU supplied & installed | R15,000 – R24,000 | Open-plan living and dining |
| 24000 BTU supplied & installed | R19,000 – R32,000 | Large open-plan with stacking doors |
| Install using an existing developer sleeve | R7,500 – R12,500 | Where sleeve, drain and circuit are already in |
| Dual multi split, one condenser, two rooms | R28,000 – R48,000 | Where only one position is permitted |
| Structural fixing on a lightweight wall | R650 – R2,400 | Bracket must reach structure, not cladding |
| Anti-vibration mounts and acoustic feet | R450 – R1,800 | Standard on duet walls |
| Colour-matched trunking | R200 – R450 per metre | Where estate rules require it |
| Extra pipe run beyond the standard 3 m | R350 – R650 per metre | To a permitted condenser position |
| Condensate pump | R1,800 – R3,500 | Upper-floor rooms with no gravity fall |
| New dedicated circuit and isolator | R1,800 – R5,500 | Where the board has no spare way |
| Installation labour only | R3,500 – R7,500 | Back-to-back, you supply the unit |
| Call-out and fault finding | R450 – R950 | Often credited if the repair proceeds |
| Standard service, per unit | R650 – R1,400 | Cheaper per unit on several units |
| Chemical deep clean, per indoor unit | R1,200 – R2,800 | For smells and heavy fouling |
| Leak repair, vacuum and regas | R2,500 – R4,500 | Includes finding the leak |
| Weekend or after-hours work | +R500 – R1,500 | Where estate hours force it |
Indicative ranges, not a quotation. The single biggest swing on a quote in The Reeds is whether the house was built with provision. Where a sleeve, a drain and a circuit are already in the wall, the job is a couple of hours and the price reflects it. Where they are not, you are paying for drilling, trunking and an electrician as well.
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Provision that was built in and never used. A good share of the newer stock here was built with an aircon sleeve through the wall, a condensate drain and sometimes a capped circuit waiting at the board. If that is present the installation is dramatically cheaper, and it is worth pointing the contractor at it rather than assuming they will find it.
Estate access sets the schedule, not the workload. Contractor registration at the gate, working-hour limits and restrictions on noisy work over weekends decide when a job can actually happen. A half-day installation can take a week to book in because of when the crew is allowed on site.
Duet walls put your compressor in someone's bedroom. Semi-detached and duet construction means a wall-bracketed condenser is heard next door. It is the most common source of complaint on new installations here, and it is entirely avoidable with a ground plinth and proper anti-vibration feet.
Lightweight external finishes need a real fixing. Some of the newer construction uses cladding or lightweight infill where a standard expansion bolt has nothing to bite into. The bracket has to reach structure. A condenser hanging off a finish rather than a wall is a failure waiting for the first year of vibration.
Stacking doors change the sizing. Open-plan living with a wall of glass onto a patio carries a solar load that the floor area does not hint at. Sizing off square metres alone routinely undersizes these rooms by a full step, and the result is a unit that runs continuously and still does not hold temperature in January.
Response Times and Estate Access
Availability across The Reeds is good outside the October rush. What delays jobs here is almost always access: contractors need to be registered and cleared, deliveries of plant have to be arranged, and some estates do not permit drilling outside set hours. Ask a contractor whether they already work in your estate, because the ones who do get in faster.
For a breakdown in the middle of summer, a same-week attendance is realistic. If the unit is under warranty, check whether the original installer has to attend to keep it valid before you call anybody else out.
Also Covered Nearby
Rooihuiskraal-Noord, Rooihuiskraal, Wierda Park, Eldoraigne, Heuweloord, Kosmosdal and Olievenhoutbosch. Quotes for the rest of the area are arranged from Aircon Installers Centurion.
Frequently Asked Questions
My wall has a sleeve and a drain already – does that make the install cheaper?
Considerably. The expensive and disruptive parts of a retrofit are getting through the wall, routing the condensate somewhere sensible and creating an electrical supply. If the builder put all three in, the installation is largely mounting the units and connecting them. Point it out when you request quotes so it is priced in.
Does the estate have to approve the contractor before they come in?
In most cases yes. Estates commonly require contractors to be registered, to sign in, and sometimes to carry public liability cover. It is worth asking your contractor whether they are already on the estate's list, because getting added can take longer than the job.
Why does the quote say the bracket has to reach a structural element?
Because some newer external walls are not solid all the way through. A condenser weighs upwards of thirty kilograms and vibrates every time the compressor starts. Bolted into cladding or a lightweight infill it will eventually work loose. The fixing has to land in brick, block or a structural member behind the finish.
Is a bigger unit always better for an open-plan area?
No, and oversizing has its own failure mode. An oversized unit drops the temperature quickly, switches off, and never runs long enough to pull moisture out of the air, so the room feels cold and clammy rather than comfortable. What you want is a unit sized to the actual load, which for a glazed open-plan space means someone looking at the glass, not just the floor.
Can the installer work over a weekend?
Sometimes, and it depends on the estate rather than the contractor. Many estates restrict noisy work on Sundays and public holidays, and some restrict Saturday afternoons too. Expect a surcharge for weekend work where it is permitted at all.
Can I use the aircon for heating in winter?
Most inverter splits sold here are reverse-cycle and heat well, which is worth more on the Highveld than on the coast – June and July nights regularly sit at or below freezing. Running one in heating mode costs a fraction of what a bar heater does for the same room. Ask whether the model quoted heats, and how it behaves on a cold morning when it has to defrost.
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