Most complaints about AC installation charges are about surprises: pipe, stand and drilling added after the job. A fixed standard price with a printed extras list fixes that. The figures below are illustrative, not market rates. Follow the AC maker's installation manual on site.
AC installation charges: standard job
- Split AC: indoor and outdoor unit mounting, standard copper pipe length, one wall hole, drain connection, vacuuming, gas release, test run
- Window AC: fitting in an existing opening, sealing, test run
- Demo to the customer and a job card
Extras to list
- Copper pipe per foot beyond the standard length, with insulation
- Outdoor unit stand or wall bracket
- Extra core drilling, concealed piping
- Drain pipe extension
- Wiring and MCB, if the point is not ready
- Height work needing a rope or scaffolding
- Uninstallation of an old unit, gas recovery
Worked example (illustrative, not a market rate)
1.5 ton split AC, 5 feet of extra pipe, a wall stand:
- Standard installation: Rs 1,500
- Extra copper pipe: 5 ft x Rs 200 = Rs 1,000
- Outdoor stand: Rs 600
- Total: Rs 3,100
From installation to AMC
Record the AC model, serial number and location at installation, and offer a yearly plan with the AC AMC quotation format. Price services from the AC AMC charges guide, and use the AC service job card on each visit. In ServicePilot the AC is an asset on the customer's site, so the next service and any gas top-up start from its history.
