About Aircon24

You can send a request for any of these:

• A new split unit, or a replacement for an old one. See aircon installation.
• A fault: not cooling, leaking, noisy, tripping the breaker. See aircon repair.
• A look at a unit that still works. See aircon service and maintenance.
• A low-charge problem on a split unit in a home or office. See regas and leak repair.

Not sure which one fits? The services overview starts from what your aircon is doing. This site also explains the money side: what installation costs, and why published prices disagree.

1. You send a request.
2. We call you back to talk through the job.
3. If the job needs a look first, we say so; the price and scope are confirmed before you agree to go ahead.
4. The work gets done.

Sending a request is free. No obligation to go ahead.

A split unit in a bedroom with a short, straight pipe run is one price. The same unit with a long run, a hard wall and a new circuit is another. That's why two honest quotes for "one aircon" can sit far apart.

Published figures show it. Blue Line Air lists a 12,000 BTU unit from R7,999, with extra costs possible (page dated 2 Jul 2026). Flowleads lists R9,500 to R14,000 (3 Jun 2026). ServiceLink SA lists R7,500 to R13,500 (published 16 Feb 2026, prices labelled Q1 2025). Those are other people's figures, not ours.

What moves the number: the size of the unit, inverter or fixed speed, pipe length, wall type, the electrical work, and how hard the outdoor unit is to reach. The aircon installation cost guide goes through each.

A reliable price needs the job details. If the job needs a look first, we say so; the price and scope are confirmed before you agree to go ahead.

Hold any quote against this list. Where a line is missing, ask.

• Does it say how the size was chosen?
• How much pipe is included, and what do extra metres cost?
• Is the drain included, with a suitable fall for gravity drainage, or a condensate pump where one is needed?
• Will the connected pipework be leak-tested and evacuated of air and moisture, following the manufacturer's procedure, before the system is charged or opened to refrigerant?
• Have the supply, circuit protection and isolation arrangements been assessed for the unit and the manufacturer's instructions?
• Who will do the refrigerant work, and who will do the electrical work?
• Does the quote say when the unit is switched on and checked, and does it include a handover?

Some quotes assume a power point is already within reach, and a new circuit or a long cable run is then priced on top after a site visit. Neither is wrong. A quote that doesn't say which one it is, is the one to question.

Two rules apply to most aircon jobs, whoever does them.

• Work on the refrigerant circuit needs an SAQCC Gas registered practitioner.
• A new electrical circuit needs a Certificate of Compliance from a registered electrician.

Ask who will do each part before you say yes. And one more, if you're in a complex or an estate: check your body corporate or estate rules before an outdoor unit goes up.

For your own safety, leave refrigerant lines and wiring alone. Outdoor units on high walls add a fall risk.

• Roughly how big the room is, how much afternoon sun it gets, and what it's used for.
• The make of the unit, if you have one, and what it's doing or not doing.
• Where the outdoor unit could go, and whether you live in a complex or estate.
• Your suburb and city. We ask for both so the call starts in the right place.

None of it has to be exact. "A bedroom, west-facing, ground floor" is a good start.

We use your details to handle your request and to follow up on it. Our privacy policy explains what's collected and how it's used, in line with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). The terms of use cover the rest.