HVAC cost

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Originally Posted by SupDock

On this same topic, I want to get a mini split in my garage. Nearly 5k installed are the quotes. That is like 3k labor for what amounts to a half day work.

If it is only half a day I am wondering how many people are going to be doing this work. Plus if they are doing the correct "work" it will take some time to pull a vacuum on the lines and evaporator. Then the charging takes time. If it is a reputable brand then there is some registration paperwork required for the warranty. That paperwork is inputting all the settings and data from the installation, pressures, and such at what temps, etc.
Let us not forget you are paying for their expertise as well as all the required things to have, run, operate, and make a profit in a business. Have you noticed how much everything has gone up in price that it takes to operate a business?
If you are buying a good name-brand mini-split and it is more than 12,000 btu I bet your guess on price of equipment is off by at least $1k.