What AZ Trusted Air Actually Charges — Published Price Ranges for Every Major Service
The short answer: AZ Trusted Air publishes real ranges: complete system replacement runs $5,000–$7,000 for three tons, $6,000–$8,000 for four, and $7,000–$10,000 for five, installed. Repairs run from $50 for a capacitor to $800–$4,000 for a compressor. Diagnostics are $69.95 across the Phoenix metro, credited toward any repair we perform.
Ask five Phoenix HVAC companies what a new air conditioner costs and four of them will tell you it depends, then offer to send someone out. It does depend — on tonnage, efficiency, and what the installer finds in your attic. But "it depends" is also a convenient way to keep you from comparing anything until a salesperson is sitting in your living room. Below is what we charge. Not a teaser rate, not a starting-at number: the actual ranges our jobs land in, the repair prices by part, and every fee we bill. If your quote from someone else sits far outside these, that is worth a conversation before you sign it.
- Complete system replacement in the Phoenix metro runs $5,000–$7,000 for three tons, $6,000–$8,000 for four and $7,000–$10,000 for five, installed.
- The lower half of each range is standard-efficiency equipment; the upper half clears SEER2 15.2, which is the threshold SRP's rebate programme requires.
- Per SRP's current published program terms, that rebate pays up to $1,125; verify the current amount before relying on it. Stepping up within a range can cost less on net than staying at the bottom of it.
- Repairs run from $50 for a capacitor to $800–$4,000 for a compressor, where the spread reflects whether the part is still under manufacturer warranty.
- Coil cleaning ($150) and coil replacement ($2,200–$2,600) are different jobs; a quote saying only “coil” should be clarified before signing.
- Diagnostics are $69.95 Monday to Friday 8am–6pm and $99.95 outside those hours, the same price at any distance — there is no travel or trip fee.
- Duct work carries no published range because it is priced on six different bases; asking which basis a duct quote used is a fast way to tell a measured quote from a guessed one.
- Six conditions account for nearly every job that lands above its published range, and all six are visible and priced before work begins.
Why publish prices when almost no Phoenix HVAC company will?
There is a practical argument against publishing, and it is not dishonest: HVAC jobs genuinely vary. A four-ton changeout in a 1978 Sunnyslope house with a rotted line set is not the same job as the identical equipment dropped into a 2015 Norterra home. Publish one number and you will be wrong about half the time.
The answer to that is ranges plus disclosure, not silence. A range tells you the neighborhood you are in. The list further down this page tells you exactly which conditions push a job toward the top of its range, so you can look at your own house and make a decent guess before anyone arrives. That is roughly what an honest contractor would tell you at the kitchen table anyway — we have just written it down where you can read it first.
Complete system replacement, installed
| System | Installed price | What moves it within the range |
|---|---|---|
| 3-ton system | $5,000 – $7,000 | Efficiency tier; condition of existing line set and ducting |
| 4-ton system | $6,000 – $8,000 | Efficiency tier; electrical and code work if required |
| 5-ton system | $7,000 – $10,000 | Efficiency tier; access, crane on rooftop units |
| Heat pump | Same by tonnage | No premium over a straight-cool system |
| Rooftop package unit | Low end of range | Crane service billed separately, $400–$600 |
| Mini-split | $1,000 – $3,000 | Per indoor head; line-set routing and wall access |
The efficiency step is the part worth understanding. The lower half of each range is standard-efficiency equipment; the upper half clears SEER2 15.2, which is the threshold SRP's rebate requires. Per SRP's current published program terms, that rebate pays up to $1,125; verify the current amount before relying on it. Stepping up from roughly $5,000 to $6,000 on a three-ton install frequently lands you a better machine for less net money. It is the single most useful thing on this page and almost nobody in this market will walk you through it.
Repairs, by part
| Repair | Price |
|---|---|
| Capacitor | $50 – $200 |
| Contactor | $100 – $200 |
| Condenser fan motor | $600 – $1,200 |
| Blower motor | $750 – $1,800 |
| Compressor | $800 – $4,000 |
| Coil cleaning (service, not replacement) | $150 |
| Coil replacement | $2,200 – $2,600 |
| Duct repair, single connection | $50 |
| Duct replacement | $1,000 – $3,000 |
| Crane service, rooftop units | $400 – $600 |
Two rows there deserve a note, because they get deliberately blurred elsewhere. Cleaning a coil and replacing a coil are different jobs separated by roughly two thousand dollars — if a quote says "coil" without saying which, ask. And a compressor spanning $800 to $4,000 is not vagueness: a warranty-covered compressor where you pay only labour sits at the bottom, and an out-of-warranty unit on an older R-22 system sits at the top. Our repair-or-replace consultation exists precisely for the decisions in that upper half.
What pushes a job above the typical range
These are the conditions that can push a job above the ranges above. We tell you before the work starts, not after — and they are worth checking on any contractor's quote, not just ours.
- Crane access on rooftop package units
- The existing line set cannot be reused with the new equipment
- Electrical panel lacks capacity or needs breaker work
- Ductwork is undersized, leaking, or hard to reach in the attic
- Code upgrades on an older home - grandfathering ends when equipment is replaced
- Refrigerant contamination, or an R-22 system needing conversion
Installed system price by tonnage — and where the SRP rebate threshold falls
AZ Trusted Air published ranges, Phoenix metro. The split marks SEER2 15.2, the efficiency level SRP's rebate requires.
The orange portion of each bar is the part that clears SEER2 15.2. Per SRP's current published program terms, the rebate pays up to $1,125 at that level; verify the current amount before relying on it. Moving up within a range often costs less on net than staying at the bottom of it.
| Item | Range |
|---|---|
| 3-ton system | $5,000 – $7,000 |
| 4-ton system | $6,000 – $8,000 |
| 5-ton system | $7,000 – $10,000 |
What can move a job outside the published range — and how is that communicated first?
Note what is not on that list: distance, time of year, how busy we are, or how your job compares to the last one. The list is deliberately short and concrete because it doubles as a checklist you can run against anybody's quote. A contractor who cannot tell you which of these apply to your house has not looked closely enough to be quoting you yet.
The sequence matters as much as the list. Conditions get found, documented and priced, then you approve. Discovering a $900 electrical upgrade in a written estimate before work starts is a decision. Discovering it on the final invoice is a dispute — and the Arizona Registrar of Contractors hears a great many of those every summer.
Are diagnostics, trip fees, and after-hours rates published too?
| Service | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic / service call | $69.95 | Monday–Friday, 8am–6pm |
| After-hours service call | $99.95 | After 6pm any day; 6pm Friday to 8am Monday |
| Second opinion | $69.95 / $99.95 | Credited toward work; written report is yours regardless |
| Quote review | Free | No obligation — send us the quote however suits you |
| Maintenance plan | $25/month per unit | Annual cleaning, no service-call fees, 30% off repairs |
| Travel / trip fee | None | Any distance, anywhere we serve |
The flat rate is a real commitment, not a rounding convenience. We answer the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week — a person, not a machine — and we dispatch overnight when a call genuinely warrants it. Most non-emergency calls are handled within 12 to 24 hours. We do not promise a same-day arrival, because in a Phoenix July that is a promise a lot of companies make and few keep.
Labour warranty runs two years on new equipment and one year on repairs. Financing is available through a third-party lender, and choosing it does not change the price of your job by a single dollar.
How do published prices compare to typical Phoenix market pricing?
We would rather be straight about this than claim to be cheapest. Anyone advertising the lowest price in the Phoenix market is either making it up at the door or planning to find it back somewhere in the job. Our published ranges reflect what quality equipment properly installed by a licensed crew actually costs here.
Where Phoenix homeowners genuinely lose money is not on being overcharged by ten percent for a fair job. It is on a $9,000 replacement sold when a $200 part would have done, on a coil replacement billed where a cleaning was needed, or on padded scope no one itemised. That is why the quote review is free and the second opinion costs $69.95 — checking the diagnosis is worth far more to you than shaving a few percent off the price of the wrong job.
Duct work: why there is no published range
Duct pricing is the one thing on this page we will not publish a number for, and the reason is worth understanding. Duct jobs are priced on six different bases depending on what the job actually is:
| Pricing basis | Used for |
|---|---|
| Per linear foot | Replacing or adding identifiable straight duct runs |
| Per supply / return run | Residential replacements from the plenum to each register |
| Per register or drop | New construction and relatively uniform installations |
| Time and materials | Small repairs, troubleshooting, sealing, unpredictable work |
| Fixed job price | Most complete residential duct replacements |
| Square-foot allowance | Early budgeting, new construction, whole-home estimates |
Which basis applies cannot be chosen until someone has been in the attic. That is the honest answer to "why won't you quote me over the phone" — and it hands you a question worth asking any contractor: which basis is this duct quote priced on? A quote that cannot answer was guessed at, and you are entitled to know that before you sign it.
Sources and further reading
The figures and requirements on this page draw on the following public sources. We link them so you can check anything here yourself.
- SRP — current rebate amounts and the SEER2 efficiency threshold they require
- Arizona Registrar of Contractors — licence verification, complaint history and the homeowner complaint process
- City of Phoenix Planning & Development — when a mechanical permit is required for a residential equipment change-out
- AHRI Directory — confirm a quoted indoor and outdoor unit are a certified matched system
- ACCA (Air Conditioning Contractors of America) — Manual J load calculation, the correct basis for sizing a replacement
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — Section 608 — refrigerant handling rules and the R-410A phase-down affecting older equipment
Send it however suits you — text a photo, email it, whatever is easiest. No obligation, and no one will call you to ask when a salesperson can stop by. One flat rate across the Phoenix metro and surrounding communities, at any distance.