[peterk]

Does the cost of installing/replacing an ac system vary much by the season? I'm guessing it would be cheapest in the spring and fall when nobody is using either heat or ac, and contractors are more desperate for work.

 

[Home Air Direct]

Your assumption is basically correct across the trade, but not in every case. Crisis management can be more expensive. If it is 95 degrees, the contractors will more than likely be backed up with service calls and immediate installs. The likelihood of being able to negotiate an install price under these conditions is slim.

Also, beyond the economics of your project is the fact that AC install is better for you when you and your family are not personally inconvenienced by being without cooling for a day or two.

Winter is not out of the question, but the biggest issue is that to properly start up a new AC system, you really need a warm day (65+), and this usually requires a return trip for the installing contractor in the spring for final start up and that can add to their expense.

Good luck to you with your project.

 

[kenmac]

I don't charge anymore or less in the winter/ spring, summer, fall. My prices are the same for all seasons

 

[dac122]

In part that is true, but regardless of cyclical labor costs, the manufacturers do have a tendency to offer rebates to clear overstocked inventory.