Dick Adams wrote:
The estimates I have for a new HVAC system are one-liners
- just cost, no breakdowm of material and labor.

First, there should be a breakdown because there is no
reason to pay sales tax on labor.

Second, where does one find the actual cost of an HVAC
system?

Finally, what is a rough estimate of labor hours to
remove an existing system and install a new system
presuming it's an outside/inside system?


Realistically, if you ask for the breakdown and force the issue, they'll
just make numbers to fit the total so you really will learn nothing useful.

Other than the occasional unit one may find as second-source or other on
a web source, afaik there is no HVAC equipment supplier that provides
dealer cost for their equipment.

About all one can do is, as others have suggested, is to compare quotes
for similarly rated equipment from various installers and try to follow
up on references as to who have been and have not been good to work with
and homeowners are satisfied w/ their systems and installations.

For labor, it's anything from a half-day for single-unit, everything in
the open, no new lines, etc., to as much as 2-3 days if need to pull new
lines that are in wall cavities, etc.

There are simply too many variables for anybody to provide any real
definitive answers remotely, unfortunately.

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