This page publishes what HVAC work actually cost at AtlantFlow AC & HEAT — not an estimate of the market and not a price list, but the invoiced totals of jobs we completed in South Florida. Every figure below carries the period it covers and how many completed jobs it is built from, right next to the number.
These are historical outcomes, not an offer. What your own job costs depends on system size, the condition of the ductwork and electrical, permits and site access, and is always given as a written fixed-price quote before work starts.
A full AC system replacement
$7,519
and the middle half of those 55 jobs fell between $6,440 and $9,651. The full range across all 55: $2,457 to $25,198. One in ten was above $11,988.
| Period | Completed replacements | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2025 – 15 Sep 2026 | 55 | $6,440 | $7,519 | $9,651 |
| Last 12 months (15 Sep 2025 – 15 Sep 2026) | 33 | $6,624 | $8,742 | $10,888 |
The two rows differ because the mix of jobs differs, not because we re-priced anything: over the last twelve months more of our replacements were larger homes and multi-system properties. Both rows are shown so you can see that rather than take one flattering number.
What actually makes one replacement cost twice another
The honest answer is scope, not the town you live in and not the season. A replacement quote is a set of decisions, and these are the ones that moved our own totals the most:
- How many systems. The single biggest jump in our data. A two- or three-system home is not “a bit more” — it is a multiple.
- Whether the ductwork is touched. We invoice duct and plenum work separately. Across 43 completed ductwork and plenum jobs (2 Jan 2025 – 15 Sep 2026) the median was $700, with the middle half between $300 and $3,560 — a repair of one section and a rebuild of a duct system are genuinely different jobs.
- Whether the electrical has to be brought up to scratch. Across 62 completed electrical component jobs (breaker, disconnect, high-voltage starter group, wiring) in the same period, the median was $300, middle half $250–$400.
- Access. A rooftop or crane set, a ground-level pad, or a tight attic air handler change the labour, not the equipment.
- Permit and inspection scope, which differs by municipality.
These two groups are invoiced separately and also appear inside the repair work counted elsewhere on this page — they are broken out here because they are the add-ons most often quoted alongside a replacement.
The breakdowns we are not publishing yet, and why
We set ourselves a rule for this page: no number is published from fewer than 20 completed jobs. Several breakdowns people ask for do not clear it yet, so rather than dress up a handful of invoices as a benchmark, here is exactly what we have and what we are still short of:
| Breakdown | Completed jobs so far | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Condenser fan motor replacement | 19 | One job short. Next update. |
| Commercial system replacement | 16 | Not published |
| Compressor replacement | 11 | Not published |
| TXV / metering device replacement | 8 | Not published |
| Mini-split (ductless) installation | 7 | Not published |
| Replacement combined with new ductwork | 6 | Not published |
| Refrigerant line set replacement | 4 | Not published |
| Inverter / high-SEER2 premium system | 3 | Not published |
| Rooftop packaged unit replacement | 3 | Not published |
If you want a number for one of these, call and ask — we will tell you what those specific jobs came to. We just will not print a median built on six invoices and call it typical.
What repairs and service visits actually cost
| Job | Completed jobs | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic service call (flat fee) | 54 | $49 | $49 | $75 |
| Thermostat replacement or installation | 47 | $90 | $140 | $325 |
| Drain line cleaning / flushing | 139 | $150 | $200 | $300 |
| One-time maintenance visit | 50 | $250 | $300 | $538 |
| Start capacitor / start component replacement | 53 | $250 | $300 | $440 |
| Electrical component work (breaker, disconnect, wiring) | 62 | $250 | $300 | $400 |
| Coil cleaning, in place | 41 | $300 | $450 | $600 |
| Blower motor replacement | 37 | $450 | $500 | $900 |
| Refrigerant leak repair and recharge | 39 | $350 | $598 | $760 |
| Ductwork / plenum work | 43 | $300 | $700 | $3,560 |
| Coil replacement (evaporator or condenser) | 20 | $1,388 | $1,600 | $2,251 |
Read a row like this: “Of the 139 drain-line cleaning jobs AtlantFlow completed and invoiced between 2 January 2025 and 15 September 2026, the median total was $200, and half of them were between $150 and $300.” Groups are defined by what the invoice says the job was, so a job can appear in two rows if it was both — for example a replacement that also rebuilt a duct run.
Where we work — job counts, not per-city prices
We are deliberately not publishing a price per city. Full system replacements run to single digits in every individual town, and at that size one large multi-system house moves a town’s “median” by thousands of dollars — it would look like a local price and it would not be one. What we can honestly show is how much work we have actually done where. The price band that applies across the whole service area is the one above: middle half $6,440–$9,651 for a replacement, full range $2,457–$25,198, across 55 jobs.
| City | Completed jobs | of them full system replacements or installations |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton | 251 | 17 |
| West Palm Beach | 157 | 11 |
| Boynton Beach | 127 | 7 |
| Delray Beach | 126 | 9 |
| Wellington | 66 | 7 |
| Lake Worth Beach | 48 | 1 |
| Greenacres | 42 | 5 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 31 | 0 |
| Royal Palm Beach | 22 | 3 |
| Lantana | 21 | 0 |
| Jupiter | 19 | 1 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 17 | 0 |
| Deerfield Beach | 13 | 2 |
| Pompano Beach | 9 | 3 |
| North Palm Beach | 9 | 4 |
| Riviera Beach | 9 | 0 |
| Atlantis | 9 | 0 |
| Palm Springs | 8 | 0 |
| Port St. Lucie | 7 | 1 |
| Westlake | 7 | 0 |
| The Acreage | 6 | 0 |
| Parkland | 5 | 0 |
| Lake Worth | 5 | 0 |
“Full system replacements or installations” here counts every job invoiced as a system replacement or a new-system install, residential and commercial, including 12 jobs where no city was recorded on the ticket — 87 in total. The 55-job price group above is the subset titled plainly enough to price as one thing. Cities with fewer than five jobs are not listed.
The honest shape of the work
- 890 of 1,105 invoices (80.5%) in this period were under $1,000. Most HVAC visits are not a replacement.
- The single most common job we do in South Florida is a clogged condensate drain line — 139 jobs, median $200. That is humidity, not broken equipment, and maintenance largely prevents it.
- Across 54 diagnostic service calls the median was exactly $49 — our flat diagnostic fee, credited back in full when the repair is approved on the same visit. In 42 of those invoices the total was $49 and nothing else.
- The median invoice did not rise between 2025 (534 jobs, median $350) and 2026 (571 jobs, median $320).
What our invoices say about the seasons
Our monthly median invoice stayed between $280 and $450 in every month of the year across this period, with at least 36 invoiced jobs in each month. What summer changes in our data is volume: July (191 jobs) and August (167) are our busiest months, November (36) and January (48) the quietest. We are describing our own past invoices here, not making a promise about future pricing.
What AtlantFlow publishes up front
- $49 diagnostic on repair calls — free when you approve the repair on the same visit.
- Free written quotes on system replacement, with no obligation.
- Maintenance plan: $200 per year, per system, covering two visits a year with a written report after each. Homes with more than one system: call for pricing.
- Warranty: two years on our labour; manufacturer equipment warranty up to 12 years on Daikin systems when registered.
- Florida licence CAC1824422, verifiable at myfloridalicense.com. Rated 5.0 on Google across 140+ reviews and 5.0 on Thumbtack across 250+ reviews.
Methodology — where these numbers come from
We would rather you check us than trust us, so here is exactly how these tables were built.
- Source. AtlantFlow’s own job records in Housecall Pro, our field service system. Every job counted here is marked completed and has a customer invoice attached. Nothing is modelled, surveyed, or borrowed from an industry report.
- Period. 2 January 2025 – 15 September 2026. “Last 12 months” means 15 September 2025 – 15 September 2026.
- Sample. 1,281 completed jobs in the period, of which 1,105 are used here.
- What is excluded, and why. (1) 168 jobs invoiced at $0 — visits already covered by a maintenance agreement, free estimates, and warranty call-backs. Leaving them in would drag every median toward zero and make our work look cheaper than it is. (2) Eight jobs outside Florida — not our market. (3) Four duplicate records of the same job.
- Minimum sample size: 20 completed jobs. Nothing smaller is published, in any table, at any level of detail. That rule is why there are no per-city prices on this page and why several job types appear only as counts.
- Why the median and not the average. One $65,776 equipment job would lift the “average AC job” by roughly $60 all by itself. The median — the middle invoice, half cheaper, half dearer — is what a normal customer experiences. The 25th and 75th percentiles are printed next to it so you can see the spread instead of one number.
- Privacy. Only aggregates are published. No customer names, addresses, or individual invoices appear here or anywhere else on this site.
- Stability check. Recomputing the same tables over a wider set of records that includes our pre-migration job history (1,904 completed jobs back to September 2024) moves the medians by only a few percent — replacement $7,519 → $7,396, repair $500 → $500, drain line $230 → $230. The numbers are not an artefact of where we cut the data.
- Updates. Recalculated monthly from the same source by a script, not by hand. Last updated 16 September 2026.
Questions people actually ask
How much does AC replacement cost in Boca Raton?
Across 55 completed residential AC system replacements AtlantFlow invoiced across South Florida between January 2025 and September 2026, the median was $7,519 and the middle half fell between $6,440 and $9,651. We do not publish a separate Boca Raton price: replacements run to single digits in any one town, and a “median” from a handful of jobs is noise, not a local rate. For context on volume rather than price, 251 of our completed jobs in this period were in Boca Raton, 17 of them full system replacements or installations.
Is $7,000 a fair price for a 3-ton AC in South Florida?
It sits inside the normal band. Half of our 55 completed residential replacements were invoiced between $6,440 and $9,651, so $7,000 is in the lower-middle of what work like this actually cost us to deliver in 2025–2026. Fairness depends on what is inside the number: ask whether the quote includes the air handler or only the condenser, the line set, a new drain and float switch, the permit and inspection, and the labour warranty. A $7,000 quote that excludes the air handler is a different product from a $9,000 quote that includes everything.
How much is an AC service call or diagnostic in Boca Raton?
AtlantFlow charges a flat $49 diagnostic on repair calls, credited back in full if you approve the repair on the same visit. Across 54 completed diagnostic service calls between January 2025 and September 2026 the median invoice was exactly $49.
How much does it cost to clear a clogged AC drain line in Florida?
Across 139 completed drain-line cleaning and flushing jobs between January 2025 and September 2026, AtlantFlow’s median invoice was $200, with half between $150 and $300. It is the single most common job we do in South Florida.
How much is an AC capacitor replacement?
Across 53 completed start-capacitor and start-component jobs in that period the median invoice was $300, with half between $250 and $440. If a contractor recommends replacing the whole system on a capacitor call, get a second opinion.
How much does a blower motor replacement cost?
Median $500 across 37 completed jobs, with half between $450 and $900.
Why is my AC repair quote over $1,500?
Because some repairs genuinely are that size. In our invoices the work that lands there is coil replacement — across 20 completed evaporator or condenser coil replacements the median was $1,600, middle half $1,388–$2,251 — and larger duct work, where the top quarter of our 43 ductwork jobs ran past $3,560. At that level it is worth asking for the replacement number too, and comparing against the $7,519 median.
Do AC prices go up in summer in South Florida?
Not in our invoices. Our monthly median invoice stayed between $280 and $450 in every month of the year over this period. What summer changes is how busy we are, and therefore how long you may wait: July and August are our highest-volume months.
What does an AC maintenance plan cost?
AtlantFlow’s plan is $200 per year, per system, covering two visits with a written report after each. For a one-off visit with no plan, the median invoice across 50 completed one-time maintenance jobs was $300, with half between $250 and $538.
Is it worth repairing a 12-year-old AC?
Compare the repair quote against the $7,519 median replacement and the life left in the system. From our own jobs: a $300 capacitor or a $200 drain-line clean is worth it at almost any age. A $1,600 coil replacement on a system already past ten years is where most of our customers weigh replacement instead — and it should be a calculation you make, not a script you are read.
Want a number for your own system? We give free written quotes on replacement, and a $49 diagnostic on repair calls that is free when you approve the repair the same visit.
Call (561) 510-9414 · Florida licence CAC1824422 · Boca Raton, serving Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade.
Found a number here that does not match what we quoted you? Tell us — this page is generated from our own invoices, and we would rather fix it than defend it.