Air conditioning replacement and removal in Glasgow
Units over fifteen years old in Glasgow homes are worth replacing before they fail completely. Long Scottish heating seasons make efficiency in cold, damp weather the thing to design around.
Replacements in Glasgow can often reuse an existing bracket and wall opening where they are sound. Glasgow is one of the main towns we cover in Glasgow and Dunbartonshire, alongside Bearsden and Clydebank. Postcode districts we cover here include G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 and 3 more.
Prices in Glasgow
Budget around £180–£445 to remove and recover one system including VAT for air conditioning replacement and removal in and around Glasgow. It is a touch below the UK middle, as trade rates in Central and Southern Scotland tend to be. Quotes move with the length of the pipe run, where the outdoor unit can sit and how much electrical work the job needs. On our Central and Southern Scotland figures, the Like-for-like option (replace one system using sound existing routes) is about £1,045–£2,045.
Remove only
Recover and remove one system, make good.
Like-for-like
Replace one system using sound existing routes.
Upgrade
New, more efficient system with new routes.
Planning and permissions
In Scotland, planning conditions for outdoor units depend on the property type and location; conservation areas and listed buildings need particular care.
The survey
A survey in Glasgow usually takes one to two hours. We measure the rooms, check the walls and the consumer unit, agree the outdoor unit position with you and photograph the pipe routes. At the survey we look at how each room is used, where the sun hits it and how the pipes can reach the outside wall, then put it all in a written quote.
What is included
Here is what is included on every job in Glasgow:
- Documentation of recovered refrigerant
- Recycling of units and waste
- Making good of wall openings
- Like-for-like or upgraded replacement option
- Refrigerant recovery by a certified engineer
Nearby
Close to Glasgow, our coverage also includes Rutherglen (3 miles), Bishopbriggs (3 miles) and Bearsden (5 miles). See all services in Glasgow or air conditioning replacement and removal across Glasgow and Dunbartonshire.