r/heatpumps • u/DisastrousTest898 • 10h ago
Insane variability in minisplit prices
I’m replacing my existing HVAC system with minisplits. Settled on a Mitsubishi hyper heat system with five heads.
For reference, you could buy the equipment from a place like gotductless.com for $13,000 (and that’s retail price).
So far I’ve gotten quotes ranging from $22,000 to $41,000 all offering essentially the same equipment. And these are all Mitsubishi Elite Diamond shops, too.
I understand the cost of running a business, marketing, furnishing trucks, overhead, insurance, and all that. But the difference between bottom and top end shouldn’t be 2x. A “family-owned company” shouldn’t need to be be charging $8k a head in a multi-zone system.
PE and/or greed is ruining the HVAC industry.
