Air conditioning installation in Victoria, sized for your house, not a guess.

Three ways to cool a Victoria home.

1. Ductless mini-split

One outdoor unit, one to four indoor heads, no ductwork. The right answer for most Victoria character homes, condos and additions. A single-zone system installs from $5,500 to $9,000 and cools one large room or an open-plan main floor. Every ductless system we install is a heat pump, so it heats in winter too.

2. Central air conditioning

If your home already has a furnace and ducts, a central system uses them to cool every room from one thermostat. Invisible and even. We will tell you honestly whether your ducts are up to it, because undersized or leaky ductwork is the most common reason a central system disappoints.

3. A heat pump instead of an AC unit

A cold-climate heat pump is an air conditioner that runs in reverse in winter. Same cooling in July, and it replaces gas, oil or baseboard heating in January. That matters in BC because an AC-only unit earns no rebate, while a fuel-switching heat pump can earn up to $13,000 income-qualified or $4,000 for any-income electrically heated homes. For most Victoria homes it is the cheaper system after rebates and the cheaper one to run. Heat pump installation in Victoria →

What Victoria homeowners pay, and how long it takes.

Single-zone ductless cooling installs from $5,500 to $9,000. Multi-zone ductless systems for whole-home comfort run $12,000 to $18,000. Central systems depend heavily on the condition of your ducts and the electrical work needed, so we quote those after the site visit rather than from a table. Older homes on 60 to 100 amp service often need a panel upgrade, typically $2,500 to $6,000, and rebated up to $5,000 on qualifying income-tested heat pump conversions. Most ductless installs are done in one day; central and multi-zone systems with electrical work take one to two days. Full ranges and after-rebate examples are in the BC cost guide.