Ductless mini-split install calculator
The materials and labor to install a ductless system you have already sized: the heads, the line set, the covers, the mount and the disconnect.
An estimate of the materials a job takes, worked out in your browser: check it against the job, and against your local code where it matters. Nothing you type leaves this page.
Put in the job's numbers and choices, and the list below follows them.
What it takes
Worked out for Indoor heads 2 each, Line set, in all 50 ft, Wall penetrations 2 each, Outdoor unit on: A pad.
Equipment
- Mini-split outdoor unit 1 each A fixed 1: 1 each. Sized by you: nothing here works out a capacity or a load.
- Mini-split indoor wall head 2 each Indoor heads 2 each: 2 each.
Line sets and wiring
- Mini-split line set 55 ft Line set, in all 50 ft: 50 ft; plus 10% waste: 55.
- Line set cover, 7 ft 8 each Line set, in all 50 ft at 7 a piece: 7.14 each; plus 10% waste: 7.85; rounded up to whole each: 8.
- Communication wire, 14-4 55 ft Line set, in all 50 ft: 50 ft; plus 10% waste: 55.
- Condensate line, 3/8 in 30 ft Indoor heads 2 each × 15: 30 ft.
- Wall sleeve, 3 in 2 each Wall penetrations 2 each: 2 each.
- Flare nuts, sealant and fittings 1 lot A fixed 1: 1 lot.
Mount and disconnect
- Condenser pad, 24 x 36 in 1 each A fixed 1: 1 each.
- Disconnect box, 60A 1 each A fixed 1: 1 each.
- Disconnect whip, 6 ft 1 each A fixed 1: 1 each.
Left out: Condenser wall bracket (only when Outdoor unit on is A wall bracket).
Labor
- Mini-split head installation 2 each Indoor heads 2 each: 2 each.
- Mini-split outdoor unit installation 1 each A fixed 1: 1 each.
What it leaves out
- Sizing the system
- A new electrical circuit
- Refrigerant beyond the factory charge
- Permits and inspection fees
The same calculator in SMG Tools
In SMG Tools this calculator fills its numbers from the client's site measurements, prices every line from your own Price Book, checks the margin against your target, and carries the lines onto the proposal, the job's plan and the purchase order. It is one of the ready-made calculators SMG Tools sets up for HVAC, and calculators are on every plan.