AC Installation in Calabasas, CA, for Hot Summers and Larger Homes
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When to Replace an AC in Calabasas
- The compressor has failed. That repair runs $3,200 – $4,800, roughly a third of the price of a new system.
- The system uses R-22, which is no longer produced in the U.S., and it has started to leak.
- You’ve paid for a repair in each of the last few summers and the next one is already showing.
- It runs all afternoon in July and August, when highs average in the low 90s, and still can’t reach the temperature you set.
- Your Edison bills climb every summer even though you haven’t changed how you use the house.

Planning an AC Installation in Calabasas
Calabasas is a young city with a housing stock to match. About 37% of its homes were built in the 1980s, another 18% in the 1990s, and 16% each in the 1960s and 1970s. Two-thirds are detached single-family houses, in neighborhoods such as Calabasas Park Estates, The Oaks, Mont Calabasas, Saratoga Hills and Steeplechase. Many are large, and plenty are on their second or third air conditioner. A few things shape an installation here:
- More than one system. Larger Calabasas homes often cool with two or more systems, and the city’s permit worksheet asks how many the property has. We quote each system on its own line, so you can replace one now and the other later, or do both in one visit.
- Equipment location and your HOA. If equipment is being relocated or mounted on a roof, the city may require Planning approval before Building and Safety takes the permit application. If your home is in a homeowners association, it may want to review a new location too. Tell us at the estimate and we plan the job around both.
- Electrical. If the wiring, breaker or disconnect serving the old unit has to be updated for the new equipment, that work is itemized in your written quote before you sign anything.
What your installation quote includes
- The building permit. Calabasas issues its own mechanical permits through the city’s Building and Safety Division. We pull it and schedule the inspection.
- Title 24 / HERS testing, which California requires when a system is replaced
- Removal and haul-away of the old equipment
- A 10-year manufacturer parts warranty with product registration, plus our 1-year labor warranty on the installation, extended to 2 years with a maintenance plan
What it costs
The estimate is free with no obligation, and every home is quoted after an in-home visit. As a reference point, a complete 2.5-ton heat pump replacement with a matched air handler runs $11,200 – $15,000. Larger equipment and homes with a second system are quoted for what is actually there. See heat pump installation in Calabasas.
Financing is available through GoGreen Home Energy Financing, with rates as low as 0% APR for qualifying homeowners and projects. When you sign, the deposit is the lesser of 10% or $1,000, the limit California sets for home improvement contracts, and the balance is due when the job is complete. We accept cash, check, Zelle and Venmo; card payments carry a 3% surcharge.
How a Calabasas AC Installation Works
Free in-home estimate
Permit and installation
Testing and inspection
Calabasas AC Installation Questions
It depends on the equipment you choose and how many systems the home has, so we quote after seeing the house. As a reference point, a complete 2.5-ton heat pump replacement with a matched air handler runs $11,200 – $15,000. Your written quote includes the permit, Title 24 / HERS testing and haul-away of the old equipment. The estimate is free.
Yes. Calabasas is its own city, so the mechanical permit comes from the City of Calabasas Building and Safety Division, not Los Angeles County or LADBS. The city takes HVAC applications through its online portal and asks for a registered energy compliance form with them. We pull the permit, handle the paperwork and schedule the inspection.
A standard AC cools and pairs with a gas furnace, which runs on Southern California Gas. A heat pump cools and heats with electricity, and an inverter heat pump adjusts its output through a long, hot afternoon. In Calabasas the default electricity plan from Clean Power Alliance is 100% Green Power, which is one reason homeowners here ask about heat pumps. We install both and quote both. See heat pump installation in Calabasas.
Estimates are free and come with no obligation. Most installations are scheduled within 48 hours of an accepted quote. Financing is available through GoGreen Home Energy Financing, with rates as low as 0% APR for qualifying homeowners and projects.
The equipment carries a 10-year manufacturer parts warranty when it’s registered. Our labor warranty on the installation is 1 year, extended to 2 years when you’re on one of our maintenance plans.
The lesser of 10% of the contract price or $1,000, the limit California law sets for home improvement deposits. The balance is due when the installation is complete.
Get a Free AC Installation Estimate in Calabasas
You get a written quote that includes the Calabasas permit, Title 24 / HERS testing and haul-away of the old equipment. Call (747) 222-6259 or request your free estimate below.
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