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Denver AC Replacement

AC replacement in Denver, and what it costs.

A new AC in the same spot typically costs $6.8k–$8.5k in Denver. A heat pump costs more, cools the same and heats the house through most of the winter.

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A Mitsubishi heat pump on a stand behind a white-sided ranch house, with its line set covered along the wall
New AC, same spot$6.8k–$8.5kDucted heat pump, out of pocket$15.3k–$19kThe heat pump is $21k–$28k before rebates; out of pocket is what most Xcel gas customers in the Denver metro pay. The AC price is typical of recent Denver estimates.

A Mitsubishi heat pump on a stand behind a white ranch house.

New AC or heat pump: what each one costs.

A heat pump is an AC that can also run backward, so in winter it pulls heat in from the outside air.

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In July the indoor coil pulls heat out of the house air, and the line set carries it outside to the fan.

ChangesStays

Changes

  • Outdoor AC It sits on the same pad and only cools.
  • Indoor coil It is matched to the new AC. The old one was built for a different unit.

Stays

  • Line set We reuse it if it is the right size and holds pressure.
  • Thermostat It only has to call for cooling.
  • Furnace Its blower pushes the cool air through the house.
  • Ducts and registers Cool air comes out of the same registers.

New AC in the same spot, installed

$6.8k–$8.5k

AC only$6.8k–$8.5k
Ducted heat pump$21k–$28k

A heat pump costs more up front; most Xcel gas customers in the Denver metro pay $15.3k–$19k out of pocket for one. See current rebates

Why people pick it

  • It costs the least today.
  • Your heat stays on gas, as it is now.
Price both from your photosFull AC cost guide

Why many Denver homes replace the AC with a heat pump.

How to choose between them
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Included a heat pumpAC onlyFurnace + AC

ACs and heat pumps we’ve installed.

What an install includes

Air conditioners

  • Dark gray outdoor unit on a concrete pad against a red brick wall
  • Trane outdoor unit with its yellow EnergyGuide label, beside pool equipment and a stone wall
  • An older side-discharge condenser on a rock bed between leafy shrubs against brick
  • Gray outdoor unit on gravel beside green siding, under a satellite dish and next to a window well
  • Gray outdoor unit on a pad in the corner of a white fence, over mulch and brick pavers

Heat pumps

  • A Mitsubishi two-fan heat pump on a raised stand in a gravel side yard beside white siding
  • A Bosch heat pump on riser feet in gravel beside the electric meter on a stucco wall
  • Two Mitsubishi compact heat pumps mounted on the wall below a deck of a red-sided house
  • A Mitsubishi heat pump on a stand below a window, beside stone veneer and a wood gate
  • A Mitsubishi two-fan heat pump on a stand beside cream siding, with a line-set cover running to the wall
  • Bosch heat pump on a paver patio beside gray siding and a window well

Send three photos for an AC and a heat pump price.

  1. The outdoor unit from a few steps back
  2. Its data label with the model and serial
  3. The furnace and the coil box sitting on top

We do the estimate and the install. Monthly payments are available.

Carrier outdoor unit in a narrow side yard against yellow stucco, next to concrete steps
A Carrier unit in a narrow side yard next to the steps.
A furnace with a new supply plenum and a heat pump water heater in an unfinished basement
A basement furnace with white PVC vent pipes.
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