How Air Con Surrey works
One short form, vetted F-Gas certified engineers, real quotes to compare — free, and with no obligation at any stage. Here is exactly what happens, and why it costs you nothing.
Three steps, start to finish
1. Tell us about your job
The quote form takes about 60 seconds. We ask what you need — installation, servicing, a repair or commercial work — plus your property type, roughly how many rooms are involved, your timescale and your postcode. That is everything an engineer needs to decide whether the job is right for them and to prepare a sensible first quote. No account, no payment details, no phone tag.
2. We match you with vetted local engineers
Your job goes to engineers who cover your postcode and actually do your kind of work — there is no point sending a bedroom split install to a firm that only does plant rooms. Every engineer we match is vetted and F-Gas certified, which is the legal baseline for handling refrigerants in the UK. Up to a few of them will take the job on and get in touch, typically within 24–48 hours.
3. Compare quotes and choose
Engineers contact you directly with quotes. Compare them properly — unit brand and size, warranty, what is included — ask questions, and pick the one you trust. If none of them suit, walk away. You are never under any obligation, and choosing nobody costs you nothing.
What “vetted” actually means
Every modern air conditioning system contains a fluorinated refrigerant — usually R32 — and UK law requires anyone installing, servicing or decommissioning that equipment to hold F-Gas certification (for example through a scheme such as REFCOM). It is not a nice-to-have: working on refrigerant circuits without it is illegal, and deliberately venting refrigerant to the atmosphere is an offence in its own right.
So that is our floor, not our ceiling: we check that the engineers we match hold current F-Gas certification and are genuinely trading in the areas they claim to cover. What we never do is invent credentials, reviews or ratings on their behalf — judge each engineer on their quote, their answers to your questions and the proof of certification they show you.
There is a practical reason this matters more each year. The UK is phasing down high-global-warming HFC refrigerants, which is why R32 has replaced older gases such as R410A in almost all new domestic systems, and why properly recovering refrigerant from an old unit at end of life — rather than releasing it — is both a legal duty and a growing part of the job. A certified engineer has the equipment and the reporting obligations to do that correctly; an uncertified one is a liability you do not want attached to your property.
Why is it free?
Because the engineers pay, not you. When we introduce a job to an engineer, they pay us a fee for that introduction — the same way they might pay for advertising, but only for enquiries that match the work they want. That fee is how Air Con Surrey is funded.
The price you are quoted comes directly from the engineer, and you deal with them directly from first call to final invoice. We are a matching service: we do not install, we do not add a margin to your job, and we do not take a cut of what you pay the engineer.
How to compare air conditioning quotes
- Insist on a written, itemised quote. Unit, installation labour, pipework, electrics and any making-good — listed separately, so quotes are genuinely comparable.
- Check the brand and the size. A 2.5–3.5 kW unit suits most single rooms; oversized units cycle inefficiently, undersized ones run flat out. Ask each engineer to justify the kW rating for your room.
- Ask about the warranty. Premium brands such as Daikin and Mitsubishi Electric offer 5–7 year warranties when fitted by accredited installers — a longer warranty can justify a higher quote.
- Verify F-Gas certification. Ask to see it. Any reputable engineer expects the question.
- Ask what servicing will cost. Budget £75–£150 per unit per visit; an engineer who quotes cheap install but dear servicing may not be the bargain they appear.
- Check the VAT treatment. Under HMRC's current relief (VAT Notice 708/6), most fixed air-to-air heat pumps qualify for 0% VAT on supply and installation until 31 March 2027 — so a compliant quote for an eligible fixed system should show no VAT on the work. Portable and cooling-only units do not qualify.
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