A landlord’s assistant in Port St. Lucie, Florida was helping compare air conditioning quotes for a rental property. The single-story house, about 1,400 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths, had a 2.5-ton system that was over fifteen years old and had been patched more than once. It was time to replace it, and the poster wanted to explain the efficiency and cost differences to the landlord and move forward with replacement.
In a thread from August 2025, the poster shared four contractor quotes side by side. All four called for a 3-ton system, a size increase from the unit that was already there, and none of them explained why.
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The quotes
The first quote came in at $9,788 for a 3-ton system from one brand…