Air conditioning on the Sunshine Coast — installed, repaired & serviced properly.
Split-system and ducted air conditioning, sized and installed for the sub-tropical climate. ARCtick refrigerant-licensed and QBCC-licensed, with licensed electricians on every job. Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Panasonic. From a single bedroom split to a fully-zoned ducted home — plus all-brand repairs and annual servicing across the Sunshine Coast.
Five air conditioning services.
From a single split system in a bedroom through to a fully-zoned ducted home, ongoing servicing, and commercial maintenance contracts. ARCtick refrigerant licence, QBCC licence and licensed electricians cover all of it.
Split system installation
Supply & install of wall-mounted and multi-head split systems — Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Panasonic — sized to the room with a proper heat-load calc. Single split from ~$1,300–$2,600 installed.
See split system installs →Ducted air conditioning
Whole-home ducted design and install with zoning — ideal for the Sunshine Coast’s year-round cooling demand. Typical 3–4 bed home ~$11K–$16K, zoning ~$500–$1,500/zone.
See ducted air conditioning →Air conditioning repairs
Fault diagnosis, gas leaks, compressor and PCB faults, not-cooling and error-code repairs — all brands. Diagnostic call-out ~$120–$180, most repairs $180–$950 depending on the fault.
See aircon repairs →Service & maintenance
Coil and filter clean, gas-pressure check, drain flush. The annual service that holds your warranty and keeps efficiency up in the humidity. From ~$120–$250 per head.
See service & maintenance →Commercial air conditioning
Office, retail and hospitality cassette and ducted systems, plus preventative maintenance contracts. Low-disruption scheduling for Sunshine Coast businesses.
See commercial air conditioning →Three things that matter for air conditioning on the Sunshine Coast.
Sub-tropical humidity changes how you size and run a system.
The Sunshine Coast runs hot and humid for a long stretch of the year, and humidity — not just temperature — is what makes a room feel uncomfortable. An undersized unit runs flat out and never pulls the moisture out; an oversized one short-cycles and leaves the room cold but clammy. We do a room-by-room heat-load calculation that accounts for orientation, ceiling height, glazing and insulation so the system you get actually dehumidifies as well as cools, and runs efficiently doing it.
Salt air eats coastal condensers — spec and site them right.
From Mooloolaba and Maroochydore to Caloundra, outdoor units live in salt-laden air that corrodes standard coils and cabinets years before their time. We recommend units with a genuine anti-corrosion coil coating, mount the condenser out of the worst salt spray where the site allows, and build an annual coil wash into the service plan. Spending a little more on the right unit up front beats replacing a corroded condenser in five years.
Licensed work, or your warranty and insurance are at risk.
Refrigerant handling requires an ARCtick licence, the install needs the correct QBCC licence, and the electrical connection must be done by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000. Cut-price unlicensed installs can void the manufacturer warranty and your home insurance, and they are the ones that leak gas, drip onto ceilings and trip the board. We hold the ARCtick and QBCC credentials and document the install so your warranty stands up.
Where we install & service.
Right across the Sunshine Coast Region — coastal suburbs, the Maroochydore CBD, the Buderim hinterland and the Nambour inland hub. Same-week installs and fast repair call-outs most weeks.
From quote to cold air — 5 stages.
Quote
Tell us the rooms and your budget. We do a heat-load sizing and give you a fixed, itemised quote — usually within a day, no phone guesses.
Book the install
We schedule a date that suits you. Most single splits go in within the week; ducted systems we plan around roof access and your switchboard.
Install day
Tidy install — brackets, pipework, drain, condenser siting and the electrical connection by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000.
Commission & test
We vacuum the lines, charge the gas, test cooling and heating, check the drain and walk you through the controller before we leave.
Warranty & service
Documented install for your manufacturer warranty, plus an annual service reminder to keep efficiency up and the warranty valid.
Sunshine Coast air conditioning FAQs.
How much does it cost to install air conditioning on the Sunshine Coast in 2026?
Typical 2026 bands: a single wall-mounted split supplied and installed runs about $1,300–$2,600 for a small-to-mid room (2.5–5kW) and $2,800–$4,800 for a large living-area unit (7–9kW). Multi-head splits are $4,500–$9,000+ on head count. Whole-home ducted for a 3–4 bed house lands $11,000–$16,000, with zoning roughly $500–$1,500 per zone. Long pipe runs, tricky roof access and switchboard upgrades push it up. We quote the actual job.
Do air conditioning installers need a licence?
Yes — two. Anyone handling refrigerant needs an ARCtick Refrigerant Handling Licence; the install requires the correct QBCC licence; and the electrical connection must be done by a licensed electrician to AS/NZS 3000. Using an unlicensed installer can void your manufacturer warranty and home insurance. We hold the ARCtick and QBCC credentials and use licensed electricians on every job.
What size air conditioner do I need?
Rough guide: a bedroom (up to ~20m²) suits a 2.5kW unit, a medium living space (20–40m²) needs 3.5–5kW, and a large open-plan area (40–60m²) wants 6–8kW. West-facing rooms, high ceilings, big windows and the humid summer all push it up. We do a proper room-by-room heat-load calculation rather than guessing from floor area.
Why do coastal units fail earlier?
Salt air. Outdoor condensers in coastal suburbs corrode faster than inland. The fix is an anti-corrosion coil coating, sensible siting out of direct salt spray, and an annual coil clean to wash off salt before it eats the fins. We factor coastal corrosion into both the unit and where we mount it.
How often should air conditioning be serviced?
At least once a year — and many manufacturers require documented annual servicing to keep the warranty valid. In our humid climate a yearly coil and filter clean, gas-pressure check and drain flush is genuinely worth it. Hard-running holiday-let and commercial systems often benefit from twice-yearly servicing.
Ready for a free quote?
Heat-load sizing, an itemised fixed quote, and a tidy licensed install. Repairs and servicing too.