What an AC repair costs in Nellore: the rate card, line by line

An AC repair in Nellore through Intifix starts at ₹350, which covers the visit, the diagnosis and standard labour. Most jobs end there or add a part at MRP. The other fixed figures on the rate card are ₹399 for a full service, ₹700 for a gas refill on a split unit, ₹899 to install a split or window AC and ₹499 to uninstall one with gas recovery. Below is what each of those actually covers, because the difference between a cheap quote and a fair one is usually in what was left out.

The rate card

Job	Price	What it covers
AC Not Cooling / repair	₹350	Visit, full diagnosis (compressor, gas, filters, electricals), standard labour
AC Service & Clean	₹399	Deep indoor and outdoor coil clean, filter wash, drain flush, gas and electrical check
AC Gas Refill (split)	₹700	Leak check, vacuum and recharge with R-32 or R-22
AC Installation	₹899	New split or window unit, bracket to trial run
AC Uninstallation	₹499	Safe removal with gas recovery

Parts are extra, at MRP, shown before fitting. There is no advance payment.

₹350 — repair and diagnosis

This is the number for "my AC is not cooling" or "it is not switching on". The technician checks the obvious (settings, filters, airflow), then the outdoor unit (fan, compressor start, capacitor, contactor), then gas pressures with gauges, then the electricals and the board. You get a written quote on the spot.

Many faults are fixed inside this charge with no part at all: a loose wire, a tripped thermal cut-out, a blocked drain, a choked filter that was starving the coil. Others need a part. Typical parts on an AC repair are the capacitor, a fan motor, a relay or contactor, a sensor, or a PCB. Each is charged at its MRP and you see it before it goes in. If you decide not to go ahead, you pay the ₹350 and nothing else.

₹399 — full service

A service is for a working AC that you want to keep working. It is not a diagnosis of a fault, although faults are often found during it. For ₹399 the indoor coil is washed properly, not brushed; the outdoor coil is hosed through; filters are cleaned; the drain tray and line are flushed; the blower is checked; gas pressures are read; and the electrical connections and capacitor are looked at.

In Nellore, two a year is the realistic rhythm — one before summer, one after the monsoon. A service that takes ten minutes and only touches the filters is not this service.

₹700 — gas refill

This is the one people ask about most and misunderstand most. An AC does not use up its gas. A refill should follow a leak check and, where a leak is found, a leak repair. The ₹700 covers the recharge itself on a split unit, on either R-32 or R-22, including vacuuming the system first. If a flare joint needs re-making, that is usually done within the visit. If a coil or a length of pipe has to be replaced because of corrosion — common on the coastal side — that is a part at MRP, quoted before the work.

If you have paid for gas two summers running, the leak was never fixed. Ask for the leak to be found this time.

₹899 — installation

Installation covers fitting the indoor unit, mounting the outdoor unit on a bracket, connecting the copper line set and drain, making the electrical connection to the point you have provided, vacuuming, and a trial run. Consumables beyond what comes in the box — extra copper piping for a long run, a longer drain, a stand instead of a bracket — are parts and are priced before fitting. If the wiring to the AC point itself needs work, that is an electrician's job and is quoted separately.

₹499 — uninstallation

Removing a unit properly means recovering the gas into the outdoor unit (pumping down) rather than venting it, capping the pipes, and taking down the bracket without leaving you with a broken wall. If you are moving house, book the uninstallation and the installation at the new place as two jobs.

What is not on the card, and how it is handled

• Parts. Always at MRP, always shown first. We do not invent part prices on this page, because the right price is the one printed on the box of the part your unit needs.
• Compressor replacement. A large job that depends entirely on the unit. You get a written quote and, before you accept it, read our repair-or-replace guide.
• Electrical work beyond the AC itself — a new point, a stabiliser installation, a new MCB — is an electrician visit.

How to keep the bill at the bottom of the range

• Clean the filters monthly in summer so a choked coil is not mistaken for a gas problem.
• Book a service in February or March, before the fault rather than after it.
• Run the AC through a stabiliser; capacitors and compressors that die in evening voltage dips are the most common avoidable repairs.
• When you book, describe the fault in three lines: what the air feels like, what the outdoor unit is doing, when it started. The right part in the bag saves a second visit.