Sort a Quick Fix From a Dead Mini Split
A mini split that quits on a Killeen or Temple afternoon can look like a crisis. Often it is a clogged filter, a tripped breaker, or a remote with dead batteries. Sometimes it is a failed compressor, a leak you cannot see, or a head that has reached the end of the trail.
This page is a triage desk, not a repair counter. Old West Minisplits posts flat new-install prices only, 1 zone $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400, with four or more zones quoted individually, and those figures are never a repair or service-call rate. If the old unit is finished, the price is posted up front, no standoffs. Start a new-install quote at /#quote.
Start here: the ten-minute owner checks
A stopped mini split is often a dirty filter or a blocked outdoor unit. Pull the front panel, slide the filter, and rinse it. Walk outside and clear grass, cottonwood fluff, and stored junk from around the condenser, then confirm the breaker and the disconnect are on and the remote is set to cool or heat, not dry or fan-only.
If the indoor head is icing, water is dripping indoors, the display shows an error code, or airflow is a whisper after a clean filter, stop poking at it and use the ice, condensate, error-code, and weak-airflow guides on this site. Those notes tell you what an owner can reset and what means the machine is past a weekend fix. None of that work is a Old West Minisplits service call. We install new systems. We do not dispatch for repairs.
When the problem has left the barn
If the unit still blows room-temperature air after the owner checks, or you smell burning plastic, see oil staining on the line set, hear a compressor that will not start, or watch the breaker trip twice, you are past a quick fix. A licensed HVAC technician handles diagnosis and repair of an existing machine. That is not Old West Minisplits's work.
Old West Minisplits installs new ductless heat pumps along the I-35 north corridor from Killeen, Temple, Belton, Harker Heights, and Copperas Cove through Salado, Jarrell, and Waco. Licensed contractors put in the equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and even a Home Depot run for touch-up paint, at the posted flat price, with no trip fees. A very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting sits outside that number and is stated up front. Panel work beyond the standard electrical already in the install is a job you arrange with a licensed electrician.
Replacement when the old head is done
Mini splits are heat pumps. They cool through brutal Central Texas summers and handle mild winters without a furnace. When an old head needs a compressor, a coil, and a control board, another repair can outrun a clean new zone.
Other contractors in Central Texas commonly quote ductless installs at $3,000 to $6,000 per zone after an in-home visit. Old West Minisplits posts 1 zone at $2,000, 2 zones at $3,700, and 3 zones at $5,400 for new installs only. Send the rooms, the story of the failed unit, and photos through /#quote. Do not treat those figures as a service-call menu.
How we compare
| Factor | Old West Minisplits | The usual repair loop |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront Cost | New install only: 1 zone $2,000, 2 zones $3,700, 3 zones $5,400. Four or more zones quoted individually. Not a repair price. | Diagnostic fees, parts, and return trips, or $3,000-$6,000 per zone if you replace with a typical contractor after an in-home visit. |
| When the number is known | Posted up front, no standoffs. No trip fees. | Most other contractors require an in-home visit before quoting a replacement. Repair shops bill after they open the unit. |
| What the money covers | Equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint. | A repair ticket covers the old machine only. A custom install quote often leaves line set, electrical, and cleanup as extras. |
| Owner checks vs pro work | Filters, breakers, and remotes are your ten-minute list. When the system is finished, licensed contractors install a new heat pump. | You still handle filters. Leaks, boards, and compressors belong to a licensed HVAC tech you hire separately from Old West Minisplits. |
Straight answers
Is the $2,000, $3,700, or $5,400 price a service call to Killeen or Waco?
No. Those flat prices are for new installs only, never repairs or service calls. Old West Minisplits does not dispatch to fix an existing mini split. If the old unit is done and you want a new heat pump, use the quote form at /#quote.
What should I try before I decide the mini split is finished?
Rinse the filter, clear the outdoor unit, confirm the breaker and disconnect, and check the remote mode and batteries. If you still have ice on the head, indoor dripping, an error code, or weak airflow, use those troubleshooting guides on this site, then stop. Diagnosis and repair of the old machine belong to a licensed HVAC technician, not to Old West Minisplits.
If I replace instead of repair, what is in the flat install price?
For new installs, 1 zone is $2,000, 2 zones are $3,700, and 3 zones are $5,400, performed by licensed contractors. That includes equipment, labor, line set, standard electrical, refrigerant, testing, cleanup, and a Home Depot run for touch-up paint, with no trip fees. Honest exceptions, stated up front, are a very long line set, a panel upgrade the house already needed, or unusually difficult mounting.
I have four indoor heads. Is there a posted number?
Four or more zones are quoted individually. Do not treat any figure on this page as a repair rate. Tell us the rooms and the condition of the old equipment through /#quote and we will price the new install, not a service call.
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