How much should it cost to install a new thermostat?

in the house.. and we buy the thermostat. electrician would just have to dismantle the old one and replace it with a digital one?How much should it cost to install a new thermostat?A decent heat/cool heat-pump capable thermostat costs anywhere from about US$29 up to US$90 depending on brand and flexibility. If you have a simple system you may well be able to do it yourself. But if you do need to call an electrician, figure it will be for the cost of a service-call + the thermostat itself. Here in the Philadelphia, PA area, a service call will run anywhere from $50 up to $125. Call first and get them to tell you what they would charge in advance. It is a simple enough job that they should be able to give you a hard number (excepting unknown problems).



By the way, a simple heat-only thermostat for a standard heating system requires only two low-voltage connections, and the whole job might take perhaps 20 minutes including programming the new unit.How much should it cost to install a new thermostat?call a HVAC not electrician also know what type of system you have before you buy t-stat and if its not working correctly he will fix it most of the time its not t-stat around $100How much should it cost to install a new thermostat?In short, rough guesses are not the way to go here on Yah. Your best and most logical action to take would be to get free estimates from local AC/HVAC contractors in your area who could provide you information on the cost of installing a thermostat for your system in your area; the cost of materials and labor greatly varies by location.



Get three (3) estimates from local HVAC contractors in order to make a proper comparison--apples to apples as opposed to apples and oranges. Call for the estimates.



Better YET, here is a handyman site I use, which has a section dedicated to air conditioning, where you'll find a text-link ad that offers up to four (4) Free estimates delivered to you fast from such local contractors in your area (scroll down a bit and it's the text-link towards the middle of the page):



http://yourhandymanzone.com/Your_Handyma



Click on the %26quot;Find A/C Contractors. Get Up to 4 Quotes Now...Free%26quot; text link. Don't rely on guesses on here; as I said, guessing on here is not as productive as getting a quote upon which you can rely. Trust me, from general experience, you'll be glad that you got concrete estimates.