Refrigerant Recharge / Recovery Cost — AC, Heat Pump & More (UK, 2026)
Estimated £80–£2,400 for a refrigerant recharge / recovery in the UK, depending on the HVAC system and the exact fault. Built from 14 sourced repair jobs across 5 HVAC types — each row keeps its own sources. Reviewed July 2026.
What a refrigerant recharge / recovery costs, by HVAC and fault Estimated
Each row is a real sourced repair job whose description matched this part. Parts and total are that job's own national range — follow the problem link to localize it to your area.
| HVAC | Problem | Repair | Parts | Total | DIY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Air Conditioning | Not cooling / blowing warm air | Refrigerant (gas) leak repair + recharge | £80–£300 | £150–£500 | Pro recommended |
| Central Air Conditioning | Refrigerant leak repair / recharge | Extensive leak detection + repair + full recharge | £150–£400 | £300–£800 | Pro recommended |
| Central Air Conditioning | Short cycling (turns on and off) | Refrigerant recharge (low charge triggering pressure-cutoff cycling) | £80–£300 | £150–£500 | Pro recommended |
| Heat Pump | Not heating | Refrigerant charge check + recharge | £100–£350 | £200–£500 | Pro recommended |
| Heat Pump | Not cooling | Refrigerant recharge (low charge affecting cooling mode) | £100–£350 | £200–£500 | Pro recommended |
| Heat Pump | Refrigerant leak repair / recharge | Refrigerant recharge only (leak already minor or sealed) | £100–£300 | £150–£500 | Pro recommended |
| Heat Pump | Short cycling (turns on and off) | Refrigerant leak search and recharge where low charge is tripping the pressure switch (F-Gas) | £60–£380 | £200–£1,200 | Pro recommended |
| Ductless Mini-Split | Not cooling | Refrigerant leak search + repair + recharge | £60–£250 | £300–£800 | Pro recommended |
| Ductless Mini-Split | Not heating | Refrigerant leak search + repair + recharge | £60–£250 | £300–£800 | Pro recommended |
| Ductless Mini-Split | Refrigerant leak repair / recharge | Leak search + flare/line-set repair + recharge | £60–£250 | £300–£800 | Pro recommended |
| Boiler | Expansion vessel / tank replacement | Vessel recharge only (diaphragm intact, no swap needed) | £0–£20 | £80–£180 | Pro recommended |
| Air Handler | Frozen evaporator coil | Refrigerant leak causing low-charge icing (heat pump / ducted fan-coil refrigerant circuit) | £100–£400 | £200–£1,200 | Pro recommended |
| Air Handler | Evaporator coil replacement | Indoor fan-coil (evaporator) unit replaced complete — pump-down, re-braze, nitrogen pressure test, vacuum and recharge | £350–£1,300 | £850–£2,400 | Pro recommended |
| Air Handler | Evaporator coil replacement | In-warranty indoor unit/coil replacement — part supplied free, labour, refrigerant and consumables billed | £30–£160 | £400–£1,100 | Pro recommended |
Base: 2 published national repair-cost guides (full source registry on the methodology page), published rates from 29 UK repair companies · National base ranges — localize any figure on its linked problem page · Reviewed July 2026 · Estimated
Related HVAC cost guides
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Estimated national ranges aggregated from the linked problem pages — no per-page localization is applied here. See the methodology for the localization method and named sources.
Reviewed by a Red Seal–certified appliance technician who also holds a Technical Safety BC gas ticket (Gas-C) and an ODS/halocarbon refrigerant ticket (CFC/HCFC/HFC).