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Mini Split Repair

Same-day slots most days, 7 AM–9 PM. 19 factory-trained technicians, 4.79★ across 1,254 customer reviews — the $59 service call is waived when you proceed with the repair.

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Mini split repair and installation across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach. Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Carrier, LG. Diagnosis, refrigerant work, boards, condensate. $59 service call, free with the repair · 4.79★ · same-day slots most days.

Ductless mini splits took over South Florida for good reasons: no ductwork to lose air through, room-by-room control, and a condenser small enough to fit the side yard of a Hallandale townhouse. They also fail differently from central air. Most of the calls we take are not the compressor and not the refrigerant charge, whatever the last person told you. They are drain lines, control boards, and outdoor units that spent four summers three feet from salt air.

Brands we work

  • Daikin
  • Mitsubishi Electric
  • Fujitsu
  • Carrier and Midea
  • LG and Samsung
  • Gree, Cooper & Hunter, Pioneer

Single-zone and multi-zone systems, wall cassettes, ceiling cassettes and floor consoles. Condo installs where the condenser has to go on a balcony and the association has an opinion about it are routine here.

Mini split problems, cause and fix

Water dripping from the indoor head
The condensate drain is blocked, or the condensate pump quit. This is the single most common mini split call in South Florida, and it has nothing to do with refrigerant. Biofilm builds in the drain line in our humidity within a season. We clear the line, flush the pan, test the pump and pitch, and the water stops.
Blowing but not cooling
Could be a fouled evaporator coil behind the filters, a failed outdoor fan motor, a capacitor, or a genuine leak. The order matters: we check airflow and electrical before anyone talks about adding refrigerant, because a system that needs a top-up every year has a leak, not a thirst.
Unit runs a few minutes then shuts down with a code
Mini splits self-report better than central systems. Daikin, Mitsubishi and Fujitsu each throw their own fault codes for high pressure, sensor faults and communication errors between the head and the condenser. We read the code, then verify it with a gauge or a meter rather than trusting the display alone.
Outdoor unit corroded, fan seized
Salt air. Units within a mile of the water lose fan motors and coil fins years earlier than the manual promises. We replace the motor, wash and treat the coil, and tell you honestly when the condenser has gone too far to be worth another repair.
Head icing up
Restricted airflow or low charge. Dirty filters and a coil packed with dust cause more icing than leaks do, and the fix is cleaning rather than gas. If the coil is clean and it still ices, then we go looking for the leak.
Remote works but nothing responds
Control board or the communication wire between head and condenser. On multi-zone systems a fault in one head can take the whole group offline, which is why the symptom often looks worse than the repair.

Mini split installation

New installs and replacements come with a proper line set, a vacuum pull to the correct micron level, and a documented charge. Two shortcuts cause most of the failures we see on units installed by someone else: skipping the vacuum, which leaves moisture in the system, and running the condensate line without slope so it backs up in the first wet month. Ask whoever quotes you how deep they pull vacuum. If the answer is vague, keep looking.

Typical pricing

Job Typical range*
Service call (applied to the repair) $59
Condensate drain clearing and pump test $140 to $280
Condensate pump replacement $220 to $420
Capacitor or contactor $180 to $340
Outdoor fan motor $380 to $680
Coil deep clean, indoor head $240 to $460
Control board, single zone $420 to $780
Leak search, repair and recharge $450 to $1,200
Single-zone system installed, 12k BTU $2,600 to $4,200

*Parts and labor, residential. Written quote after the diagnosis; the $59 service call is free with any repair you approve. 90-day labor warranty.

Repair or replace

Drains, pumps, capacitors, fan motors and boards are worth fixing at almost any age. The line where we start recommending replacement is a compressor failure or a leak inside the indoor coil on a system past eight years, because on those the repair approaches half the cost of a new single-zone install and buys you a machine that is still eight years old. Systems still running R-410A get the same math, with one extra factor: refrigerant pricing has moved, and a big recharge on an old leaking system is money spent twice.

Frequently asked questions

Do you do mini split repair near me in Miami-Dade and Broward?
Yes, across Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach, seven days a week. Same-day and next-morning slots most days when you call before noon at (754) 345-4515.
Water is dripping from my mini split. Is that expensive?
Usually not. It is almost always a blocked condensate line or a failed pump, and it runs $140 to $420 depending on which. In our humidity these lines biofilm up within a season, so it is a maintenance item more than a breakdown.
My mini split needs refrigerant every year. Is that normal?
No. A sealed system does not consume refrigerant. Annual top-ups mean a leak, and paying for gas every year is more expensive than finding it. We do a proper leak search and quote the repair against replacement honestly.
How much does a mini split installation cost?
A single-zone 12,000 BTU system installed runs $2,600 to $4,200 depending on line-set length, electrical, and how difficult the condenser location is. Multi-zone systems are quoted per head after a site visit.
Which mini split brands do you service?
Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric, Fujitsu, Carrier, Midea, LG, Samsung, Gree, Cooper & Hunter and Pioneer, in single and multi-zone configurations, wall, ceiling cassette and floor console heads.

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