About the service
I develop interactive cost calculators for air conditioner and split-system installation — such a tool a climate company puts on their website so a visitor immediately sees an approximate price instead of calling and waiting for a manager to estimate the cost. Over several years of working with installation crews, I've heard the same complaint more than once: half the calls are from people who just want to know the order of prices, and each such call takes away work time. A well-thought-out calculator removes that burden and also filters out those who weren't ready to order installation in the first place.
In the calculation I include the room area and power of the selected split-system, the complexity of route laying — through a wall, along the facade, hidden in a channel or box — as well as the floor where the work is being done, because upper floors and work with a boom lift increase the cost. I add fields for wall material, distance between blocks, need for dismantling old equipment and refrigerant charging. All coefficients are editable through the admin panel, so the client's manager changes base rates and seasonal markups themselves without contacting the developer.
What's included in a typical project:
— adaptive calculator widget for mobile
— admin panel for editing prices and formulas
— application sending to manager via email or messenger
— clean code with comments for handoff to another developer
In the calculation I include the room area and power of the selected split-system, the complexity of route laying — through a wall, along the facade, hidden in a channel or box — as well as the floor where the work is being done, because upper floors and work with a boom lift increase the cost. I add fields for wall material, distance between blocks, need for dismantling old equipment and refrigerant charging. All coefficients are editable through the admin panel, so the client's manager changes base rates and seasonal markups themselves without contacting the developer.
What's included in a typical project:
— adaptive calculator widget for mobile
— admin panel for editing prices and formulas
— application sending to manager via email or messenger
— clean code with comments for handoff to another developer
