Portable air conditioner rental: AC Hire Price Index
The AC Hire Price Index carries 9 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages; the 5 published figures given by unit class (kW) run from 39.50 to 229 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
- 28 to 45
- 245 to 82
- 482 to 119
- 119 to 155
- 155 to 192
- 1192 to 229
Bands
| Bucket | Value |
|---|---|
| 8 to 45 | 2 figures |
| 45 to 82 | 2 figures |
| 82 to 119 | 4 figures |
| 119 to 155 | 0 figures |
| 155 to 192 | 0 figures |
| 192 to 229 | 1 figure |
5 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
By class and unit class (kW) and hire period
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| class3.5kW compact | 112GBP | 112 to 112GBP | 1 |
| classentry portable | 8.4GBP | 8.4 to 8.4GBP | 1 |
| classevent portable | 100GBP | 100 to 100GBP | 1 |
| unit class (kW)VC14PT 4.1kW portable | 110GBP | 110 to 110GBP | 1 |
| unit class (kW)2.6kW | 39.5GBP | 39.5 to 39.5GBP | 1 |
| unit class (kW)3.5kW | 49.5GBP | 49.5 to 49.5GBP | 1 |
| unit class (kW)4.1kW | 55.5GBP | 55.5 to 55.5GBP | 1 |
| unit class (kW)6.1kW | 229GBP | 229 to 229GBP | 1 |
| hire period8 weeks+ | 89GBP | 89 to 89GBP | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy) | 229GBP | 6.1kW | 2026-10-12 |
| HSS Hire - Compact air conditioner 3.5kW | 112GBP + VAT | 3.5kW compact | 2026-10-12 |
| CAS Hire - VC14PT portable air conditioner | 110GBP | VC14PT 4.1kW portable | 2026-10-12 |
| Garden Party Hire - portable air conditioning | 100GBP | event portable | 2026-10-12 |
| CAS Hire - VC14PT portable air conditioner | 89GBP | 8 weeks+ | 2026-10-12 |
| Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy) | 55.5GBP | 4.1kW | 2026-10-12 |
| Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy) | 49.5GBP | 3.5kW | 2026-10-12 |
| Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy) | 39.5GBP | 2.6kW | 2026-10-12 |
| Chilly Pepper Hire - air conditioner hire costs | 8.4GBP | entry portable | 2026-10-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (9)
- Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy), read 2026-10-12:
£229.00
- HSS Hire - Compact air conditioner 3.5kW, read 2026-10-12:
Hire from £134.40 £112.00 ex.VAT
- CAS Hire - VC14PT portable air conditioner, read 2026-10-12:
£110.00
- Garden Party Hire - portable air conditioning, read 2026-10-12:
Available from £100 per week or event (Minimum 4 weeks hire) this versatile unit offers an affordable solution for both short-term and long-term hire requirements.
- CAS Hire - VC14PT portable air conditioner, read 2026-10-12:
£89.00
- Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy), read 2026-10-12:
£55.50
- Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy), read 2026-10-12:
£49.50
- Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy), read 2026-10-12:
£39.50
- Chilly Pepper Hire - air conditioner hire costs, read 2026-10-12:
We provide a wide range of cost-effective air conditioning solutions for homes and businesses, with prices starting from just £8.40 per week.
Read in full, publishes no figure
10 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- HSS Hire - Commercial air conditioner, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Andrews Sykes - Portable air conditioning, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Andrews Sykes - Air conditioning hire London, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Andrews Sykes - Air conditioning hire Manchester, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Midland Air Conditioning - portable air conditioning hire, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Aircon Hire Ltd - office air conditioning hire products, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- National Tool Hire - portable air conditioner hire, read 2026-10-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Mammoth Hire - air conditioner hire Manchester, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Air Conditioning Hire Ltd, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Thermaright - air conditioning hire Manchester, read 2026-10-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
5 of the 15 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 10 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 9 figures, never sentences; 37 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the published hire rate per unit class (kW/BTU) per day, per week and per long-term week, across every hire company that publishes one, with delivery and VAT separated - so the index computes the break-even week at which hiring costs more than buying the same class of unit outright from the unit index, which is the question the buyer is actually asking and which no hire company will answer
37 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (16)
- HSS Hire - Compact air conditioner 3.5kW(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSS Hire - Commercial air conditioner(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Andrews Sykes - Portable air conditioning(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Andrews Sykes - Air conditioning hire London(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Andrews Sykes - Air conditioning hire Manchester(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Midland Air Conditioning - portable air conditioning hire(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- CAS Hire - VC14PT portable air conditioner(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Aircon Hire Ltd - office air conditioning hire products(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Chilly Pepper Hire - air conditioner hire costs(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- National Tool Hire - portable air conditioner hire(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Aircon Co - portable air conditioning units (hire and buy)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Garden Party Hire - portable air conditioning(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Mammoth Hire - air conditioner hire Manchester(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Air Conditioning Hire Ltd(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Thermaright - air conditioning hire Manchester(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HSS Hire - air conditioners category(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The AC Hire Price Index carries 9 published figures read from 5 sources' own pages; the 5 published figures given by unit class (kW) run from 39.50 to 229 GBP, read 12 October 2026.
5 of the 15 named sources read in full publish a figure; 10 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, class 3.5kW compact: median 112 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, class entry portable: median 8.40 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, class event portable: median 100 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, unit class (kW) VC14PT 4.1kW portable: median 110 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, unit class (kW) 2.6kW: median 39.50 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, unit class (kW) 3.5kW: median 49.50 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, unit class (kW) 4.1kW: median 55.50 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, unit class (kW) 6.1kW: median 229 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
AC Hire Price Index, hire period 8 weeks+: median 89 GBP across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
Cite as: "Roofing Quotes UK AC Hire Price Index", updated 2026-10-19, https://roofingquotesuk.com/datasets/ac-hire-price-index/.
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