AC Boosters / Hard Start Kits

Help protect the most important part of your Air Conditioner with a A/C Booster. A Booster gives the compressor a faster, cleaner start giving it less time for wear, prolonging the life of the compressor motor. A smart investment for all Central Air Conditioners. These systems are not designed to be installed on an inverter driven compressor as they do not have a large inrush to power to start the compressor.

Why should I get a Booster installed?

A Booster is not technically required for all installations. That being said, a booster installed can't hurt a standard compressor, it always helps! It allows it to start up faster and cleaner. It pulls high amps for a less period of time and doesn't produce as much heat. As time goes on and an Air Conditioner has 10-20 years under its belt, it not uncommon for a compressor to not start like it used to. General use over the years will begin to wear it down. If an Air Conditioner was not properly taken care of over the years, and it was running plugged up you can also shorten the life of your compressor (depending on how plugged, significantly).

If you want to keep your Air Conditioner running as smooth as possible, this is a great investment. If for some reason your Air Conditioner does fail, you can move these to the new Air Conditioner without any problem!

Video about Hard Start Kits (A/C Boosters)

This video has a very quick summary that talks about the two types of Boosters available.

Disclaimer: We do not install the brand in the video, however they produce the same line of boosters.

We only carry the product in the middle on the video, we discontinued carrying the one of the left and right in 2026

When a compressor starts it is drawing a lot of power and generating a lot of heat. This puts a lot of wear on the compressor. The faster we can get the A/C to start up, the less wear is being put on the compressor. The less wear that the compressor gets, the longer the compressor should last. That is why we are encourage adding these on most systems.

Want to get one added?

A great time to get one added is with a Tune-Up on your Air Conditioner.

Super Boost Amazing Help! Installed: $195

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Reader Note: If you visited this page prior to 6-24-26 you'll notice we no longer mention the basic version of the booster (aka Hard Start Kit). We have seen a higher than acceptable amount of failure on those, and after analyzing how much better the super boost (the relay based hard start kit) was over the basic model, we have decided to only carry the relay based unit.