Services
What we repair
Each one starts the same way: a technician looks, writes it down and tells you the repair and, when it is close, the replacement.
Air conditioner repair
Most no-cooling calls are a failed capacitor, contactor, fan motor or a low charge.
Warm air from the vents
An outdoor unit that won't start or ice on the lines
A breaker that keeps tripping
Furnace repair
Most no-heat calls are an igniter, a flame sensor, a blower motor or a control board.
No heat, or heat that comes and goes
A furnace that starts and shuts off
New smells or noises
Heat pump service
One outdoor unit heats and cools, so we check it in both seasons.
Weak heat in cold weather
Frost on the outdoor unit that doesn't clear
A high bill with no change in use
Thermostats and controls
A wrong setting, a dead battery or a failed thermostat is often the whole problem.
A screen that is blank or wrong
Rooms that never reach the set temperature
Seasonal tune-ups
A visit before the first hot or cold week, with what we found in writing.
A filter and coil check
Pressures and temperatures read
A short list of what is wearing
Replacement, when it is time
Sized from a load calculation, quoted line by line, permitted and inspected.
One quote beside the repair quote
Equipment named by model
Old system removed
The visit
What happens when we come
- 01
Step 1: We arrive
You know who is coming and about when.
- 02
Step 2: We look
The system is run and read, and the cause is found before anything is replaced.
- 03
Step 3: We write it down
Findings and the repair quote, plus a replacement quote when it is close.
- 04
Step 4: You decide
No deadline and no discount that expires at the door.
- 05
Step 5: We fix it and test it
The system is run again, and you see it work before we go.
Cost
What moves the price of a repair
No dollars on this page: the number goes in your written quote after the visit.
The part
A capacitor and a compressor are different jobs, and the quote names which.
Access
An attic, a roof or a crawlspace adds time.
Refrigerant
Older systems that use R-22 cost more to recharge, and sometimes it isn't worth it.
Age
An older system can fail again, and we say so in the quote.
Questions
Before you book
Will you tell me if my system can't be repaired?
Yes, and we tell you when it can. The quote says which it is and why. If a repair is the better buy, that is the quote we write.
What does the visit involve?
A technician runs the system, reads the pressures and temperatures, checks the thermostat, wiring and the parts that fail first, and writes down what was found. You get the findings whether or not you hire us.
Do you work on every brand?
We work on most major brands of central air, furnaces and heat pumps. If we don't carry a part, we tell you before ordering it.
The air conditioner is running but the house is warm. Where do I start?
Check that the thermostat is set to cool and that the filter is clean. Look at the outdoor unit: if it is iced over, turn the system off and call us. If the breaker keeps tripping, don't reset it again.
Not sure it is worth fixing?
Book a visit and we will tell you, in writing.