Air conditioning repair in Northridge
Whether the air conditioning runs warm or the heater won't light, we repair both in Northridge. The fault and its price come to you in writing first.
- Same day on calls before 2pm
- Replacement quotes are free
- One year on parts and labor
Our work covers all of Northridge, from the streets around Cal State Northridge to Sherwood Forest. Furnaces and wall heaters are tested and written up just like an AC.
Heater and furnace repair in Northridge
A heater that won't light, or lights and goes out, usually comes down to one small part. It might be the igniter or the flame sensor, or on a wall heater the thermocouple that keeps the pilot going.
On the visit, the furnace is started while your technician watches each stage come on: the inducer first, then the igniter and the flame, then the blower. The stage that fails points to the part. More on heating repair.
Air conditioning that won't cool
For AC repair in Northridge, the usual suspects sit in the outdoor unit: a capacitor or a contactor, and sometimes the fan motor. A low refrigerant charge usually means a leak somewhere, and topping it up without finding the leak only buys time. See AC repair for each symptom.
The repair visit
- Visit fee
- $89
- We find the fault and write it down. The $89 comes off the bill if we do the repair.
- Arrival window
- 2 hours
- Sent by text, then a second text when your technician is on the way.
- Warranty
- 1 year
- Parts and labor on every repair and installation.
Nights and weekends cost the same as a Tuesday morning.
Maintenance for the AC and the furnace
AC maintenance and furnace maintenance both come as a tune-up: one visit, nothing to sign up for. Most systems do well with one a year. A unit in the attic, or one under a tree that drops leaves, may want it more often.
Replacing an AC or a furnace in Northridge
When the age-times-price line passes 5,000, the record shows a replacement price beside the repair. On an R-22 system we always price both, because that refrigerant is no longer made in the US and what remains is costly.
A replacement is sized from a load calculation for each room. More on AC and furnace replacement.
How a Northridge visit goes
- Send a request, or call if it can't wait.
- You get a text with the arrival window, then another as your technician heads over.
- Shoe covers go on before anyone walks in. The tests that follow take around 45 minutes.
- The failed part and its repair price go on the record with every reading. Work starts once you agree, and most repairs finish on that visit.
Northridge questions
Should the furnace and the AC be replaced together?
Not necessarily. A quote can price one of them or both. If only one has failed, its age times the repair price shows whether fixing it still pays.
Can a heat pump replace my furnace and my AC?
Yes. A ducted heat pump heats and cools through your ducts, so one machine does both jobs. The quote visit looks at whether your ducts and return can carry it as they stand.