AC repair
Most repairs finish on the first visit.
- Blowing warm air
- Won't start, or hums and stops
- Iced lines, or water by the indoor unit
- Turns on and off every few minutes
AC and heating repair across Los Angeles, same day.
The visit is $89 and comes off the repair. You see what we found, and the price, in writing before we fix anything.
Call (310) 857-2520A person answers, day or night.
- Same day on calls before 2pm
- Replacement quotes are free
- One year on parts and labor
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.
Get a repair visitWhat we fix
Repairs for every kind of system in an LA house
Central air, gas furnaces, wall and floor heaters, heat pumps and mini-splits. Every repair starts with the same visit and the same written record.
Heating and furnace repair
Gas furnaces, wall and floor heaters.
- No heat, or heat that cuts out
- Pilot and igniter faults
- A burning smell that won't clear
Ductless and heat pumps
For houses with no ducts.
- Mini-split repair and installation
- Heads that drip, ice up or blink
AC and furnace replacement
When a repair no longer pays.
- Free quote, sized from a load calculation
- We pull the permit; you pay the city's fee
- Rebate paperwork filed with your utility
Open 24 hours
Emergency, nights and weekends
2am costs the same as 10am.
- No cooling with someone at risk in the heat
- No heat on a cold night
- A breaker that trips again after a reset
Tune-ups
One visit, no plan to sign.
- Outdoor coil rinsed and drain line flushed
- Every reading written down, and the record is yours
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How a repair visit goes
From your call to a finished repair, in five steps
- Within 15 minutes
A text with your 2-hour arrival window, for requests sent 7am to 9pm.
- Before arrival
A second text when your technician is on the way. Shoe covers go on at the door.
- About 45 minutes
We test the whole system and write down every reading, from refrigerant pressures to the amp draw on each motor.
- Before any work
The record and the repair price, in writing. Nothing starts until you say yes.
- The same visit
Most repairs finish on the spot from parts on the truck. You keep the old part, and the warranty is on your receipt.
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The record
What you get after every visit
We're a repair company that shows its work. You can't climb into your attic to check what a technician tells you, so we write it all down, reading by reading, including the parts we couldn't reach. The record is yours whether or not you hire us for the repair.
- Check the diagnosis. The readings and the failed part are on the page.
- Send it to whoever decides: your landlord, or a parent you're helping.
- Show it to another company if you want a second price.
VISIT RECORDSample
| Reading | Before | After repair |
|---|---|---|
| Return air | 79°F | 76°F |
| Supply air | 78°F | 58°F |
| Temperature split | 1°F | 18°F |
| Compressor draw (rated 14.1 A) | 0 A | 11.6 A |
Failed part
Contactor. The contacts are pitted and burnt, so the compressor and outdoor fan were getting no power. The old part is left with you.
Checked and sound
Run capacitor 45/5 µF, tested 44.2/4.9. Outdoor coil. Disconnect and fuses. Drain line and float switch. Thermostat wiring.
Could not check, and why
Evaporator coil. The attic hatch was blocked by stored boxes, so the coil cabinet stayed closed. We can check it next visit.
| Replace contactor, test and restart | $ |
| $89 visit fee, credited | −$89 |
| To pay if you approve | $ |
Repair or replace
14 years × $ =
Under 5,000, we recommend the repair. Over 5,000, both prices go side by side.
One year on parts and labor from the day we finish.Nothing starts until you approve the price.
One rule, printed on every record
Repair or replace: how we decide
Multiply the system's age by the repair price. That number decides which way we recommend, and it goes on your record with your numbers in it.
AGE × REPAIR PRICEAge in years, repair price in dollars
Under 5,000
We recommend the repair.
Over 5,000
We price the repair and a replacement side by side. You choose.
R-22 systems
We always price both. R-22 refrigerant hasn't been made or imported in the US since 2020.
Try it with your numbers
The year the system was made is on the rating plate on the side of the unit.
12 × $300 = 3,600
Under 5,000. We'd recommend the repair.
Holding another company's replacement quote? We test the system for $89 and give you the same written record.
LA houses
The houses we work in
The house changes how a repair goes. These are the ones we see most in Los Angeles.
Pre-war wall and floor furnaces
Gas heaters from the 1920s to the 1940s. We repair the pilot and the valve, and say in writing when one is past fixing.
Valley attics past 140°F
Attic furnaces and coils bake all summer. We check the drain pan and the duct joints while we're up there.
Bungalows with no ducts
Mini-splits cool and heat room by room without opening plaster. The lines run outside in a painted cover.
1950s and 60s tract homes
One undersized return starves the system of air. If that's why the back bedroom stays hot, the record says so.
Flat-roof duplexes
The whole system sits in one cabinet on the roof. Tell us how the roof is reached and we bring the right ladder.
The utility you're on
LADWP, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena run their own power. SCE serves most of the rest, and SoCalGas most of the gas. On a new system we file the rebate paperwork with yours.
Get a repair visit
Not sure what you have? Add a photo of the unit's rating plate to your request.
Service area
Where we work
Across Los Angeles County, with the same visit price and the same 2-hour window in every part of it.
San Fernando Valley
Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks, North Hollywood, Studio City, Encino, Reseda, Northridge, Woodland Hills
The foothills
Glendale, Burbank, La Crescenta, La Cañada Flintridge, Sunland-Tujunga
San Gabriel Valley
Pasadena, Altadena, South Pasadena, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia
Central LA and the Eastside
Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park, Highland Park, Eagle Rock, Mid-City, Koreatown
Westside
Santa Monica, Culver City, Mar Vista, Palms, Westchester, Brentwood
South Bay and Long Beach
Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne, Gardena, San Pedro, Long Beach
Santa Clarita Valley
Valencia, Saugus, Newhall, Canyon Country
Southeast
Downey, Whittier, Norwalk, Lakewood, Bellflower
Not sure we reach your street? Put your ZIP code in the request, or call (310) 857-2520.
Questions
What people ask us on the phone
Not answered here? Call and ask.
Call (310) 857-2520Do you charge to come out?
Yes, $89. We find the fault and give you the price in writing. If you go ahead, the fee comes off the bill. Replacement quotes are free.
Can it wait until morning?
Often, yes. If it only blows warm air and nobody at home is at risk from the heat, switch it off and take the first window tomorrow. Call now if you smell burning or the breaker trips again after a reset.
Is a 14-year-old system worth fixing?
Often, yes. Fourteen years times a $300 repair is 4,200. That's under 5,000, so we'd recommend the repair. Over 5,000, you get both prices and choose.
Do you work on wall furnaces and mini-splits?
Yes. Wall and floor furnaces, attic and closet furnaces, heat pumps and ductless mini-splits, as well as central air.
What if the repair doesn't hold?
We come back. Every repair and installation we do carries a one-year warranty on parts and labor. If our work or a part we fitted fails within a year of the day we finished, we come back and put it right at no charge. It is separate from the manufacturer's warranty on the equipment.
Who pulls the permit on a new system?
We do. We pull it and book the inspection, and we file the rebate paperwork with your utility. You pay the city's permit fee to the city directly.
Do you charge more at night?
No. A visit at 2am on a Sunday costs the same as one at 10am on a Tuesday, and so does the repair.