Straight-Talking AC Repair in Long Beach

We answer the phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays. When you call we give you a real arrival window rather than a vague promise. During a the Gateway Cities heat wave the whole the Gateway Cities books up fast, so the earlier in the day you call, the better your odds of same-day service.

It comes down to age, refrigerant and the specific failure. A capacitor, contactor or fan motor on a system under about 12 years old is almost always worth repairing. A failed compressor on a 15-year-old R-22 system usually is not, because R-22 was phased out in 2020 and the refrigerant alone can cost more than the repair. We tell you which situation you are in and show you the failed part. If a repair will get you through, we say so.

Honestly, it depends on what failed, and anyone quoting you a firm number over the phone before seeing the system is guessing. A capacitor is one of the cheapest repairs in the trade. A compressor or evaporator coil is one of the most expensive. What we can promise is that you get the full price before we start any work, so you decide with the number in front of you and there is no surprise at the end.

California is stricter than most states about this. Replacing a condenser or an air handler in Los Angeles County requires a permit, and under Title 24 most changeouts also require HERS verification, where an independent rater tests duct leakage and confirms the refrigerant charge is correct. A contractor who offers to skip the permit is not saving you money. It surfaces at resale, and it voids most manufacturer warranties.

The most common cause is low refrigerant from a leak, and the second is a failed run capacitor that keeps the fan turning while the compressor never starts. A frozen evaporator coil, a dirty condenser coil or a thermostat wired to the wrong terminal can all do it too. Salt air is the story here. Coastal condenser coils corrode years faster than inland units, aluminum fins pit, and copper line sets and contactors give out early. A unit that would run 15 years in Burbank can lose a third of that within a few miles of the water. Turn the system off if the coil has iced over, because running it that way can damage the compressor.

Yes. We service Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, American Standard, Bryant, York, Amana, Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and Fujitsu, along with most other brands you are likely to have. We also install and configure Ecobee, Honeywell Home and Google Nest thermostats.

We cover Long Beach and the surrounding the Gateway Cities communities. If you are not sure whether you are in our area, call and ask. We would rather tell you straight than send someone who cannot get to you.