Ductwork
In a Houston attic the ducts sit in the hottest air in the house. Leaks and crushed runs are why one room never cools.
North Houston, Texas
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Tell us what the system is doing and where the house is. We pass it to one independent, Texas-licensed HVAC contractor working in your part of north Houston, and he contacts you directly.
Why it matters
A Houston system runs over three thousand hours a year.
That is why it lasts ten to fifteen years here, not twenty.
And why the one who fixed it in May is the one you want in August.
AC problems
Twelve ways an AC fails in this heat
What each one feels like in the house, what usually causes it in a Houston system, and what a proper fix involves.
AC Repair
Whatever it is doing, from a hum and no air to a system that quit outright.
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AC Not Cooling
Running, blowing, and the house is still 80. The usual causes, in order.
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Emergency AC Repair
No cooling in July with somebody elderly, ill or very young in the house is not a tomorrow job.
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AC Replacement and Installation
When the system is past fixing, what a new one involves and what to insist on.
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AC Maintenance and Tune-Ups
What a real tune-up includes, and why a Houston system needs one before the heat arrives.
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Heating and Furnace Repair
The two or three cold weeks a year, when the heat side you never think about has to work.
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Ductless Mini Split Repair and Installation
For the room the central system never reaches, the garage, the workshop or the addition.
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Ductwork Repair and Sealing
In a Houston attic the ducts carry the cold air through the hottest space in the house.
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Thermostat Repair and Replacement
When the system is fine and the thing on the wall is the problem.
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Refrigerant Leak Repair
Low on gas is never the diagnosis. It is the symptom, and the leak is the job.
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Capacitor, Contactor and Fan Motor Repair
The small electrical parts that fail first, and the one check that tells you which.
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Indoor Air Quality and Humidity
Cool but clammy, musty when it starts, or dust that never goes: the air side of the system.
Read moreWhere it fails
Three places a Houston system gives up
Run across them. Each one opens.
Refrigerant lines
A slow leak shows up as a system that works, just not well enough. Topping it up without finding the leak is paying twice.
The heat itself
Three thousand cooling hours a year, humidity that never leaves, and a condenser in full sun. Everything wears faster.
How it works
Four steps, one contractor
- Tell us what the system is doing. Warm air, running constantly, ice on the line, water on the floor, a noise, or a unit past fifteen years. The form takes a minute.
- We match the house to one contractor. One independent, Texas-licensed HVAC contractor working in your town, never a list of five. He gets your details, nobody else does.
- He contacts you and looks at the system. He diagnoses it, tells you whether it is a repair or a replacement, and gives you his own written price.
- You decide. There is no obligation. If you do not want the work done, say so. You deal with him directly from there.
Where
North Houston, town by town
Each town is different. A 1980s Kingwood attic is not a new build in Porter, and the systems fail differently.
Humble
Subdivisions from the seventies to the nineties, so a lot of systems on their second or third replacement, with attic air handlers and original ductwork.
Kingwood
Big two-storey houses from the eighties under full tree cover, with upstairs that runs hot and air handlers in attics that reach 140.
Porter
Fast-growing Montgomery County, with builder-grade systems in the new subdivisions and older country houses on their original equipment.
New Caney
New construction along 59 beside acreage in the pines, with long power runs and surge damage after every storm.
Splendora
Rural lots, manufactured homes and older houses, where package units and window units are as common as central systems.
Crosby
East Harris County, older subdivisions near the lake, open land and salt air, which eats condenser coils faster than anywhere inland.
Dayton
Liberty County, country HVAC: heat pumps on propane-free properties, long drives for the technician, and nobody local to call.
The Woodlands
The biggest HVAC market north of Houston: large houses, often two or three systems each, and covenants on where an outdoor unit can sit.
Straight answers
What people ask first
Are you an HVAC company?
No. We connect you with an independent, Texas-licensed HVAC contractor who works in your part of north Houston. He does the diagnosis, the estimate and the work, and you deal with him directly.
What does it cost to use this?
Nothing. You are not charged for being connected. Any price for the work itself comes from the contractor, in writing, before anything starts.
How many contractors will contact me?
One. Your details go to a single contractor working in your town, not to a list of companies competing for your phone.
How do I know he is licensed?
Ask for his TDLR air conditioning and refrigeration contractor licence number and check it on the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation website. Texas requires the licence for this work, and a legitimate contractor expects to be asked.
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Tell us what the AC is doing
One independent HVAC contractor working in your town gets these details and contacts you. Nobody else does, and there is no charge and no obligation.
Not sure if it is a repair or a replacement?
That is the first thing the contractor will tell you, and it costs you nothing to ask.
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