Heating repair · gas, electric, heat pump
San Antonio gets about a dozen cold nights a year. They all arrive at once.
Heating systems sit idle nine months, then get asked to work the night shift. We get them back on the job — gas, electric, or heat pump — usually the same day.
- On time or $50 off
- Price before work
- All brands
Know the signs
Signs your heat needs a professional
Cold air from the vents
The blower runs, the air doesn’t warm. Igniters, flame sensors, and heat strips are the usual suspects.
It starts, stops, starts
Short cycling wears parts out and leaves rooms half-warm. Often a dirty flame sensor; sometimes something more serious.
A burning smell that stays
Dust burning off on the first cold night is normal and fades within an hour. A smell that lingers is not.
A carbon monoxide alarm
Leave the house and call 911 first. Then call us. We test every heating system we touch for exactly this reason.
A heat pump wrapped in ice
A little frost is normal; the unit defrosts itself. A solid block of ice means the defrost cycle has quit.
Sound familiar?
The calendar shows today’s real openings.
What happens on the visit
Four steps. No mysteries.
- 1
Safety first
Carbon monoxide test and gas-leak check on every gas appliance visit, before anything else. Non-negotiable and free.
- 2
Diagnose the real fault
Ignition, flame, airflow, controls, and for heat pumps, the defrost circuit. $89, credited to the repair.
- 3
Price, then work
A written flat-rate price before we start. The common heating parts ride on the truck all winter.
- 4
Warm and verified
We run a full heating cycle, check temperature rise, and leave the system cleaner than we found it.
Prices, out loud
What it usually costs.
Typical ranges around San Antonio, published because you deserve to know before anybody knocks. Your exact price comes in writing, after the diagnosis and before the work.
Safety check on every visit, on time or $50 off, and a one-year guarantee on every heating repair.
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic visitIncludes the carbon monoxide test. | $89 |
| Igniter or flame sensorThe most common no-heat repair. | $165 – $350 |
| Inducer motorDepends on the furnace model. | $550 – $1,100 |
| Heat pump defrost boardFor units frozen solid. | $350 – $750 |
| Heat strip or sequencerFor electric furnaces and air handlers. | $250 – $650 |
The furnace is the quietest appliance in the house. That’s the problem.
A refrigerator complains. A washing machine walks across the floor. A furnace sits in a closet or an attic for nine months saying nothing at all, collecting dust on its flame sensor and spiders in its burners, and then on the first cold night it is expected to perform like nothing happened.
Usually it does. When it doesn’t, the fix is commonly small — a twenty-dollar part and forty minutes of competent attention. The danger is not the repair. The danger is the gas appliance nobody has looked at in three years.
So we look. Every heating visit includes a carbon monoxide test, whether you asked or not. It costs you nothing. We do it because the alternative is a story nobody in this trade wants to tell.
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FAQ
Heating Repair: questions, answered
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Yes — dust settles on the heat exchanger or heat strips over summer and burns off in the first hour. If the smell lasts longer, or smells electrical, shut the system off and call.
Maybe not. Heat pump air is warm, around 90 degrees, but it feels cooler than a furnace’s 120-degree air. If the house isn’t keeping temperature, or the unit ices solid, that is a service call.
On every gas heating visit, at no charge. If a CO alarm in your home is sounding right now, leave, call 911, and call us once everyone is safe.
Once a year, ideally in the fall before the first cold snap. Hive Club members get it on the calendar automatically, with priority scheduling when the cold front arrives.
Yes — gas furnaces, electric furnaces, heat strips in air handlers, heat pumps, and dual-fuel systems that use both.
Ready when you are
Let’s get it fixed.
Safety check on every visit, on time or $50 off, and a one-year guarantee on every heating repair. Book online and watch the openings update in real time.
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