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HVAC Repair in Palo Alto, CA — Local Techs, One Call
If your house is uncomfortable and you are not sure whether the problem is the cooling side, the heating side or the ducts, start with a call and we will sort it out. We handle HVAC repair in Palo Alto on split systems, heat pumps, gas furnaces and ductless units, along with installations, tune-ups and duct work. Peninsula summers stay mild until a heat run pushes afternoons into the nineties and every weak system shows itself at once. Before you call, check the thermostat setting and batteries and look for a tripped breaker. Then reach us by phone or send the quote form with what you are hearing.
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- Open 7 days
- Written quote before work starts
Taking calls until 5:00 PM PT
What is your system doing in Palo Alto?
Find your service below, or skip it and describe the problem by phone.
Air conditioning repair, heating repair, HVAC installation and maintenance, handled by one independent local company.
AC Repair
Air conditioners blowing warm, short-cycling or refusing to start
Furnace Repair
Furnaces with no heat, short cycling or a locked-out control board
Heat Pump Repair
Heat pumps that will not heat, stick in defrost or run nonstop
AC Installation
New central air, replacements and ductless installations
Furnace Installation
New gas and electric furnaces, replacements and upgrades
Ductwork Repair
Leaking ducts, weak airflow and rooms that never get comfortable
HVAC Maintenance
Seasonal tune-ups for cooling and heating systems
Duct Cleaning
Air duct, vent and register cleaning
Thermostat Installation
Smart thermostats, replacements and zoning controls
Mini-Split Repair
Ductless mini-splits and multi-zone systems
Indoor Air Quality
Air purifiers, humidifiers, dehumidifiers and ventilation
HVAC repair in Palo Alto, the local picture
We handle air conditioning repair, heating repair and full system replacement for Palo Alto homeowners, and the fastest way to get on the schedule is to call or book online with your address and what the system is doing. Palo Alto homes run cool and mild most of the year, then hit a stretch of 95-degree afternoons in late summer when an undersized or neglected AC finally gives up. A lot of what we see comes from the housing stock: Eichlers and mid-century ranches with flat roofs, radiant slab heat, and ductwork squeezed into shallow attics or crawlspaces. Older College Terrace and Professorville houses often have a furnace that was retrofitted decades ago and a condenser tucked against a fence with no airflow. Winter lows dip near freezing on clear nights, so heater repair calls cluster in December. Before you call, you can check thermostat batteries, the breaker, and your filter. We will take it from there.
Much of Palo Alto went up in the postwar decades, with ranch homes on slab or shallow crawlspace sitting beside older Craftsman and Spanish-style houses near downtown. Ducts often run through low attics, wall furnaces and floor furnaces still turn up, and additions mean one system covers rooms with very different loads.
US-101, I-280, El Camino Real and Page Mill Road are the routes we cover from here.
Palo Alto ZIPs & nearby cities we cover
From Palo Alto we also cover Menlo Park, Mountain View, Los Altos, Atherton, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, East Palo Alto and Portola Valley.
Neighbourhoods we work in around Palo Alto
- Old Palo Alto
- Professorville
- College Terrace
- Crescent Park
- Barron Park
- Midtown
- Duveneck/St. Francis
- Green Acres
- Palo Alto Hills
- Ventura
Nearby cities we also cover
Palo Alto permits, codes and utility programmes
Palo Alto takes both electric and gas service from City of Palo Alto Utilities.
TECH Clean California heat pump incentives and Energy Upgrade California are the programmes worth checking. Terms move, so confirm the current ones with the utility and we will point you at the paperwork.
Replacements fall under California Title 24, Part 6 and normally need a permit, with HERS verification and CF2R/CF3R registration on most changeouts. City of Palo Alto Development Services Department handles them.
The federal 25C Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit applies to qualifying equipment, and the efficiency tier it requires is worth checking before you choose a system.
How we compare to other HVAC companies in Palo Alto
| Central Valley Air | Big-box repair chains | Handyman listings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written quote before any work | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Live answer seven days a week | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Every major brand, gas or electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Independent, no manufacturer quotas | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Crews familiar with homes like yours | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
The same on every visit
The quote comes first, in writing
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Open 7 days, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM PT.Independent of every manufacturer
Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman and more. We are not an authorized dealer for any of them.HVAC repair in Palo Alto — quick answers
How soon can you get to my Palo Alto home?
Call us with your address and a short description of the problem and we will give you the next available window, usually same week and often sooner. During the late-summer heat runs, no-cool calls stack up quickly, so morning calls tend to get the earliest slots. If your heater is out on a near-freezing night, tell us when you call so we can prioritise it.
Do you work outside Palo Alto city limits?
Yes. The same crew covers Menlo Park, Mountain View, Los Altos, Atherton, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, East Palo Alto and Portola Valley, and we work across California and Nevada. If you are on a border street or up in the hills, give us the address and we will confirm before we book you.
What does a repair visit cost?
Everything gets quoted in writing first, the visit, the parts, the labor, and work starts only when you approve.
Which brands do you service?
As an independent company we service every major brand, from Carrier and Trane to Lennox, Goodman and Rheem, gas and electric alike.
How it works
- Step 1
Tell us the symptom
Call or fill in the quote form. We ask what changed, when it started, and what the thermostat reads. That tells us whether to bring parts for a cooling fault or a heating fault.
- Step 2
We diagnose on site
A technician checks the thermostat, the electrical side, airflow through the filter and coil, refrigerant pressures, and the outdoor unit. You get told what failed and why, in plain words, before anything is replaced.
- Step 3
Repair and verify
We make the repair, then run the system and measure the results at the vents. If a part needs ordering, we say so and give you a realistic window instead of a vague promise.
- A real person answers
- Open 7 days
- Written quote before work starts
Why homeowners call us
- Built for real valley heatWe work in areas where afternoons sit above 110 degrees and systems run for months without a break. That shapes how we size repairs, check capacitors and contactors, and judge whether a compressor is genuinely done.
- Attic and package unitsPlenty of homes across the region run attic air handlers or rooftop package units instead of a garage furnace and a side-yard condenser. We are used to the access, the duct runs, and the drain issues those setups bring.
- Dust and debris we expectAg dust, cottonwood fluff and grass clippings pack condenser coils and starve a system of airflow. We clean what we find and show you the difference, rather than adding refrigerant to a unit that just could not breathe.
- Heating too, not only ACFurnace repair, heat pump faults and no-heat calls get the same attention as summer work. Ignition problems, cracked or failing components and short cycling all get diagnosed before we recommend anything larger.
- All major brands, gas & electricFrom Carrier and Trane to Lennox, Goodman, Rheem and Bryant, serviced independently.
- Straight answersWhen a replacement beats a repair, we tell you, sometimes before we roll a truck.
What we cover in Palo Alto
A failing system does not get cheaper by waiting
A part on its way out usually takes something more expensive with it. Getting started takes about a minute.
- A real person answers
- Open 7 days
- Written quotes
- All major brands
- Gas & electric
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