Our Linda Heights house has a QuietComfort furnace. What does a yearly check cover?

We test the igniter and flame sensor, check the inducer, pressure switch and limit, measure the temperature rise, clean the burners and inspect the vent and heat exchanger. One visit catches worn parts before a cold night does.

Is a Tempstar in a Pinole Valley home worth repairing, or is it a throwaway brand?

It is worth repairing. The hardware is Carrier-engineered and the parts are common, so most furnace repairs cost about what they would on the Carrier version. The lower badge price saves you money at install, not in the bones of the machine.

Can we add AC to a 1950s Pinole house with a Tempstar furnace?

Usually, yes. We add a matching coil on the furnace and a condenser outside, but first we check whether the ducts can move enough air for cooling. Houses from that era were built for heat, and small returns are the common limit. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification for the refrigerant side.

TEMPSTAR · PINOLE

Service · All Tempstar Models

Tempstar Heat Pump, AC & Furnace Repair · Pinole, CA

Tempstar furnace and AC repair in Pinole, for postwar houses in Pinole Valley, Linda Heights and Old Town.

$99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Tempstar in Pinole

Tempstar heating and cooling in Pinole.

Much of Pinole's housing went up between the 1940s and the 1960s, and single-family detached houses are by far the most common type. The ducts in those houses usually run under the floor or through a low attic, and a Tempstar furnace sits in a closet, the garage or the crawlspace itself. The furnace may be fifteen years old, while the ducts and vent it connects to are far older.

Tempstar is a value badge on the International Comfort Products platform, the same family as Carrier. That keeps repairs sensible, because igniters, sensors, inducers and switches are common parts. Our technician covering Pinole works from a base in Benicia. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair, and nothing is replaced before you have a written quote.

Common repairs we handle.

Burner cutting out seconds after ignition. That is the classic sign of a fouled flame sensor. The Tempstar board lights the burner, cannot read the flame, and shuts the gas off. We measure the signal, clean the rod or replace it, and check the ground and the burner alignment.
Furnace rusting in a damp crawlspace. A furnace installed in a crawlspace breathes damp air. Rust shows up on the burners, the igniter bracket and the cabinet floor, and a rusted burner lights poorly. We clean the burners, check the heat exchanger and the vent, and tell you if moisture control under the house would help.
Inducer noisy on a furnace past fifteen winters. A draft inducer that has run fifteen winters starts to whine as its bearings wear, then locks the furnace out when it can't pull enough draft. We check its speed and the pressure switch reading and replace the inducer with the matching ICP part.

Models we service

Tempstar product lines.

Gas furnaces (Ion and QuietComfort series)
Heat pumps and AC condensers
Variable-speed communicating systems
Air handlers and coils
Diagnostics, board and igniter repair, warranty work

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
Written

1-year warranty on repairs. Quoted in writing before work starts.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Tempstar in Pinole questions, answered.

Our Linda Heights house has a QuietComfort furnace. What does a yearly check cover?

We test the igniter and flame sensor, check the inducer, pressure switch and limit, measure the temperature rise, clean the burners and inspect the vent and heat exchanger. One visit catches worn parts before a cold night does.
Is a Tempstar in a Pinole Valley home worth repairing, or is it a throwaway brand?

It is worth repairing. The hardware is Carrier-engineered and the parts are common, so most furnace repairs cost about what they would on the Carrier version. The lower badge price saves you money at install, not in the bones of the machine.
Can we add AC to a 1950s Pinole house with a Tempstar furnace?

Usually, yes. We add a matching coil on the furnace and a condenser outside, but first we check whether the ducts can move enough air for cooling. Houses from that era were built for heat, and small returns are the common limit. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification for the refrigerant side.

Need Tempstar service in Pinole?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.