My Bay Farm townhome still has its original AC. Is it worth repairing?

It depends on what failed. A capacitor, contactor or fan motor is a modest repair even on old equipment. A seized compressor or a leaking coil on a system from the 1980s is where replacement starts to make sense, and we price both so you can compare.

Our Victorian has no ducts. Can the upstairs bedrooms still get cooling?

Yes. A ductless heat pump with a head in each bedroom cools in summer and heats in winter, and it avoids opening walls in an old house. We look at where the outdoor unit and the line set can go before we price it.

Who handles the refrigerant on a condo system repair?

We do. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification, so we recover, evacuate and weigh in the charge on a scale instead of topping off a leak. Any sealed-system repair gets a written quote before we start. CSLB #1136642.

AC REPAIR · ALAMEDA

AC Repair · Alameda, CA

AC repair in Alameda for Bay Farm Island's aging condo systems and the Gold Coast houses that never had ducts.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

AC Repair in Alameda

AC Repair in Alameda.

Alameda is an island, and the bay keeps most summer days mild. A lot of the older housing never had air conditioning. The Victorians on the Gold Coast and the Craftsman blocks off Park Street and Webster were built around wall and floor furnaces, and plenty of them never got ducts. When one of those homes wants cooling, we talk through a ductless heat pump before anyone opens up plaster walls.

Bay Farm Island, 94502, is a different job. The townhomes and condos there went up in the 1970s and 80s with compact ducted equipment, and much of it is past its design life. Our technician meters the capacitor and contactor, reads superheat and subcooling, and writes down what failed before quoting a part. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair if you go ahead.

Common repairs we handle.

Tired compressor on a 1980s Bay Farm condenser. Equipment from the original Bay Farm construction is old enough for compressors to draw high amps and trip on overload. We measure the draw against the nameplate, test the start components, and put the repair and replacement numbers side by side in writing.
Adding cooling to a Gold Coast Victorian with no ducts. A house built around a wall or floor furnace has nowhere to run supply ducts. A ductless heat pump puts a wall head in the rooms that need it, and the line set can follow an exterior wall instead of cutting through old plaster.
Frozen coil in a condo closet air handler. Condo air handlers often sit in a hall closet, and a clogged filter there chokes the airflow until the coil ices over and water reaches the floor. We thaw it, then check the filter, the blower and the charge, and fix the cause rather than the ice.
Replacement heat pump stuck in one mode. Where a Bay Farm system has already been swapped for a heat pump, a failed reversing valve or defrost board can leave it heating in July or cooling in January. We test the valve coil and the board before condemning anything.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
1 yr

Parts and labor warranty on completed repairs. In writing before we start.
CSLB

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

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FAQ

AC Repair in Alameda questions, answered.

My Bay Farm townhome still has its original AC. Is it worth repairing?

It depends on what failed. A capacitor, contactor or fan motor is a modest repair even on old equipment. A seized compressor or a leaking coil on a system from the 1980s is where replacement starts to make sense, and we price both so you can compare.
Our Victorian has no ducts. Can the upstairs bedrooms still get cooling?

Yes. A ductless heat pump with a head in each bedroom cools in summer and heats in winter, and it avoids opening walls in an old house. We look at where the outdoor unit and the line set can go before we price it.
Who handles the refrigerant on a condo system repair?

We do. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification, so we recover, evacuate and weigh in the charge on a scale instead of topping off a leak. Any sealed-system repair gets a written quote before we start. CSLB #1136642.

Pricing HVAC repair starts with a $99 diagnostic, credited toward the approved repair, which makes the service call $0 with a completed repair. Considering a new HVAC system? The in-home estimate visit is free.

Credentials Owner-operated by Andrew · CSLB #1136642 · EPA #1279674151528 · BBB A+ · Repairs carry a 1-year warranty; new-system coverage: 10 years manufacturer parts + 2 years labor. Warranty and callback details →

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