Our house in the flats has no AC. Is it worth adding for a few hot days a year?

That is your call, and we will talk it through plainly. In a cool-summer house, a single ductless heat pump in the warmest room can cover those days and take on part of the heating as well.

Can you repair a ductless system another company installed?

Yes. We read the fault code, check the filters, the drain and the charge, and quote the repair in writing. Who installed it does not change the diagnosis, though some parts take longer to arrive than others.

Who does the refrigerant side of a heat pump repair in the Berkeley Hills?

We do, under ADRIUM's EPA 608 Universal certification. We recover the old charge, pull a vacuum and weigh the new charge in on a scale. CSLB #1136642.

AC REPAIR · BERKELEY

AC Repair · Berkeley, CA

AC repair in Berkeley, where the flats rarely need it and the hill houses above the fog line sometimes do.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

AC Repair in Berkeley

AC Repair in Berkeley.

Berkeley is the coolest city we serve in summer. The marine layer comes in most evenings, the flats rarely break 75, and central air is close to nonexistent in the 1900s to 1930s bungalows and brown-shingles. The hill houses that climb above the fog line miss that evening cooling, and a remodel in North Berkeley, Elmwood or the Berkeley Hills is the natural moment to add it.

With no ducts in so many houses, the cooling that does exist is often a ductless heat pump, or a ducted heat pump put in alongside a new furnace. Those systems heat as well as cool, so a fault in July and a fault in January can be the same part. We check the reversing valve, the defrost board and the charge before quoting. Our $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair, and you approve a written quote before we start.

Common repairs we handle.

Hillside heat pump stuck heating on a warm day. A failed reversing valve solenoid keeps the system in one mode. We check for 24 volts at the coil, test the valve, and confirm it shifts before quoting a valve replacement, which is a sealed-system job.
Ductless head in a brown-shingle blowing warm. Low charge from a leaking flare, a dirty head filter or a failed outdoor fan can all feel the same from the room. We start with the filters and the error code, then put gauges on the outdoor unit.
Clogged drain on a retrofit air handler. Air handlers added to older houses drain through lines that were run after the fact, often long and with little slope. When one clogs, the float switch shuts the system down. We clear it, flush it, and make sure the switch resets properly.
Outdoor unit on a steep hillside lot. On a steep lot the outdoor unit may sit on a narrow pad or a deck where leaves pile up against the coil. We clean it, check the fan blade and motor, and make sure the unit sits level enough for the compressor.

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 Berkeley questions, answered.

Our house in the flats has no AC. Is it worth adding for a few hot days a year?

That is your call, and we will talk it through plainly. In a cool-summer house, a single ductless heat pump in the warmest room can cover those days and take on part of the heating as well.
Can you repair a ductless system another company installed?

Yes. We read the fault code, check the filters, the drain and the charge, and quote the repair in writing. Who installed it does not change the diagnosis, though some parts take longer to arrive than others.
Who does the refrigerant side of a heat pump repair in the Berkeley Hills?

We do, under ADRIUM's EPA 608 Universal certification. We recover the old charge, pull a vacuum and weigh the new charge in on a scale. 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 →

Need ac repair in Berkeley?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.