My Birch Grove house only has a furnace. Is adding AC onto it a good idea?

It can be, but bolting a condenser onto a furnace that is 20-plus years old is rarely the best way to do it. We look at the furnace, the ducts and the panel first, then lay out the choices, including a heat pump that handles heating and cooling both.

Why does the AC in my Old Town house freeze up on hot days?

Ice on the indoor coil comes down to low airflow or low charge. In older Newark houses the furnace blower is the first suspect: a dirty wheel, a clogged filter or a weak blower capacitor. We find which one before replacing anything.

Do you give a written quote before starting on a Newark AC repair?

Always. Our technician writes up the failed part, the labor and the total before any work starts, and nothing happens until you approve it. The diagnostic that found the fault is credited toward that repair.

AC REPAIR · NEWARK

AC Repair · Newark, CA

AC repair for Newark's single-story tracts, where cooling often rides on a furnace that was already old.

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

Call (925) 999-4095

AC Repair in Newark

AC Repair in Newark.

Newark is one ZIP, 94560, and most of it is flat single-story tract housing from the 1950s through the 70s, across the Lake area, Birch Grove and Old Town. The bay breeze keeps most summer afternoons tolerable, so many of these houses were built without air conditioning. The furnace was the system that got used, and a lot of those furnaces have been running for 20 years or more.

When cooling does arrive, it depends on that furnace. The condenser sits outside, but the indoor coil usually sits on the furnace, and the old blower has to push air across it. A tired blower motor or a weak blower capacitor starves the coil and freezes it. Our technician checks the indoor and outdoor halves together, and the $99 diagnostic is credited toward whatever repair you approve.

Common repairs we handle.

Frozen coil on an aging furnace blower. A coil mounted on an older furnace can only cool as well as that furnace's blower moves air. When the blower capacitor weakens or the wheel is caked with dust, airflow drops and the coil ices over. We clean the wheel, test the capacitor and motor amps, and measure the temperature split after the thaw.
New condenser paired with a decades-old furnace. A new outdoor unit on an old furnace often cools poorly because the coil, blower and ducts were never matched to it. Before replacing anything outside, we check static pressure and whether the indoor coil suits the condenser. Sometimes the right repair is on the furnace side.
Outdoor unit silent while the indoor fan runs. That split points outside: a failed run capacitor, a pitted contactor, or a tripped disconnect. We meter each part and confirm the compressor and condenser fan pull the right amps after the repair.
Newer Bridgepointe townhome system losing charge. A newer system that keeps running low has a leak, often at the indoor coil or a service valve. We pressure-test with nitrogen, find the leak with an electronic detector, repair it and weigh the charge back to the data plate.

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 Newark questions, answered.

My Birch Grove house only has a furnace. Is adding AC onto it a good idea?

It can be, but bolting a condenser onto a furnace that is 20-plus years old is rarely the best way to do it. We look at the furnace, the ducts and the panel first, then lay out the choices, including a heat pump that handles heating and cooling both.
Why does the AC in my Old Town house freeze up on hot days?

Ice on the indoor coil comes down to low airflow or low charge. In older Newark houses the furnace blower is the first suspect: a dirty wheel, a clogged filter or a weak blower capacitor. We find which one before replacing anything.
Do you give a written quote before starting on a Newark AC repair?

Always. Our technician writes up the failed part, the labor and the total before any work starts, and nothing happens until you approve it. The diagnostic that found the fault is credited toward that repair.

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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