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Heating repair

Heating repair for a climate that only tests it a few days a year.

South Texas heating fails at the worst possible moment precisely because it sits idle for months. The first hard freeze is when everybody finds out at once.

Residential HVAC and commercial refrigeration · TX License TACLA56268C

Cooling or refrigeration down right now?

After hours emergency service is available. Say it is an emergency when you call.

The problem with equipment that rests

A heat pump or furnace that has not run since February will have collected dust on the burners or the strips, and any part that was marginal in the spring has had nine months to get worse. The failure does not happen gradually where you can see it. It happens on the first cold night, along with everyone else on your street.

What we check

Ignition and flame sensing on gas equipment, sequencer and element operation on electric strips, reversing valve and defrost on heat pumps, and the safety chain end to end. On anything gas fired we check the heat exchanger, because a cracked exchanger is a safety problem and not a comfort one.

Get ahead of it

A heating check in the autumn is the cheapest hour you will spend on the system all year. It is also included every year in the Riptide Family Circle, along with priority scheduling for exactly the week when everybody calls at once.

A Riptide Mechanical technician working on a gas furnace with gauges and a work light

Where we do this work

Across 24 cities in two regions. Pick yours for the local detail, or just call the number for your side of the state.

Before you book

Questions we get on the phone.

Why does my heat smell like burning the first time I run it?
Usually dust burning off elements or a heat exchanger after months of sitting. If it clears in a few minutes it is normal. If it does not, or it smells sharp or electrical, shut it off and call us.
Is a heat pump worth it on the coast?
For most Corpus Christi homes, yes, because the heating load is small and a heat pump gives you both directions from one piece of equipment. We will run the numbers for your house rather than quote a rule of thumb.