Same-day service in Poway & Sabre Springs — 24/7 emergency dispatch countywide.
Licensed & Insured · CA CSLB C-20 LicensePoway winters are mild, but a 36°F morning still feels brutal when the heat will not come on. If you smell gas, evacuate and call the utility first. If you smell something burning electrical or see repeated breaker trips, shut the system off at the breaker and call us rather than resetting it again.
Many no-heat calls are not a dead furnace. A dirty flame sensor, a failed igniter, a clogged condensate trap on a high-efficiency unit, a tripped high-limit from a loaded filter, or a bad thermostat can all stop heat. On heat pumps, a defrost-control or reversing-valve fault is common.
We repair gas furnaces and heat pumps, diagnose the actual fault safely, and give you a written quote before we start. Where a repair is a bad investment on an old, cracked-heat-exchanger furnace, we tell you plainly and show you the replacement numbers.
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Heating problems we diagnose and fix
No heat at all
A failed igniter or flame sensor, a bad control board, a thermostat fault, or a safety lockout. We find which safely before touching gas or high voltage.
Furnace short cycles on cold mornings
Often an overheating limit from a dirty filter or blocked airflow, a flame-sensor issue, or an oversized furnace. Short cycling stresses the heat exchanger.
Burning or musty smell from vents
A little dust burn-off at first heat is normal; a persistent burning-electrical or hot-metal smell is not. Shut it down and call us.
Blowing cold air when it should be hot
On a furnace, a flame or ignition fault; on a heat pump, a stuck reversing valve or defrost problem.
Yellow burner flame or soot
A sign of incomplete combustion that needs inspection for safety, including a heat-exchanger check.
Our process
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Safety-first inspection
We check for gas leaks, cracked heat exchangers, proper venting and CO risk before anything else — no heat is worth a safety shortcut.
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Full diagnosis
Igniter, flame sensor, gas valve, control board, limits, blower, thermostat, and on heat pumps the reversing valve and defrost control.
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Written quote, then repair
You approve a line-item quote first. Igniters, sensors, capacitors and common parts are on the truck for same-visit repair.
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Verify safe operation
We confirm proper ignition, temperature rise within spec, and clean, safe operation before we leave.
Why heat fails in mild-winter Poway
Because our winters are gentle, furnaces here often sit idle for months, then get asked to run on the first cold snap. Dust settles on the flame sensor and igniter over a dry summer, filters loaded during Santa Ana season choke airflow, and the system trips its safety limits the moment you need it. A fall heating check catches most of this before it strands you.
Heat pumps get busier here than gas furnaces and show different symptoms — icing, defrost faults, or a reversing valve that will not switch. Whatever you have, we diagnose the real cause instead of swapping parts and hoping.
What affects the cost
Most heating repairs in Poway fall in the same $129–$1,200 band as cooling work, depending on the part and the system. Here is what drives it:
The failed part
A flame sensor or igniter is inexpensive; a gas valve, control board or blower motor costs more. We identify it before you commit.
Furnace vs. heat pump
Heat-pump heating faults (reversing valve, defrost board) can differ in cost from gas-furnace repairs.
Safety findings
A cracked heat exchanger or CO concern changes the recommendation from repair to replacement for your safety — we explain why in writing.
System age
On an old furnace we give you an honest repair-versus-replace number rather than nursing it another season.
No surprise pricing. Every job gets a written, line-item quote you approve before work begins. Prices above are honest ranges, not promises — your exact number depends on your equipment and home.