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What we fix and what it runs.

Every service we offer, what a visit costs and how a job is priced. The figures below are typical ranges from our flat-rate book. Your tech gives you the exact number for your house before starting.

How pricing works

Two cast-iron pipe wrenches on a black background.

Hourly billing charges you for a slow tech and a hot attic. We price by the job instead. Each repair has one number in our flat-rate book, and the tech shows it to you on a tablet before touching anything. If there’s more than one way to fix it, you see each option and what it costs. If the job runs long, that’s our problem.

Finding the problem is $89 on weekdays and Saturdays, $149 after 7 p.m., on Sundays and on holidays, and $0 for plan members. Approve the repair and the diagnostic comes off the bill. Decline it and the diagnostic is all you owe. Every repair carries the warranty at the bottom of this page.

What a flat-rate price covers
Parts and laborIn the price
The trip outIn the price
Permit, where the city requires oneIn the price
Haul-off and cleanupIn the price
Fuel or truck surchargeNever charged
RefrigerantPer pound, priced before we add any
Sales taxWhere the state requires it
Cooling

AC repair

Most AC calls in July and August come down to a short list: a capacitor that cooked in the sun, a contactor that pitted, a drain line full of algae, or a refrigerant leak. Our trucks carry the common parts for the brands sold in the Brazos Valley, so most repairs finish on the first visit.

What happens on the visit

We test the whole system, not just the part that failed: refrigerant pressures, amp draw on the compressor and fan, the drain line, the filter and the temperature split across the coil. You find out what broke, why it broke and whether anything else is about to.

Air handlers in Texas attics sit in 130° heat all summer. If yours is up there, we check the drain pan and float switch every time, because that’s where ceiling stains come from.

Sample flat-rate prices

AC repair prices
JobPrice
Diagnostic visitCredited to the repair if you go ahead$89
Capacitor replacementThe most common July failure$165–$245
Contactor replacement$175–$265
Condensate drain line cleared and treatedWater by the indoor unit, float switch tripped$129
Outdoor fan motor$485–$720
Refrigerant leak searchRefrigerant priced per pound, quoted before we add any$295

Ranges cover the size and brand of the part. Sample prices for this concept.

A technician runs an electronic leak detector along the copper coil of an AC condenser.

Call if you see

  • Air from the vents is cool-ish, not cold
  • Outside unit hums but the fan isn’t spinning
  • Ice on the copper line or the indoor coil
  • Water around the indoor unit or a ceiling stain under the attic unit
  • The system starts and stops every few minutes
  • The breaker trips when the AC kicks on
Cooling

AC & heat pump replacement

When a system is near the end, we put the repair price and the replacement price side by side and let you pick. Nobody on our crew earns commission on new systems, so nobody has a reason to push.

Sizing

We do a room-by-room load calculation: square footage, windows, which way the house faces, attic insulation and the ductwork. A lot of Brazos Valley homes have units that are too big. They cool fast, shut off, and leave the house cold and clammy. The right size runs longer, pulls more humidity out and costs less to run.

Install day

Most change-outs take one day. We pull the city permit, recover the old refrigerant, haul off the old equipment, flush or replace the line set, and walk you through the thermostat before we leave. We register the equipment warranty for you.

System prices

Standard

$7,800 and up

Single-stage at 14.3 SEER2, the 2023 minimum for new split systems in the South. A good fit for rentals and smaller homes.

Most picked

Two-stage

$10,400 and up

Runs low most of the day, quieter, much better at pulling humidity out of the house.

Variable speed

$13,900 and up

Lowest power bills and the most even temperatures. Best for two-story homes with a hot upstairs.

Prices for a typical 3-ton system, installed. 10 years parts, 2 years labor. Financing up to 10 years with approved credit. Sample prices for this concept.

A technician checks an outdoor condenser beside a house.

When replacing makes sense

  • The system is 12 to 15 years old and the repair is big
  • It still runs on R-22, which is no longer made
  • The compressor or the indoor coil has failed
  • Some rooms never cool, no matter what you set

Heating

Brazos Valley winters are short. But anyone who was here in February 2021 remembers what happens when the heat and the pipes give out on the same night.

Most homes here heat with a heat pump or electric heat strips in the attic air handler. Older homes in Bryan often have a gas furnace. We work on all three, and we keep heat strips, sequencers, igniters and defrost boards on the trucks from November on.

Every gas furnace visit includes a carbon monoxide test at no extra charge.

Sample flat-rate prices

Heating prices
JobPrice
Heating safety checkIncluded on the plan$119
Heat strip or sequencer replacement$295–$520
Furnace igniter$215–$320
Flame sensor clean or replace$139–$189
Heat pump defrost board$425–$640

Sample prices for this concept.

Coils of an electric heating element glowing orange.

Call if you see

  • Cold air when the thermostat says Heat
  • A burning smell that doesn’t fade after the first cold day
  • Heat pump iced over and not clearing
  • Gas furnace clicks but never lights
Plumbing

Water heaters

Tank or tankless, gas or electric, garage or attic. We keep 40 and 50-gallon tanks in stock, so most replacements happen the same day you call or the next morning.

A replacement includes everything code asks for: a drain pan, an expansion tank, a new gas flex line or electrical whip, and the permit. We haul off the old tank. If the old one is in the attic, we’ll talk through moving it to the garage, where a leak doesn’t come through the ceiling.

Thinking about tankless? We’ll check your gas line size and venting first. Sometimes it’s a great fit. Sometimes the gas work costs more than the heater, and we’ll tell you that too.

Sample flat-rate prices

Water heater prices
JobPrice
Flush and anode checkIncluded on the plan$129
Electric element or thermostat$185–$275
Gas valve or thermocouple$195–$385
40 or 50-gallon tank, replacedGas or electric. Pan, expansion tank, permit and haul-off included$1,850–$2,650
Tankless gas, installedQuoted on site after we look at gas line size and ventingfrom $4,600

Sample prices for this concept.

A plumber loosens a fitting on top of a water heater.

Call if you see

  • Water pooling under the tank
  • Rusty or sandy hot water
  • Rumbling or popping when it heats
  • Hot water runs out halfway through a shower
  • The tank is past 10 years old
Plumbing

Leaks & slab leaks

Almost every home here sits on a concrete slab, on clay that swells when it rains and shrinks in a drought. That movement cracks pipes under the floor, and you usually find out from the water bill.

We find the leak with acoustic and electronic gear before anyone touches a saw, and mark the spot. Then you get options: open the floor and fix that spot, or reroute the line through the attic or walls and leave the slab alone. If the pipes are failing all over, we’ll show you what a PEX repipe costs next to one more spot repair.

Burst pipe right now? Shut off the main at the meter box by the street and call (979) 555-0140. Day or night.

Sample flat-rate prices

Leak repair prices
JobPrice
Slab leak detectionAcoustic and electronic, written report with the spot marked$395
Supply line, shutoff valve or under-sink leak$165–$245
Spot repair through the slabQuoted on site after detection$1,800–$3,800
Reroute the line through the attic or wallsOften cheaper than breaking the floorquoted on site
Whole-home PEX repipefrom $6,500

Sample prices for this concept.

Gloved hands tighten a steel pipe fitting.

Signs of a slab leak

  • Water bill jumped and nothing changed
  • A warm spot on the floor
  • The sound of running water with every tap off
  • The meter dial moves when nothing is on
Plumbing

Drains & sewer lines

Roots from live oaks and pecans love old clay and cast-iron sewer lines. Grease and wipes do the rest. We clear the line, then put a camera down it so you can see why it backed up.

We don’t sell a sewer replacement off a guess. If the camera shows a break or a belly in the line, you get the video, the depth and the location before you get a price. If the camera shows a line that just needed cleaning, that’s what we tell you.

Sample flat-rate prices

Drain prices
JobPrice
Sink, tub or shower drain cleared$165–$225
Main line cleared through the cleanout$245
Camera inspection, video includedFree if we do the repair$295
Cleanout installedFor homes that never had one$650–$950
Sewer line repairYou see what we see before you get a pricequoted on video

Sample prices for this concept.

Close-up of a stainless steel sink drain.

Main line or just the sink?

  • One slow drain: usually that fixture
  • Toilet gurgles when the washer drains: main line
  • Water comes up in the tub when you flush: main line
  • Several slow drains at once: main line

Maintenance plan

Two system visits and a plumbing check every year, timed to the Texas calendar: AC before the heat, heating before the first norther. One repair call a year and the plan has covered its cost.

Per system, per year

$189or $16
a month

One system means one outdoor unit and the indoor unit it runs with. Each extra system is $89 a year. The plumbing check is per home.

March to May

Spring AC tune-up

  • Rinse the outdoor coil
  • Check refrigerant pressures and temperature split
  • Test the capacitor before it fails in July
  • Inspect the contactor and tighten electrical connections
  • Measure amp draw on compressor and fans
  • Flush the condensate line and treat it against algae
  • Test the float switch in the attic pan
  • Check the blower, belt or motor, and the filter
  • Calibrate the thermostat

October to November

Fall heating check

  • Test heat strips and sequencers
  • Run the heat pump through a defrost cycle
  • Gas furnace: igniter, flame sensor, burners, venting
  • Carbon monoxide test on every gas appliance we touch
  • Check the emergency heat setting works
  • Change the filter

Once a year

Plumbing check

  • Flush the water heater and check the anode
  • Test the relief valve
  • Check water pressure and the pressure regulator
  • Exercise the main shutoff so it works when you need it
  • Look for leaks under sinks and at toilets
  • Show you where your shutoffs are, before a freeze
Member and non-member prices
ItemWithoutOn plan
Spring AC tune-up$139Included
Diagnostic visit$89$0
Nights, Sundays, holidays$149$0
RepairsBook price15% off
Scheduling in a heat waveNext openingFront of the line
Labor warranty on repairs1 year2 years
Water heater flush$129Included
Heating safety check$119Included

Plan terms

  • Cancel any time. We refund the months you haven’t used. No cancellation fee.
  • Renewal notice. We text you 30 days before it renews, with the price.
  • No sales pitch at the tune-up. If something is wearing out, we note it on the ticket with a photo.
  • It moves with the house. Sell the home and the plan transfers to the buyer for free.

Light commercial

Rooftop package units up to 20 tons, split systems, commercial water heaters and the plumbing that goes with them. We’ll tell you when a job is bigger than we are.

Property managers get one account for every address: a monthly invoice, photos of every job, and our dispatcher schedules directly with your tenants so you aren’t the middleman. Make-ready season near campus gets planned in April, not the week before move-in.

Ask about a commercial account

Who we work with

  • Offices and small retail
  • Churches and event halls
  • Small restaurants and cafes
  • Rental owners and property managers

What we hand off

Walk-in coolers, kitchen hoods, chillers and buildings over 20 tons. We know the people who do that well, and we’ll give you their number.

Warranty

If something we fixed breaks again inside the warranty, we come back and fix it at no charge: no diagnostic and no trip fee. If a repair doesn’t work, you don’t pay for it. You owe the diagnostic and that’s it.

Warranty terms
WorkPartsOur labor
Repairs1 year1 year
New AC & heat pumps10 years, registered for you2 years
Water heaters6 to 12 years, by model1 year

Plan members get 2 years on repairs. Equipment parts warranties come from the manufacturer. Sample terms for this concept.

Same-day service

A live dispatcher answers (979) 555-0140 around the clock. Same-day service across Bryan and College Station on most calls booked by 2 p.m.