AC Repair — Dallas, TX
Plenty of shops will quote you a ac repair job over the phone without seeing it. That's how you end up overpaying. We don't work that way. Plain-spoken estimates, written quotes, no surprise add-ons mid-job. That's the whole pitch.
What you're paying for
Most AC repair calls come down to one of six causes: low refrigerant from a slow leak, failed capacitor, failed contactor, dirty condenser coil, blower motor failure, or compressor failure.
The diagnostic determines which. We run refrigerant pressures (high and low side), superheat/subcool calculation, voltage at the contactor, capacitor microfarads, and a temperature-split test on the supply and return.
About 60% of summer no-cool calls turn out to be one of three things: low refrigerant ($240-$650 to find and seal the leak, plus refrigerant), bad capacitor ($165-$325 to replace), or dirty condenser ($95-$195 to clean).
Compressor failures are the expensive ones — $1,800 to $3,800 typically. On any unit over 10 years old, we walk through the math on repair vs. replace before quoting the compressor swap.
Dallas-area patterns we see
From downtown Dallas to the outer subdivisions, we cover the metro on standard pricing. No travel surcharge inside the service radius.
On bigger jobs we'll bring two techs. On simpler ones, just one — fewer hands, faster billing.
Price expectations
For ac repair jobs in the Dallas area:
- Diagnostic visit: $80 – $120
- Capacitor replacement: $150 – $300
- Refrigerant leak find + seal + recharge: $220 – $600
- Condenser coil cleaning: $85 – $180
- Contactor replacement: $170 – $315
- Blower motor replacement: $385 – $810
- Compressor replacement: $1,655 – $3,495
Adjacent services
- AC Installation & Replacement in Dallas
- AC Maintenance & Tune-Ups in Dallas
- Ductwork Cleaning, Sealing & Repair in Dallas
A recent ac repair call
Got a call last month from a the north Dallas home — 12-year-old build. Symptom: AC fan running but compressor not engaging. Cause: failed dual-run capacitor. Replaced the capacitor with the correct microfarad rating, system started immediately, all done in about two hours, billed flat-rate at $1012.