Furnace & Heating Repair — Tucson, AZ
Whether you saw water on the floor or just heard a drip, what happens in the next 30 minutes matters. Stop reading and call if it's the first one. Family-run, second-generation if you count my dad. We've watched fifteen national "plumbing chains" come and go in Tucson and we're still here.
Tucson-area patterns we see
Newer Tucson construction tends to be on slab foundations with PEX. Easier access in some ways, more code-current in others.
On bigger jobs we'll bring two techs. On simpler ones, just one — fewer hands, faster billing.
Scope of work
Heating-side repairs run different than AC. Most furnace calls come down to ignitor failure, flame sensor, control board, or pressure switch. Heat pumps add reversing valve and defrost board.
Gas furnace ignitor failures are the most common winter call — about 40% of no-heat calls. The ignitor is a $35 part and a 20-minute job; total flat-rate runs $185-$340.
Heat pump no-heat in cold weather usually means failed reversing valve solenoid (system stuck in cool mode) or failed defrost board (outdoor coil iced up). Both diagnoseable in under an hour.
Older furnaces (15+ years) develop heat exchanger cracks. We check for them every diagnostic visit because a cracked heat exchanger leaks carbon monoxide and is a replacement-not-repair issue.
Cost range
Diagnostic visit runs $90 – $130. Hot surface ignitor replacement runs $185 – $340. Flame sensor replacement runs $165 – $295. Pressure switch replacement runs $220 – $420. Control board replacement runs $420 – $850. Heat exchanger replacement runs $1,800 – $3,400.
One we ran last year
Got a call last month from a the outskirts Tucson home — 12-year-old build. Symptom: furnace clicking but not igniting. Cause: failed hot surface ignitor. Replaced ignitor, system back online in 30 minutes, all done in in one trip, billed flat-rate at $820.