Repair or replace your HVAC? An honest rule of thumb.
A simple age-and-price rule, the 10-year mark, and the one symptom that means you should stop repairing.
Read articleHVAC design, install, and service for Eastside and Seattle homeowners — heat pumps, mini-splits, furnaces, and A/C tuned to Pacific Northwest seasons.
Heating and cooling problems in the Pacific Northwest follow the seasons: a furnace that will not fire on the first cold morning of the year, an AC unit that cannot keep up during a July heat wave, or a heat pump that is blowing cool air when it should be heating. Across Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and the greater Eastside, we see the same pattern every year — the system that limped through last season finally gives out right when the weather turns, because nobody wants to think about HVAC until it stops working.
Every visit starts with an honest diagnosis of whether the system in front of us is worth repairing or past the point where replacement makes more sense — we would rather tell you the truth than sell you a repair that will not last. New installs are sized to your home's actual heat loss and gain, not a rule of thumb, and every furnace, heat pump, mini-split, or AC system we install comes with a real parts warranty, a workmanship warranty, and permit closure paperwork you can keep.
Our mild, wet winters and short, increasingly hot summers put different demands on a system than most of the country sees. Heat pumps built for cold-climate performance now make sense even in homes that have always run on gas, because they heat and cool with one system and the modern units keep working efficiently well below freezing. Wildfire smoke in late summer has also made indoor air quality — filtration and ventilation, not just temperature — a real consideration for a growing number of Eastside households.
If you have no heat in the winter or no cooling during a heat wave, that is an emergency, not a maintenance call. Our emergency heating and emergency AC repair technicians dispatch same-day across the Eastside, any hour. If you smell gas or suspect carbon monoxide, leave the home and call 911 first.
Zoned, ductless comfort for additions, ADUs, and rooms that never quite reach the right temperature.
Learn moreOne electric system that heats and cools — the cold-climate models we install work down to -13°F — and pairs with solar.
Learn moreHeat pump not heating, cooling, or defrosting right? Same-day diagnosis with a written price before any work begins.
Learn moreSame-day furnace repair when the heat goes out, with a written price before any work begins.
Learn moreCentral air repair, tune-ups, and right-sized new installs for Eastside heat waves.
Learn moreFiltration and ventilation for cleaner air, especially during wildfire season.
Learn moreNo-heat calls in the dead of a Pacific Northwest winter — same-day heating techs.
Learn moreAC out during an Eastside heat wave — same-day cooling techs with upfront pricing.
Learn moreNest, Ecobee, and Honeywell installation and programming, wired correctly.
Learn moreWhatever brand is already in your home, our technicians are trained and equipped to repair it — no matter who installed it or how old it is.
Don't see your brand listed? Give us a call — we repair far more than what's shown here.
A simple age-and-price rule, the 10-year mark, and the one symptom that means you should stop repairing.
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Read article“I've used them for pretty much every kind of issue (furnace, AC, broken plumbing, scary electrical noise in the wall, etc) thanks to my old house and they've been fantastic every single time.”
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Every home and every job is different, so we don't publish prices or guess over the phone. A technician diagnoses the problem first and gives you a written price before any work begins, with no surprises. Fair, honest pricing is one of the things our customers mention most in their Google reviews.
Yes. We dispatch same-day across the Eastside for most calls, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Call (425) 615-5000 or schedule online.
Yes. Our HVAC technicians are background-checked master technicians, and OutToday is licensed, bonded, and insured (WA L&I registered contractor #OUTTOL*832B4). Our HVAC technicians are EPA 608 certified.
Yes, whenever the job calls for one -- new furnace, heat pump, and central air installs typically do. We pull it, schedule the inspection, and hand you the closed-out paperwork when it's done.
We serve Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Mercer Island, Issaquah, Renton, Sammamish, Bothell, Woodinville, Seattle, Newcastle, Snoqualmie, North Bend, Carnation, Monroe, and the wider Eastside. Don't see your city? Give us a call.
No heat in winter or no cooling in a heat wave is an emergency, not a maintenance call -- see our Emergency Heating or Emergency AC Repair pages, or just call (425) 615-5000.