Furnace repair in Beverly Hills
Gas furnaces and wall heaters checked for safety first, then repaired and tested.
Beverly Hills winters are mild, which is exactly why a furnace can sit unused for months and then fail on the first cold night.
The city's homes are older than most people think. The Census puts 28.5% of them in buildings from 1939 or earlier, the largest single age band, and 68.6% before 1970. That is the era of Greystone Mansion, the Doheny family's Tudor Revival house that the city bought in 1965 and opened as a public park. Many homes from those decades heat with a gas furnace in a closet, attic or basement, or with a wall heater.
What we usually find
No heat on the first cold night
A dirty flame sensor, a failed igniter or a pilot that will not stay lit after a summer off.
Blower runs, no warm air
Often the igniter, gas valve or a safety switch tripping. We find out which.
Smell or noise
A gas smell means leave and call SoCalGas first. Rattles and booms on start-up are worth a visit before the next cold spell.
Dusty heat
A blocked filter or dirty blower; common in older ductwork.
Gas heat in older houses
By the Census count, 59.1% of Beverly Hills homes heat with utility gas, supplied by SoCalGas. On a gas furnace we check the heat exchanger, the flue and the gas pressure as well as the part that failed, because the visible fault is not always the dangerous one. In the hillside homes of Trousdale Estates, built in the 1950s and 60s, a furnace in the attic gets the vent and the ducts checked too.
When the furnace is near the end of its life, a heat pump or a ductless system can take over the heating. Electricity is delivered by SCE, with Clean Power Alliance as the default supplier. If the air conditioner needs attention too, see AC repair.
How a heating repair visit works
Tell us what it is doing
No heat, noise, smell or a heater that keeps shutting off.
Safety and diagnosis
Gas pressure, ignition, flue, heat exchanger and airflow.
Price first
You approve the repair before we start.
Run and check
We run a full heating cycle and check the flue draft before we leave.
Heating questions from Beverly Hills
Is it worth repairing an old furnace in a Beverly Hills house?
Often yes for an igniter, sensor or blower. A cracked heat exchanger or a very old unit is when replacement makes sense, and we will say so.
Do you repair wall heaters?
Yes. Wall heaters are common in older apartments, and we service and repair them.
What should I do if I smell gas?
Leave the house and call SoCalGas from outside. Once the gas is safe, we repair the appliance.
Heater not coming on? Tell us what it is doing and we will book a visit.
Warm again, safely
Call us, or send the form and we will call you back, every day, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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