Heating and Furnace Repair in Farmers Branch, TX

In Farmers Branch, many older homes have gas furnaces in the attic or a hall closet, and the City spells out how their gas connections must be installed. Here’s what to check when the heat stops.

Farmers Branch heating trouble: first checks

• Status light. Count the blinks.
• Filter.
• Power. If the whole house is dark, report the outage to your electric delivery company (it’s on your bill) before you call an HVAC company. Some systems wait before restarting after power returns, so give it a little time.
• Gas smell. If you smell gas, leave the house first, then call 911 and your gas utility from outside. Don’t touch the thermostat or light switches on the way out.
• Gas valve. Find the shutoff near the furnace; don’t touch it if you smell gas.

Still no heat? Call 972-423-0012, 24/7.

Heating repairs Farmers Branch homes need

• Heat strips in townhome air handlers.
• Pressure switches.
• Blower motors.
• Igniters and flame sensors.
• Gas connectors and venting on older furnaces.

Read heat pump vs. furnace, furnace short cycling and how to prepare for winter.

Farmers Branch homes and what their age means for your system

Farmers Branch has two very different housing stocks. About 31% of homes were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and about 40% since 2010, much of it apartments and townhomes. The Census puts the median at 2001, and about 43% of homes are detached houses.

The Census counts about 17,260 homes in Farmers Branch. Here’s how they break down by decade built:

The house’s age doesn’t tell you the system’s age. The data plate on the outdoor unit does, and it’s the first thing we read.

Farmers Branch’s replacement guide is specific about gas furnaces: a shutoff valve in the same room and within 6 feet of the unit, one appliance connector no longer than 6 feet that doesn’t pass through walls or floors, and venting and combustion air that may go back the way they were unless that would be hazardous. On older furnaces, those are exactly the items we check before relighting.

Farmers Branch permits for HVAC work

• All mechanical contractors performing work in the City must be registered with the City’s Building Inspection Department before starting any work.
• Farmers Branch says any HVAC replacement requires a permit to be applied for and approved before any work is done, unless the replacement or repair must be done in an emergency. In that case, the permit application is submitted the next business day.
• Permits and inspections: 972-919-2549.
• For a change-out, the installation and all associated work must be complete before the inspection. The City lists requirements for drains, pans, duct sealing, attic access, disconnects and gas connections.

Dallas Heating and Air Conditioning is registered with the City of Farmers Branch as a mechanical contractor. For a replacement, we pull the permit and schedule the inspection.

Townhomes and apartments built in Farmers Branch since 2010 often have electric air handlers or heat pumps instead of gas furnaces, so a no-heat call there is usually heat strips, a sequencer or the heat pump itself.

Refrigerant and efficiency rules that affect your decision

R-22. The EPA ended the manufacture of new R-22 equipment in 2010 and the production and import of R-22 itself on January 1, 2020. An R-22 system can keep running, but it can only be recharged with recovered or reclaimed R-22. A large leak on an R-22 unit is often the point where replacement makes more sense than repair.

SEER2. Since January 1, 2023, Department of Energy rules require new split-system central air conditioners installed in the Southeast region, which includes Texas, to meet at least 14.3 SEER2 under 45,000 Btu/h and 13.8 SEER2 at 45,000 Btu/h and up. New split heat pumps nationwide must meet 14.3 SEER2. See SEER vs. SEER2.

Heat pumps. A heat pump is also your air conditioner, so the same rules apply, and a failed heat pump can take out heating and cooling at once. See heat pump repair.

How a Farmers Branch repair visit works

1. You call. We answer 24/7.
2. Safety first. On a gas furnace, we check venting, the flame and the gas connection before anything else.
3. Diagnosis. A NATE-certified technician tests ignition, safeties, controls and airflow.
4. Written price. Upfront written pricing before any work starts.
5. Repair and test. We run a full heating cycle and confirm the safeties work.

Call right away if

• A furnace that makes a loud bang when it lights
• No heat in freezing weather, especially with vulnerable people in the house
• Any smell of gas: leave first, then call
• A carbon monoxide alarm: get everyone outside and call 911

Upfront written pricing before any work starts

No heating repair starts until you’ve approved a written price. It includes:

• If the furnace or heat pump is near the end of its life, we show repair and replacement side by side.
• Financing available.
• What the written price covers: the diagnosis, the repair and any safety items we find.
• Safety problems such as a cracked flue or a gas connection that isn’t right are listed on their own line.

Why homeowners call us

• Upfront written pricing before any work starts
• Financing available
• Registered with the City of Farmers Branch as a mechanical contractor
• All major brands, including Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, American Standard, York, Daikin, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu, Amana, Bryant and Goodman
• NATE-certified technicians
• 24/7 service

More for Farmers Branch: HVAC service in Farmers Branch, AC repair in Farmers Branch, AC installation in Farmers Branch. See also furnace repair and heating service and HVAC maintenance and tune-ups.

Also nearby: heating repair in Carrollton, heating repair in Irving, heating repair in Richardson.

Call 972-423-0012, open 24 hours.