Kellys Air Conditioning & Heating

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Heating and air conditioning, SINCE 1985

QUALITY Air conditioning repair, heating repair, service, preventive maintenance and installation. 714-750-6583 License # 496189

. . . . About Kelly's heating and air conditioning

My company offers you quality heating & air conditioning repair, service & preventive maintenance. Plus good advice and proper installation of new central heating and air conditioning systems.

My name is Tom Kelly. I started Kelly's HVAC in 1985. I have been in heating and air conditioning for over 30 years. Give me a call. I know all my customers by name and some have been with me for over 25 years.

My company repairs, services, and maintains all brands of residential and commercial heating and air conditioning.

Kelly's is recommended for heating and air conditioning by: the Gas Company, the Electric Company, it's many customers and the League of California Homeowners.
Call me at 714-750-6583 for any residential or commercial HVAC service, heater repair, air conditioning repair, furnace repair or replacement. You will be glad you did!

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Air conditioning repair

Overview: Often air conditioning system failures are caused by bad thermostats, defective contactors or tripped circuit breakers. If your air conditioning fails to start.

Check these before calling us for quality air conditioning repair:
1) Check that the thermostat is set to cool and below the current temperature.
2) Your air conditioner should be on it's own 240-volt circuit; check your homes main electrical panel and secondary circuit panels for tripped breakers or blown fuses. If you find the problem here, reset the breaker or replace the fuse. If the circuit blows again, something is wrong and you need a qualified air conditioning repair technician.
3) Make sure the furnace power is turned on and the outdoor condensers power switch, (on or near the outdoor unit is on). Check that the 240-volt disconnect next to the compressor (in a metal box, usually mounted on the house wall) is on too.
If the air conditioning still fails to start call us for quality air conditioning repair.

What does a technician look for when an air conditioning systems needs repair?

Read Kelly's air conditioning repair section

Furnace repair and Heater repair

Overview: Many heating system failures are caused by thermostat malfunctions, a blown fuse, tripped circuit breaker, a pilot light that has gone out or a hot surface ignition failure.

1) Be sure the thermostat is set to "Heat" (if yours is a heating and cooling system).
2) Be sure the furnace's circuit breaker is on or that its fuse has not blown. If the circuit has tripped, reset it or replace the fuse if blown. If the circuit blows again, there is something wrong that needs a qualified heating repair technician.
3) Is the furnace power switch on? It is near or inside the furnace / heater. If it isn't on, turn it on, and wait for the furnace to engage. If none of these help you need a qualified furnace repair technician. Give us a call.

What does a technician look for when a heater / furnace needs repair?

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Preventive maintenance

Preventive maintenance really does protect your wallet! I would encourage you to learn why preventive maintenance for heating and air conditioning systems is so critical.

By knowing about preventive maintenance you will make better, more informed decisions and protect your wallet. Preventive maintenance has a total effect of keeping your system running efficiently and extend it's useful lifespan. In our preventive maintenance section learn what must be done and why. Proper maintenance reduces repair costs, reduces energy consumption, maximizes equipment lifespan and maintains your comfort.

For a very good and completely accurate information on preventive maintenance

Read Kelly's Preventive maintenance / service section
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Suggested heating and air conditioning equipment

Our business revolves around recommending to our customers heating and air conditioning equipment which has in our experience provided long life, reliable, energy efficient operation and the best value. The following pages give you a quick synopsis of the equipment we have found provide the best all around for our customers.

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Commercial HVAC and preventive maintenance

Kelly's offers no obligation quotations! Commercial HVAC, industrial and office HVAC maintenance agreements. Proper maintenance includes a yearly coil cleaning. Quarterly service includes: amp out all motors, clean the contactor, check freon levels, check gas - if applicable, pilot check and cleaning, amp reading on gas valve, clean blower assembly, check all controls for discoloration, change or clean all filters.

See our commercial HVAC information page. This information applies equally well for home heating and air conditioning. Over the years we have noticed that commercial and industrial customers who are well informed and have a basic understanding about air conditioning / heating make better decisions and quite frankly are far less likely to be talked into a mistake or be mislead by bad HVAC contractors. Over the years they spend thousands of dollars less on energy, repair and capital costs.

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Our Service area for heating and air conditioning

The Orange County California cities we service home heating and air conditioning systems, air conditioning repair, heater repair, furnace repair and all commercial HVAC services.

Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, Brea, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington beach, Los Alamitos, Irvine, Newport beach, Orange, Placentia, Tustin, Stanton, Santa Ana, Villa Park, Westminster, Yorba Linda

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How to avoid mistakes or being taken

ANSWER: Learn some basic things about heating and air conditioning to avoid mistakes or being taken.

By knowing some simple basics about heating and air conditioning (HVAC) and the scams to be aware of, you will make better decisions on repair, replacement, maintenance and service.

Do you know what the usual problems heating and air conditioning systems have and what that means to you? On our webpage's, we highlight heating and air conditioning repairs that are often needed. Research shows you the energy saved by each one. By understanding good duct placement you can quickly check your home or office and see if yours are ok. By knowing the real effect preventive maintenance has on air conditioning repair costs, heater repair costs, energy costs and on HVAC system lifespan you'll save money. NOTE: Heating and air conditioning systems are tightly engineered and only operate well within set tolerances. If one piece of equipment is operating outside those tolerances a domino effect starts and will cost you one way or another!

OBSERVATIONS: Over the years we have noticed that HVAC customers who are well informed and have a good basic understanding about heating and air conditioning make better decisions and quite frankly are not likely to be talked into a mistake or be mislead by bad AC contractors. Over the years they spend thousands of dollars less on energy, repair and capital costs.

Basic heating and air conditioning everyone should know
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Heating and air conditioning scams you should know

Not all HVAC contractors are good! Some you should avoid. Our page on heating and air conditioning scams is easy to read and understand. It shows you the short cuts used by bad heating and air conditioning contractors. Most are hidden and only reduce the air conditioning contractors costs, not yours.

The bad is they all increase your total energy costs, increase your air conditioning repair and furnace repair costs. They cause early system failure which increases your capital costs. One of the best ways of protecting yourself is to understand the information on this page. You will learn what to watch out for when purchasing HVAC equipment or service

Read Kelly's information on HVAC scams so you can avoid them
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Are your ducts placed properly for efficiency?

In a few minutes you will understand proper duct placement. Many problems with hot or cold rooms can be traced to improper duct placement. Knowing what to look for is very simple and easy to understand. Are your ducts good or bad for air conditioning / heating?: See good & bad duct placement. Ducting has a big effect on furnace repair, air conditioning repair, efficiency, comfort and your total energy costs.

You will be able to easily spot problems in your own home or office. Knowing basic ducting facts helps you make better decisions on any air conditioning repair, ac repair, furnace repair, ducting or furnace issue.

Read Kelly's self check your ducting section
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Need more info ... or are outside of our service area

I put a special Google-Homepages only search at the bottom of each page. It's really good at finding things and getting rid of dead end websites.

You may want to search for more information on heating and air conditioning or find another heating and air conditioning contractor. Either way give it a try and see for yourself!

My promise to you

My company will advise you properly. We will do quality work and we will guarantee it. Call me today.

When you need air conditioning or furnace service, Kelly's is a superior choice. Give me a call.

Whether or not you become my customer. I have accurate HVAC information on my site will help you avoid mistakes or being taken!

Take a look around my website. It has accurate information on heating and air conditioning that will help you avoid mistakes or being taken.
Tom Kelly

Air conditioning tips

First check the filters. If the filters are dirty and restricting air flow the air conditioning will not work well. Additionally the entire system is being overworked, especially the compressor. A good rule to keep your air conditioning running efficiently and reduce repairs is to change your filters often. That will save you energy and repairs. Plus they are inexpensive. A dirty air conditioning system will never work as well, be energy efficient nor last as long as a clean well maintained one will. If your's needs work, give us a call.

Their fur will often collect on filters and on your air conditioners evaporator coil. We frequently see badly plugged AC coils because of pets. You may need to have the evaporator coil cleaned to remove pet hair and other accumulated dirt. FACT. A dirty evaporator coil will cause your air conditioning to be far less effective and efficient. Pet owners will need to change AC filters even more frequently. A plugged evapoator coil is something that we can check for you on a service call. It is usually not very easy for you to check yourself because you need to look up under the evaporator coil, which is often blocked by the furnace.

Our section on heating and air conditioning basic knowledge EVERY home or business owner should know is well worth your reading.

Is your air conditioners outdoor coil dirty or closely surrounded by plants or bushes?

If your condenser is dirty it's efficiency can easily be reduced by just a small amount of dirt covering the cooling fins. According to the EPA a build-up of .042 inches of dirt on a heating or cooling coil can result in a decrease in efficiency of 21%. We recommend to all our customers a yearly cleaning. We use a special solution for this that is specifically designed to clean AC coils. We use the same solution for commercial HVAC coil cleaning.

If your AC condenser has not been cleaned this year, get it done and save energy, gain back lost efficiency and have better comfort. Plus your AC system will last longer and require fewer repairs. Give us a call!

PS. plants and bushes should be a minimum of 12 inches away from your condensor!

Do you see frost or ice build-up on the air conditioners condenser or at the evaporator coil?

This is an indication that your refrigerant level (freon) needs to be corrected. It is also an indication that the air conditioning side of your system may have developed a refrigerant leak or a plugged filter.

If you see allot of frost or any ice. Turn your system off to prevent further AC damage and give us a call.

There are a number of other issues that may be wrong with your AC system.

These are best evaluated and then repaired by a well experienced AC repair technician. Experience is a big asset and you should only hire a reputable, well experienced Heating and air conditioning repair company such as ours. You can count on Kelly's for proper HVAC advice. Our job is to provide you with accurate information on your air conditioning system health and the suspected reasons for the current failure. Then provide a set price to do the repairs or service required to bring your air conditioning up to energy efficient, safe operating condition.

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