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Furnace repair in Addison typically runs $150 – $700 depending on the failed part, and most no-heat calls can be diagnosed the same day. Addison’s housing stock leans heavily on heat pumps and dual-fuel systems from the 1980s through 2000s, which means the problem is often a defrost board or reversing valve rather than a gas heat exchanger. If your system is blowing cold air or not starting at all, call (361) 306-9515 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know Addison’s streets because our technicians run them every week. Belt Line Road, Midway Road, Addison Circle, and the neighborhoods around Vitruvian Park and Les Lacs all fall inside our regular service area. When you call with a no-heat situation on a January morning, the dispatcher schedules a window and the tech arrives inside it. The price goes on paper before any tool comes out of the van.
Why Dalton Heating & Air Is Addison’s Preferred Furnace Repair Company
We are not the cheapest shop in Addison, and we don’t aim to be. What we do is show up inside the stated window, put the repair price in writing before starting, and back the work with a written guarantee for a full year. That’s The Garrison Standard, the rulebook every Dalton Heating & Air location has followed since 2003 as a Garrison Partners company. Marco Benitez, who leads our team, holds every tech to that standard on every single call.
The technicians who knock on your door in Addison are background-checked, uniformed, and factory-trained to service nine major HVAC brands: Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, York, Daikin, Bryant, and American Standard. You’ll know the tech’s name before they arrive, which matters when you’ve had contractors no-show in the past.
Response time to Addison is shaped by how our Dallas-Fort Worth dispatch office routes calls. Most Addison appointments are reached in under an hour from when the tech rolls, except during extreme cold snaps when every HVAC company in the metroplex is running wide open. Live phone support staffed by a real person, 24/7, means you’re not leaving a voicemail while your house temperature drops.
Our reputation in Addison comes from the repair sticking the first time. The 365-Day Done Right Promise means if the work fails inside a year, we return at no charge. Not a 30-day window. A full year in writing.
Furnace Tune Up in Addison
A Furnace Tune Up in Addison costs $80 – $200 and should happen once a year, ideally in October before the first real cold front pushes through North Texas. The tune-up is a full inspection plus calibration: we check the burner or heat strips, test the defrost board on heat pump systems, measure blower motor amp draw, inspect the heat exchanger or coil for cracks, check refrigerant charge if you have a heat pump, verify the thermostat wiring, and test the sequencer that stages auxiliary heat. We also check airflow, filter condition, and duct static pressure, because Addison’s older homes often run restrictive duct systems that shorten equipment life.
Heat Pump And Dual-Fuel Check
Addison homes with heat pumps and dual-fuel systems need a different tune-up than a gas-only furnace. We test the reversing valve to confirm the system actually shifts between heating and cooling, then run the defrost cycle to verify the board fires when the outdoor coil frosts over. A heat pump that never enters defrost in a North Texas cold snap will ice up and leave you without heat at the worst possible time.
Combustion And Safety Inspection
For the gas furnaces in Addison, including the many Rheem and Trane units in town, we inspect the heat exchanger, burner assembly, gas valve, and pressure switch. Cracks in a heat exchanger are the repair call you never want to skip, since a carbon monoxide leak is the worst-case failure. No tune-up is done without running the full safety check.
Emergency Furnace Repair in Addison
Emergency Furnace Repair in Addison is what you need when the system has stopped heating entirely, is blowing cold air, or is cycling on and off every few minutes during a freeze. A no-heat call is the urgent one, and our phone line is answered by a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including Thanksgiving morning and the middle of a February ice storm. Most emergency calls in Addison fall within the $150 – $700 Furnace Repair range, with the final price in writing before any work begins.
No-Heat Call Response
When you call with no heat in a Addison home, the dispatcher asks for the system’s behavior: is the thermostat calling, is the blower running, is the air lukewarm or fully cold, is there any smell or noise. That helps us bring the likely parts on the first trip, which matters when your heat strips fail open and the air handler is blowing room-temperature air through the vents.
Heat Pump Running Cold
A heat pump that runs but blows cold air is the most common emergency we see in Addison. It’s usually the defrost board, reversing valve, or a low refrigerant charge, not a gas-side problem. We diagnose that correctly on the first trip because our techs are trained specifically for heat pump and dual-fuel systems, which are the dominant heating type in this town’s 1980s through 2000s housing stock.
Trusted Brands We Service in Addison
Dalton Heating & Air services all nine major residential HVAC brands, and in Addison we see a strong share of Rheem, Trane, and Lennox heat pumps and gas furnaces. Our techs carry common boards, sequencers, contactors, ignitors, and thermostats on the truck, so we frequently complete an Addison repair in a single visit. If a part is not stocked, our DFW supply network gets it fast, usually within the day. The brand doesn’t change the standard: you still get the written price, the written guarantee, and the full-year Done Right Promise on every furnace repair in Addison, same as any other call we run.
Common Furnace Repair Problems We See in Addison Homes
- Heat pump stuck in cooling or defrost mode. When a Rheem or Trane heat pump near Belt Line Road won’t switch to heat, the defrost control board or reversing valve has typically failed. We see this in Addison regularly because so many homes here were built with heat pumps as the original heating system.
- Electric strip heat sequencers failing open. In 1990s and 2000s Addison homes with electric strip backup, the sequencer or contactor that stages auxiliary heat fails and the air handler blows room-temperature air. It looks like a furnace failure, but the ductwork is fine. The fix is a component swap, not a system replacement.
- High static pressure in older duct systems. Ducts in Addison’s older neighborhoods often run restrictive, which starves airflow across the heat exchanger or coil. That causes limit trips and short cycling that mimic a furnace failure. We test static pressure and measure airflow before condemning a heat exchanger.
- Ignitor and gas valve failures on gas furnaces. In Addison’s gas-heated homes, particularly around Vitruvian Park and Addison Circle, ignitors burn out and gas valves stick. The repair is straightforward and typically under $400, but it needs to be done safely, which is why we never suggest a homeowner open a gas valve compartment themselves.
Pricing for Furnace Repair in Addison, TX
Most furnace repairs in Addison run $150 – $700. The spread depends on the part, not on the neighborhood. A failed ignitor runs toward the lower end. A reversing valve or defrost board runs mid-range. A heat exchanger or major component pushes toward the top. Here’s the line-item range for what Addison homeowners actually ask for:
| Service | Price Range in Addison |
|---|---|
| Furnace Repair | $150 – $700 |
| Furnace Tune Up | $80 – $200 |
Every quote is written before any work starts. That’s not a negotiation tactic; it’s a Garrison Standard rule. If the repair fails within the guarantee period, we return at no charge. For an exact quote on your system, call (361) 306-9515. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Addison
Our furnace repair crews cover Addison plus Carrollton, Richardson, Coppell, and Plano. If you’re just outside Addison proper and your heat pump or gas furnace has quit, we’ll route the nearest tech from the Addison area. This page is Addison-specific; the pricing and failure patterns above are grounded in what we see here, not a generic metro average.
Serving Addison, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Addison area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Furnace Repair in Addison
Yes. In Addison, most no-heat calls are on heat pumps or dual-fuel systems rather than gas-only furnaces, so we treat heat pumps as the primary furnace repair case. A no-heat heat pump is usually a defrost board, reversing valve, or low refrigerant charge, and the repair is covered under our standard $150 – $700 Furnace Repair range. Call (361) 306-9515 and we’ll diagnose it the same day.
The repair-versus-replace call comes down to the heat exchanger or compressor condition, not the age of the unit by itself. A cracked heat exchanger on a 20-year-old gas furnace usually means replacement, while a failed defrost board on a 12-year-old heat pump is a repair. We’ll run a proper load calculation for your Addison home before recommending replacement, because an oversized or undersized unit is a mistake you’ll feel in the utility bill every month. The load calc is part of the estimate.
Furnace repair in Addison runs $150 – $700, with most jobs landing between $200 and $450. The price depends on the failed part. The number is in writing before we start, and the repair carries a full-year written guarantee. If the repair fails in that year, we return at no charge.
SEER2 is the updated efficiency rating standard that measures cooling efficiency, but since Addison’s heating load comes mostly from heat pumps, it matters for your heating bill too. A heat pump’s HSPF2 rating measures heating efficiency, and a system with a higher HSPF2 uses less electricity in heating mode. On a North Texas winter night, a heat pump rated at HSPF2 8.5 versus 7.5 saves real dollars per season. We’ll break down the numbers on your estimate.
Once a year, in the fall, before the first freeze. A Furnace Tune Up in Addison runs $80 – $200 and catches issues like a failing sequencer, a weak defrost board, or a cracked heat exchanger before they become a no-heat emergency. We recommend October for Addison homeowners, since the first hard freezes usually hit in November. Schedule by calling (361) 306-9515.
Call Dalton Heating & Air for Furnace Repair in Addison
If your heat pump is blowing cold air, your gas furnace won’t ignite, or your air handler is cycling at room temperature, call (361) 306-9515. A live person answers 24/7. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, send a background-checked tech who knows Addison’s heat pump-heavy housing stock, and back the repair in writing for a full year. That’s the Garrison Standard, and it’s how every furnace repair in Addison gets done.
Written by Marco Benitez, Owner at Dalton Heating & Air, serving Addison since our founding in 2003.