Chris Levering Heating & Air Conditioning
Maud, San Leandro, CA

Chris Levering Heating & Air Conditioning Reviews

4.6 stars based on 37 reviews

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  5.0

  Amazing! Chris was recommended by my co-worker, and came in on hours notice when our 32 year old TRANE furnace started acting (short cycles). Within a few minutes he had it running, called the local installation company on our behalf and will send pictures of that museum piece to be replaced, hopefully this week. Very honest guy, told me how much it will cost to get our old system properly fixed and recommended not do it but go with the same brand, new system. It was easy to agree since the house was warm again. I'm keeping Chris contact information to do a regular maintenance on our new system when it will be up and running. The guy deserves my business and I will pass my recommendation to my co-workers and neighbors.

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  pam emerick

  5.0

  Woke up to a chilly house and realized my furnace wasn't doing what it should. I called Chris around 1, he was here at 2 and my furnace is fixed and I have a brand spanking new thermostat that he had on his truck! I could not be more pleased with my experience - efficient, friendly, thoughtful, and most importantly, got the job done! Thank you!!

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  Angela Marrujo

  5.0

  We purchased an old home (built in 1928) with a floor furnace. We knew there was something wrong with it when we bought the house because it wouldn't turn on, so we had PG&E come take a look at it and they told us after the inspection that we needed to hire a contractor because they weren't able to fix it. The pilot light went on but the burner wouldn't, and someone at some point replaced the thermocouple with a thermopile; the thermostat also wasn't hooked up, but the tech claimed that he hooked it up and still couldn't get the furnace on. We had an HVAC company come out to inspect the furnace, who of course said they didn't recommend putting any money into it and that we needed to replace it. They said it was rusted but had no visible cracks, but also couldn't guarantee there weren't invisible cracks that could pump carbon monoxide into the house. After quoting us over $14,000 to replace the entire furnace (which would involve cutting new vents into these old hardwood floors), I became determined to find someone who could repair our furnace. That's harder than it sounds when most HVAC companies just want to sell you an entirely new system for tens of thousands of dollars, won't touch the old furnaces, and tell you all of the parts are obsolete and aren't made anymore. After finding three different sources that said modern parts can be switched out on these old furnaces and that pretty much anything can be repaired except a ruptured firebox, I started searching even harder for someone local who repairs floor furnaces. Finally stumbled on Chris Levering's info, who happens to be in San Leandro, too. I left him a voicemail, he called back a short time later that day, and came out the next morning. He explained the issue, what it would take to fix the furnace (said he was essentially rebuilding the furnace), was very transparent about pricing, and in somewhere between an hour or two we had a working furnace again. He also replaced our thermostat with a digital, programmable one. Our grand total was a little over $1300 for everything. Chris also found that at some point, someone tried to use a part for an ice machine to repair the furnace. He also noticed that the PG&E tech didn't hook up the thermostat properly. Just incompetence all around from the people that came before Chris. We have carbon monoxide detectors (including one on the wall right above one of the floor vents, in the hallway outside our bedroom), and after determining they're new and working fine, were relieved that they weren't going off. Incredibly grateful to Chris for his knowledge and hard work. We'd been sitting in an icebox (really not much of an exaggeration given the internal temperature of the house, which was similar to what it was outside), our house growing gradually colder as we approached winter. I knew, with all of the old homes in the Bay Area that have floor furnaces (my parents' and grandma's included), there had to be someone around servicing them when they had problems. If you're having issues with your floor furnace in your old home, reach out to Chris before shelling out tens of thousands on a new furnace just because an HVAC company says you should. Second, third, even fifth opinions can save you serious money. It's one thing if it's determined to be unsafe, but if it's a matter of worn out (or incorrect) parts, call Chris to take a look.

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