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Fast, Reliable Furnace Repair Across Irving
Furnace repair in Irving, TX typically costs $150 – $700 and most jobs are completed same-day when you call early. Brandt HVAC dispatches from our Dallas-Fort Worth office with crews serving Irving locally, so we’re familiar with the specific heating problems this city’s older housing stock throws at homeowners every winter.
We answer our phones with a live person 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends, and holidays. When your furnace quits on a January night and temperatures are dropping through the twenties, you won’t reach voicemail or wait in a callback queue. Call us at (984) 538-9003 and we’ll get a background-checked, uniformed technician to your door with a name, photo, and photo ID badge you’ll recognize before they arrive. That’s our Threshold Verified standard, and it’s how we’ve operated since 2003 as part of the Threshold Group family of home-service companies.
Why Brandt HVAC Is Irving’s Preferred Furnace Repair Company
Irving homeowners choose us because we name things plainly. Before any work starts, you get a written price. No exceptions. Every repair carries a written guarantee under our 365-Day Done Right Promise, if the repair fails, we return at no charge and make it right.
Our technicians know Irving’s neighborhoods. We’ve worked on post-WWII brick ranches off Story Road and Esters Road in North Irving, replaced rooftop package units in Las Colinas condos, and traced duct failures through slab penetrations in West Irving homes built on the same expansive clay that runs through the whole city. That local knowledge means faster diagnosis and fewer return trips.
We’re also the HVAC company for homeowners who need to know exactly who is walking through their door. Our Furnace Repair team sends every technician’s name and photo before arrival. If anyone shows up who you weren’t told to expect, that visit is on us. For parents with young children, older homeowners, or anyone home alone, that certainty matters.
Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with crews serving Irving locally every day.
Furnace Maintenance in Irving
Furnace Maintenance in Irving should happen every fall before the first serious cold snap, and it runs $80 – $200. The tune-up includes cleaning the burners, testing the heat exchanger for cracks, checking gas pressure, inspecting the blower motor and capacitor, and measuring temperature rise across the heat exchanger. We also test safety switches and inspect the flue for proper draft. In Irving, this matters more than in some neighboring cities because our systems work hard through brutal summers, then get slammed by sudden ice events like the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri. Deferred maintenance on heat strips and heat exchangers showed up everywhere after that storm.
What We Find in Older Irving Systems
On our fall tune-ups in North and West Irving, we regularly find heat exchangers with stress cracks from years of high static pressure caused by undersized returns or leaky slab-duct collars. The furnace itself may be running, but it’s running too hot and too long. We document everything in a written report, and our technicians are not paid on what they sell, so the recommendation you get is based on what we actually found.
Heat Strip Testing Before Winter
Electric heat strips in heat pump systems often sit unused for eight months, then get called on during the first freeze. We test amp draw and sequence operation during maintenance so you’re not discovering a failed heat strip when it’s twenty degrees outside. This is standard on every fall tune-up we perform in Irving.
Heat Pump Repair in Irving
Heat Pump Repair in Irving covers both the heating and cooling sides of a system that does double duty in our climate. When a heat pump fails in winter, it usually shows up as cold air from the vents, a unit that won’t defrost properly, or a system stuck in auxiliary heat mode with electric bills that spike. Repair costs run $150 – $700 depending on whether it’s a failed reversing valve, bad defrost board, low refrigerant charge, or compressor issue. Irving’s sustained summer heat above 100°F degrades outdoor coils and capacitors faster than in cooler climates, so we see compressor electrical failures and refrigerant leaks that trace back to years of hard running.
Refrigerant Leaks and Coil Integrity
A “refrigerant recharge” means refilling the fluid that moves heat into or out of your home. But if your system needs refrigerant every year, there’s a leak. We use electronic leak detection and nitrogen pressure testing to find it. In Irving’s heat island, where attic temperatures pass 130°F, refrigerant lines and indoor coils age faster. We repair the leak or replace the coil, then recharge to factory specification.
Defrost and Reversing Valve Failures
The reversing valve switches your heat pump between heating and cooling mode. When it sticks or leaks internally, you get cooling when you want heat or vice versa. Defrost boards control the ice-melt cycle on the outdoor coil during cold, humid weather. Both components live in the outdoor unit, exposed to every summer and winter Irving delivers. We test operation, check coil sensors, and replace failed components with parts we stock for fast turnaround.
Trusted Brands We Service in Irving
We service all major residential HVAC brands including Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, York, Daikin, Bryant, and American Standard. For Irving customers, that means we stock common parts locally, Goodman control boards, Rheem blower motors, York ignitors, Daikin reversing valves, so most repairs don’t wait on shipping. Our technicians carry the diagnostic tools and replacement components to fix your system in a single visit when possible. If you’re in a Las Colinas condo with a rooftop package unit or a North Irving ranch with a basement furnace, we match the right parts to the right application.
Common Furnace Repair Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Slab-penetration duct separation in 1950s – 70s ranches. North Texas expansive clay shifts with moisture, pulling furnace ducts apart where they pass through the slab. Static pressure spikes, the heat exchanger overheats, and the blower motor draws high amps. The furnace itself may be fine, but it’s fighting a duct system that’s literally coming apart underground.
- Like-for-like furnace swaps that ignore original duct design. A new 80% or 95% furnace dropped onto an undersized return and leaky trunk line gives you the same cold bedrooms and premature blower failure you had before. We see this repeatedly in Irving’s older neighborhoods where homeowners expected better performance and got none.
- Deferred heat-exchanger and heat-strip maintenance exposed by ice events. Homes that skipped fall tune-ups before the February 2021 Winter Storm Uri found cracked heat exchangers and failed heat strips when they needed them most. Annual inspection catches this before the first freeze.
- Electrical panels that can’t carry modern furnace amp draw. Post-WWII Irving homes often have 100-amp service or panels with no room for a high-efficiency furnace blower plus heat strips. We regularly find breakers that need upgrading before a new system can be safely installed and permitted.
Pricing for Furnace Repair in Irving, TX
Most furnace repairs in Irving fall between $150 and $700, parts and labor included. A failed ignitor or flame sensor replacement usually runs at the lower end. Blower motor or control board replacement pushes toward the middle or higher end. Heat pump repairs follow the same range. What drives the final cost is parts availability, system accessibility, and whether we find underlying problems like the duct or electrical issues common in Irving’s older housing stock.
| Service | Price Range |
|---|---|
| Furnace diagnostic | $150 |
| Furnace repair (ignitor, flame sensor, blower motor, capacitor) | $150 – $700 |
| Heat pump repair | $150 – $700 |
| Fall furnace tune-up | $80 – $200 |
Every job starts with a written price before any work begins. You’ll see the exact cost, approve it in writing, and only then do we proceed. Estimates are free. Call (984) 538-9003 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Our Furnace Repair in Irving crews also respond to calls in Dallas, Balch Springs, Hutchins, and Mesquite. The same Threshold Verified standard, same upfront pricing, same live-answer phones apply across the metro area.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
Probably not. In our experience across North and West Irving, the furnace is often properly sized but the duct system isn’t delivering. Undersized returns, separated flex runs at slab penetrations, and leaky trunk lines starve the back bedrooms of airflow. We measure static pressure and do a room-by-room airflow test before recommending any equipment change. Call (984) 538-9003 for a diagnostic and we’ll show you exactly what’s happening.
Short-cycling usually means the furnace is overheating and hitting its high-limit safety switch. In Irving’s older ranches, the cause is often restricted airflow from a collapsed return duct, clogged filter, or blower motor struggling against high static pressure from slab-duct separation. Less commonly, it’s an oversized furnace that heats the house too fast. We test temperature rise and static pressure to separate duct problems from equipment problems. Call us for a same-day diagnostic.
You might. Many post-WWII homes in Irving have 100-amp service or panels with no spare breaker slots. A modern furnace with a variable-speed blower and heat strips can draw more than your panel was designed for. We check ampacity and breaker space during our pre-installation assessment and coordinate with a licensed electrician if an upgrade is needed. This is required for permit approval, and we handle the paperwork.
North Texas expansive clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, pulling slab-penetration duct collars apart over time. This creates leaks that spike static pressure, overwork the blower motor, and cause the heat exchanger to run hotter than designed. It’s a failure mode we see far more in Irving’s 1950s – 70s ranches than in newer suburbs built on engineered fill. Repairing the slab collar and sealing the trunk often fixes performance without replacing the furnace.
Repair if the unit is under ten years old and the heat exchanger is sound. Replace if you’re facing a cracked heat exchanger, repeated control board failures, or the rooftop package unit is past fifteen years and you’re paying for refrigerant annually. Las Colinas condos from the 1980s – 2000s often have original rooftop units hitting simultaneous end of life. We provide a written fixed-price quote for replacement with a scheduled install date, not a same-day swap. Call (984) 538-9003 for an assessment.
Written by Devin Marlowe, Owner at Brandt HVAC, serving Irving since 2003.







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