HVAC Service in Eastwood, LA
For HVAC service, Eastwood is an unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, east of Red Chute and northwest of Haughton. Our HVAC technicians fix AC and heating of any brand, a service call runs $99, and you can call any time, day or night.
- 24/7 emergency service
- Locally owned since 2010
- Licensed and insured
- 100% satisfaction guarantee
- Trane and Mitsubishi dealer
- Louisiana commercial contractor license CL.61528
Common HVAC Calls in Eastwood
Eastwood is mostly family homes, many built from the 1970s through the early 2000s. A lot of the original systems have already been replaced once, and the replacements are now reaching 15 or 20 years old themselves. That's the age when the questions change from "what broke?" to "is this worth fixing again?"
We'll give you both numbers, the repair and a new system, so you can weigh them. Some years the repair is the smart move. When it isn't, we'll say so.
Furnace Repair in Eastwood
Most furnace repair calls start with one of four complaints: the furnace won't light, it lights and then quits, it runs but the air is cool, or it makes a noise it never made before. Behind those, the usual culprits are a cracked igniter, a dirty flame sensor, a pressure switch that won't close, or a blower motor on its way out. The tech tracks down which one it is for $99 and gives you the price. Heat pumps get the same treatment, from the outdoor unit's defrost controls to the backup strips inside.
Ductwork in Older Homes
In a house built in the 1970s, '80s or '90s, the ductwork is often the weakest part of the HVAC system. Flex duct sags between the rafters and pinches off. Duct board seams split open in the attic heat. Many homes from that era also have a single return grille in the hallway, which works fine with the bedroom doors open and poorly with them shut, because the closed rooms can't push air back to the system.
A few fixes help a lot: straightening and strapping sagging runs, sealing the joints, and adding a return or a jumper duct to the bedrooms. If your house has one room that never feels right, the ducts are the first place we look. Badly dirty ducts are a separate job, covered by our duct cleaning.
Propane Heat in Eastwood
Plenty of homes out this way sit past the end of the gas lines and burn propane from a tank in the yard. A propane furnace works much like a natural gas one, but the two aren't interchangeable. Propane needs its own burner orifices and gas valve setup, and when those are wrong, the flame burns dirty, soots up the heat exchanger and wastes fuel. On a propane furnace in Eastwood, we check the pressure at the valve and look at the flame before we leave.
One safety point many owners don't know: if the tank runs completely empty, the system is supposed to be leak-tested before anything gets relit. That's a good reason to keep an eye on the gauge come January.
Heating for Manufactured Homes
The area has its share of manufactured homes, and their heating follows different rules. The furnace is usually a downflow unit built and approved for manufactured housing. It blows heat down into a trunk duct that runs the length of the home under the floor. A standard furnace can't just be swapped in, so parts and replacements have to match.
The most common problem we find isn't in the furnace at all. It's the crossover duct, the flexible duct that carries air from one half of a double-wide to the other. When it tears or slips loose underneath, one end of the house stays cold all winter and hot all summer. The furnace closet door and its seals matter too, since they control how the unit draws in air.
Mini-Splits for Shops and Detached Buildings
Bigger lots mean more buildings: a detached shop, a finished bonus room, a sunroom off the back, a guest house for a parent. Stretching the main ductwork out to them rarely works well. A ductless mini-split usually does, heating and cooling one space on its own thermostat. Sunrooms especially swing hard, freezing on January mornings and baking by June afternoons, and a small mini-split handles both seasons.
Carbon Monoxide and Gas Safety
Every Eastwood home that burns gas or propane for heat should have a carbon monoxide alarm on each sleeping floor. Test it monthly and replace it as the label says, usually every 5 to 7 years. CO poisoning feels like the flu: headache, dizziness, nausea. The giveaway is that everyone feels better after leaving the house. If the alarm sounds, get everyone outside and call 911.
Gas and propane both carry an added rotten-egg smell so leaks get noticed. If you smell it, leave first and call from outside. On every gas furnace we work on, we look at the venting and the flame for the warning signs of a CO problem.
Summer AC Repair
Heat is only half of it. Come July, the same houses need their AC working hard, and attic ducts that leak in winter leak cold air in summer too. Rooms at the end of a long duct run, or over a garage, are usually the first to fall behind. Our AC repair covers every brand, and a $125 spring tune-up catches the weak parts before the first 95-degree week.
How to Lower Energy Bills Without a New System
- Set back, but not too far. With a gas furnace, dropping the thermostat 7 to 10 degrees overnight saves fuel. With a heat pump, keep setbacks to 2 or 3 degrees, or the backup strips will kick on in the morning and eat the savings.
- Seal the ducts. Ducts in an attic or under a manufactured home can lose a big share of their air through loose joints. Sealing them is one of the better uses of money in HVAC.
- Look at the filter monthly in winter and summer. A clogged one makes every part of the system work harder.
- Have the burners cleaned yearly. Clean burners light smoothly and waste less fuel.
What Installation Day Looks Like
When your home is ready for new heating equipment, here's how the day usually goes.
- The crew arrives in the morning and shuts off power and gas.
- The old unit gets disconnected, and we haul it away.
- The new unit goes in, tied to the existing ducts, venting and gas line, with any changes those need to meet code.
- The thermostat gets wired and programmed.
- The crew runs full heating and cooling cycles, checks gas pressure and refrigerant charge, and cleans up.
- Before leaving, they show you the thermostat and where the filter goes.
Most single-system swaps wrap up in a day.
HVAC Services We Offer in Eastwood
Eastwood gets every HVAC service we offer in Bossier City, at the same price. These are the ones people here call about most:
- AC repair for every brand
- Furnace and heat pump repair
- A $125 AC tune-up before summer
- Free quotes on a new system
- Duct cleaning for dusty or musty homes
Eastwood HVAC Questions
Is Eastwood part of Bossier City?
No. It's an unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, but for us it's practically next door.
Does Eastwood have natural gas?
Some Eastwood homes use natural gas, and others use propane or electricity. If you're not sure what your house uses, look for a gas meter on the side of the house or a propane tank in the yard.
Can you add central AC to a house that only has a furnace?
Usually, if the ductwork is in decent shape. We add an outdoor unit, a coil on top of the furnace and the refrigerant lines between them, and the furnace blower moves the cool air. If the ducts are too small or falling apart, a mini-split may be the better route, and we'll show you both prices.
How often should I change the filter in an Eastwood home?
For a standard 1-inch filter, every month during summer and winter. A thicker 4- or 5-inch media filter can go three to six months. Pets and dusty roads shorten both.
What thermostat works best with a heat pump?
One that's labeled for heat pumps, ideally with a smart recovery setting that warms the house gradually in the morning without calling for backup heat. Most popular smart thermostats can do it once they're wired and set up right.
My system is 18 years old. Should I repair it or replace it?
It depends on what failed and what it costs. A small part on a system that's otherwise healthy is usually worth it. A failed compressor or a big refrigerant leak on an old unit usually isn't.
Call for HVAC Service in Eastwood
(318) 459-7575, any hour. From our base in Bossier City, we also head across to Shreveport.