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Central a/c installers in Lemon Grove

Stonegate Mechanical
1378 Oriole Place
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Stonegate Mechanical
1378 Oriole Place
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4 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!


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R & A Mechanical Inc
1105 Naranca Ave
5.00(
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R & A Mechanical Inc
1105 Naranca Ave
5.00(
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
5 years of experience

R & A Mechanical Inc is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. With over 10 years of experience, we pride ourselves on our innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Please feel free to contact us today!

"Very professional and friendly."

Emmanuel M on August 2021

R & A Mechanical Inc is a locally owned and operated company that values honesty and integrity in all aspects of our business. With over 10 years of experience, we pride ourselves on our innovative ideas and suggestions tailored to your projects. Our services are customized to your individual needs, paying close attention to the details of each project that we are involved with. Please feel free to contact us today!

"Very professional and friendly."

Emmanuel M on August 2021


Peace & Comfort Heating and Air
14145 Caminito Quevedo Rd
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Peace & Comfort Heating and Air
14145 Caminito Quevedo Rd
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Approved Pro
4 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business!


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Five Star Service Company
282 West Old Julian Highway
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Five Star Service Company
282 West Old Julian Highway
5.00(
8
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Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
16 years of experience

Five Star Svc Co offers top notch Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and IAQ services to the San Diego, Orange County, and Inland Empire areas. Look no further when you need service, repair, or installation, our Five Star team members will provide you the best quality service available in the industry. Our technicians are factory trained and state certified to handle any situation they come across, no job is too big or small. We are a family owned and locally operated company with a passion for offering unmatched service at a great price. We believe in building relationships with our customers first, and doing business second. Your home is one of the single biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime, and we understand that, which is why we take much pride in our quality and craftsmanship.

"Very professional, on time and very knowledgeable. I love that they have a maintenance contract to keep me on top of everything!"

Jeanne Y on December 2020

Five Star Svc Co offers top notch Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and IAQ services to the San Diego, Orange County, and Inland Empire areas. Look no further when you need service, repair, or installation, our Five Star team members will provide you the best quality service available in the industry. Our technicians are factory trained and state certified to handle any situation they come across, no job is too big or small. We are a family owned and locally operated company with a passion for offering unmatched service at a great price. We believe in building relationships with our customers first, and doing business second. Your home is one of the single biggest investments most people will make in their lifetime, and we understand that, which is why we take much pride in our quality and craftsmanship.

"Very professional, on time and very knowledgeable. I love that they have a maintenance contract to keep me on top of everything!"

Jeanne Y on December 2020


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TYTUM HVAC
16950 Via De Santa Fe 5060 144
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TYTUM HVAC
16950 Via De Santa Fe 5060 144
4.75(
8
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Super Service Award
Customers say: Terrific value
19 years of experience
Free onsite estimate

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Book with us online or feel free to give us a call today!

"Dan was awesome! He showed up on time, asked questions about the issue, and actually opened up the AC to see what the issues were. I know, it sounds like a no brainer, but when you have companies that show up, look at it and quote you $10k for a new AC without doing any work you have to wonder… He let me know what was wrong with it and how much it would be to repair and asked if I wanted to proceed with the repairs. He had all of the parts in the van so he was done in 30 minutes. It was thousands, yes thousands less than the company that came out the day before. Thank you thank you thank you Tytum!!"

Kristin B on June 2024

We pride our company on reliability, great communication, integrity, and quality work. We are experts in our trade and will do our best to keep you as educated as we can on your particular task or project. We look forward to earning your business! Book with us online or feel free to give us a call today!

"Dan was awesome! He showed up on time, asked questions about the issue, and actually opened up the AC to see what the issues were. I know, it sounds like a no brainer, but when you have companies that show up, look at it and quote you $10k for a new AC without doing any work you have to wonder… He let me know what was wrong with it and how much it would be to repair and asked if I wanted to proceed with the repairs. He had all of the parts in the van so he was done in 30 minutes. It was thousands, yes thousands less than the company that came out the day before. Thank you thank you thank you Tytum!!"

Kristin B on June 2024


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Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar
2750 S Santa Fe Avenue
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Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar
2750 S Santa Fe Avenue
5.00(
2
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
23 local quotes requested

Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar, is dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation and repair, for your heating, cooling and solar needs. We are a locally owned and operated company, that values honesty and integrity. We specialize in central A/C and cooling systems, as well as heating and furnace systems and solar panels. We take pride in the quality of our work and our commitment to outstanding results and look forward to building long term relationships with our clients. We guarantee your satisfaction.

"They are always able to fix our system and keep it running very well!"

Homeowner on January 2017

Action Air Conditioning, Heating & Solar, is dedicated to providing our clients with the very best in service, installation and repair, for your heating, cooling and solar needs. We are a locally owned and operated company, that values honesty and integrity. We specialize in central A/C and cooling systems, as well as heating and furnace systems and solar panels. We take pride in the quality of our work and our commitment to outstanding results and look forward to building long term relationships with our clients. We guarantee your satisfaction.

"They are always able to fix our system and keep it running very well!"

Homeowner on January 2017


Cool Air for You
1536 Fayette Street
4.64(
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Cool Air for You
1536 Fayette Street
4.64(
50
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 96% of Angi customers
Recommended by 96% of HomeAdvisor customers
25 years of experience

Quality Mechanical Professionals, Inc. is here to serve you!

"All of these 5 star reviews are fake!!! Look at yelp where Vadim cannot use his Ukrainian scammer contacts to creat fake reviews. Do not hire this company. This man will take your money and do no work. "

Ethan S on January 2025

Quality Mechanical Professionals, Inc. is here to serve you!

"All of these 5 star reviews are fake!!! Look at yelp where Vadim cannot use his Ukrainian scammer contacts to creat fake reviews. Do not hire this company. This man will take your money and do no work. "

Ethan S on January 2025


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California Mechanical
24680 Viejas Grade Road
5.00(
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California Mechanical
24680 Viejas Grade Road
5.00(
9
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
612 local quotes requested

Don’t want a sales person to come to your house? Well, we don’t have any. Don’t want to feel like you’re being “closed on?” Well, I don’t know how to do that anyway. We will give you a thorough and honest analysis of your HVAC issue. No subscriptions, email campaigns, or junk mail. Just call when you need us, like the good old days. "They did an excellent job, but kept asking when dinner would be ready," -The Owner's Mom "We call them for help!" -Tech Support "They'll make your HVAC great again!" -Donald Trump

"We had a few different HVAC companies come out to give us bids and Miss Minisplit was consistent price wise with the other bids but she had much better availability. The others were months out and she was available the following week which was perfect because we were quickly coming up on the hot summer months. We are so glad we went with her. She was fast and efficient and very pleasant to be around. Even when I bugged her with questions during install, because I was just so curious, she answered them and explained what she was doing. Afterwards she gave us a quick lesson on how to work them and how to clean them. Since install we have had a few more questions and she has answered them quickly. We have since suggested her to our friends that are looking to add minisplits to their home and they love her too."

Shelby R on October 2024

Don’t want a sales person to come to your house? Well, we don’t have any. Don’t want to feel like you’re being “closed on?” Well, I don’t know how to do that anyway. We will give you a thorough and honest analysis of your HVAC issue. No subscriptions, email campaigns, or junk mail. Just call when you need us, like the good old days. "They did an excellent job, but kept asking when dinner would be ready," -The Owner's Mom "We call them for help!" -Tech Support "They'll make your HVAC great again!" -Donald Trump

"We had a few different HVAC companies come out to give us bids and Miss Minisplit was consistent price wise with the other bids but she had much better availability. The others were months out and she was available the following week which was perfect because we were quickly coming up on the hot summer months. We are so glad we went with her. She was fast and efficient and very pleasant to be around. Even when I bugged her with questions during install, because I was just so curious, she answered them and explained what she was doing. Afterwards she gave us a quick lesson on how to work them and how to clean them. Since install we have had a few more questions and she has answered them quickly. We have since suggested her to our friends that are looking to add minisplits to their home and they love her too."

Shelby R on October 2024


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G&G Indoor Services Inc
14781 POMERADO RD
5.00(
16
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G&G Indoor Services Inc
14781 POMERADO RD
5.00(
16
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quick response
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
887 local quotes requested

G&G Indoor Services has been serving the greater San Diego and Palm Springs areas for years using only the well trained and experienced technicians and the best materials and equipment. We are committed to customer satisfaction, a safe and healthy work/living environment, and the best results. As a one stop solution source we offer the full gamut of home air quality services: Attic cleaning, crawl space dry-out, cleaning, sanitization, rodent proofing, and humidity control. We clean, repair, replace and re-rout air ducts, and install air purification systems. We remove and replace insulation in attics, crawl spaces and walls. We install vapor barriers and radiant barriers. We also offer a full range of heating and cooling and energy savings services, including heating and cooling appliances installation, replacement, repair and enhancement, and annual heating and cooling service. We are CDC compliant.

"What a great team! Fast, professional, knowledgeable, and did it at a fair price. I will recommend them to friends."

Doreen M on March 2025

G&G Indoor Services has been serving the greater San Diego and Palm Springs areas for years using only the well trained and experienced technicians and the best materials and equipment. We are committed to customer satisfaction, a safe and healthy work/living environment, and the best results. As a one stop solution source we offer the full gamut of home air quality services: Attic cleaning, crawl space dry-out, cleaning, sanitization, rodent proofing, and humidity control. We clean, repair, replace and re-rout air ducts, and install air purification systems. We remove and replace insulation in attics, crawl spaces and walls. We install vapor barriers and radiant barriers. We also offer a full range of heating and cooling and energy savings services, including heating and cooling appliances installation, replacement, repair and enhancement, and annual heating and cooling service. We are CDC compliant.

"What a great team! Fast, professional, knowledgeable, and did it at a fair price. I will recommend them to friends."

Doreen M on March 2025


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Veterans Heating and Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical
1110 Morse St
5.00(
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Veterans Heating and Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical
1110 Morse St
5.00(
6
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Approved Pro
Customers say: Quality work
Recommended by 100% of Angi customers
Recommended by 100% of HomeAdvisor customers
774 local quotes requested

Veterans Heating and Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical is a full service home services company in San Diego that delivers exceptional heating and air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical services to the community, and provides opportunities for employment and community building to Veterans. We are 100% Veteran owned.

"Steven, the owner, was very communicative, returning my calls even after business hours to make sure my questions were answered. When an issue arose he, himself arrived the next day to address the issue which was quickly resolved. Time and care was put into the work done."

Sonia B on March 2025

Veterans Heating and Air Conditioning, Plumbing, and Electrical is a full service home services company in San Diego that delivers exceptional heating and air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical services to the community, and provides opportunities for employment and community building to Veterans. We are 100% Veteran owned.

"Steven, the owner, was very communicative, returning my calls even after business hours to make sure my questions were answered. When an issue arose he, himself arrived the next day to address the issue which was quickly resolved. Time and care was put into the work done."

Sonia B on March 2025

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Central a/c installations FAQs

If you’re replacing an old AC system with a new unit, you can usually clean and repair the old ductwork without having to conduct a full replacement. Cleaning HVAC ducts typically costs around $400, while repairs range from $200 to $1,000. In contrast, installing new ductwork can range from $1,000 to $5,000, making it far more costly than cleaning or fixing existing ducts. HVAC installation costs an average of $7,000 to replace a full system, so staying on top of maintenance and repairs is important.

AC cost efficiency depends on the size of your space and your long-term plans for your home. If you only need to cool a small area, a portable AC unit has a low upfront cost. Heat pumps are typically the most cost-effective option if you want to cool an entire home or improve the resale value. They provide strong cooling while being energy-efficient, which saves you money on your utility bills compared to most other AC types.

Installing a central AC unit typically takes four to eight hours if your home already has ductwork in place. However, if new ductwork needs to be installed, this can add another one to two days of labor to your project.

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