R & C Heating & Air

Writing this 5 star review for my husband. Our ac unit broke on Thursday night, called Friday morning and Tom offered to come out on Friday afternoon but we were both working. He came out Saturday morning, earlier than promised, which was great. He repaired and tuned up the ac within an hour. Super knowledgeable guy and we learned they offer other services we may take them up on in the future. Highly recommend this company.

Tom and Pat and the entire crew are amazing! They’ve been in the industry a long time so are extremely knowledgeable and can solve most any problem. They are pleasant and easy going yet efficient, reliable, professional, and clean. They did such a great job replacing my furnace, ductwork, etc. in my rental condo that I hired them to do the same in my house plus added AC too which was a really big job. If you want a qualified heat & air company that cares, listens well, does the job right, and does it for the right price, use R & C for sure! You’ll be happy you did!

Our heater went down and we were not happy with the cold weather we are having right now. Tom was great at communicating with us and helping us out. Thank you!

These guys are the BEST! We normally shop around when having work done at the house, but we were so pleased to work with a small family-​run business with such great ratings, that we decided to just go for it, given the price was fair.
We had a new heating/​cooling system installed in July. It’s so much more quiet and efficient than our previous one. In fact, our neighbors recently commented how they never hear our A/​C but they hear a lot of noise from their other neighbors.
Anyway, we had an issue when it got REALLY hot — when we needed it the most, the A/​C didn’t work reliably. Pat (co-​owner) was out to our house personally within just a few hours and figured out the issue right away; there was a little too much refrigerant and it was tripping a pressure switch. He adjusted it (no charge) and explained everything to us, and it has been absolutely perfect since. It’s the mark of a truly great business to continue to provide stellar support AFTER the sale!!!

We decided to use R & C Heating and Air as they came highly recommended in our area. We could not have been happier. We had a few issues with the new AC install that we wanted– the plumbing for the air was on the side of the house we use frequently, and our house is plumbed for two AC units, one for upstairs and one for down, which would really limit our usable space on the side of the house. Robert came out and suggested thin, stacking AC units in order to afford us the most space. Phenomenal! The guys came out and had our new AC up and running AND replaced our heaters in one day! Also, when the city came to inspect the work, Tom was here and answered questions and set up the ladder for him. I would highly recommend R & C and I know I won’t be using anyone else.

Trust and reliability is everything to me. R&C is trustworthy, professional, and dependable. I would not call anyone but Tom for any heating or air conditioning issues. He is more than fair with his prices and I know that if he tells me something, he knows what he is talking about. I can trust the price he charges is going to be reasonable if not cheaper than other HVAC contractors.
When I called R&C late in the afternoon on a Friday during the first day of a heat wave, I was pleasantly surprised to learn that Tom could make it out to my house the very next morning (a Saturday!).
There are very few contractors who I can completely place my trust in, but Tom and Pat of R&C are in that small group. Not only are they professional, but they arrive with a good attitude and a smile! I am grateful for their service. I highly recommend R&C Heating and Air Inc.

Tom & Pat and their team at R&C are awesome! They were referred to us by our remodeling contractor, so we hired them to replace our dead AC condensor unit at our old house several years ago. They were quick to respond to our needs during a hot summer!
When we bought our new house this past September 2014 and realized that our entire HVAC system was jacked and needed way more repairs than initially expected, I immediately called R&C. Thankfully I had their number saved in my cell and they were out to our new house within 24 hours. They gave us a written quote on site right after their efficient inspection. We ended up deciding to replace all of the old ducting, furnace, AC condensor and upgraded the old big hot water heater with a tankless on demand system. They were fair and didn’t delay scheduling our project as soon as we signed off on their quote. There was a small leak in our new AC condensor unit they installed and it only took one call to have them come out and inspect and repair the leak within 24 hours and no charge as expected.
They clean up after themselves and are very respectful of their client’s homes when they are on site. We’ll continue to call on R&C for all HVAC needs/​repairs. We highly recommend them!

R&C comes by every year to keep our system efficient. Mike inspected the HVAC on a home we were planning to buy. He said it worked marginally, but looked like the system had been neglected since day one. He said the coil was freezing and the freon was leaking. It had the original factory filter which was black. He said the system needed over $ 3500 in repairs which the sellers would not pay for. We canceled escrow due to all the deferred maintenance on this and other expensive items. Clean your filters people!

I highly recommend R&C. We were having problems with our HVAC system. When I called, they answered right away and gave me an appointment the next day at a time convenient for me. They quoted a very reasonable price to come out and make the house call. Lloyd showed up on time, was very professional, fixed the problem and didn’t charge a penny more than the quote. We couldn’t be more satisfied.

Had Tom and crew out to work on a rental house in Oceanside. They were WAY more reasonable than a couple of other ‘big name’ firms I contacted, and way better at explaining what had to be done, and coming up with a creative solution to a very custom issue. Can’t say enough good stuff about them, honest, straightforward, reliable. I will never call another HVAC firm for anything I need done.

Great guys! Came out when they said they would. Explained everything in ways I could understand. Good price for what they did. Did great work & were very respectful of my house, that was outstanding I thought! Highly recommend them!

They came out quickly, showed up exactly when they said, were friendly, fixed the problem efficiently and were reasonably priced. What more can one ask for! Great service-​will use again.

My AC fan just stopped working. In the middle of a heat wave. On a Sunday. After realizing it wasn’t going to magically come back on and my house really was too hot to live in without the fan, I turned to Unilocal.The first handful of companies I called either weren’t air conditioner repairmen or had an answering service– I’m still waiting for them to return my call. R&C actually had a person answer the phone and we made an appointment for the very next day. They were exactly on time, professional, and fast. He figured out what was wrong, gave me an estimate for cost and time, and was on his way in less than 30 minutes. Then the next morning he called at 830, had the part, and was on his way back (only downside– I wasn’t planning for him to come back so quickly so I hadn’t alerted work, but I easily could have rescheduled him if it was a problem). They were great. I’ll definitely be using them again!

Two years ago, I interviewed six firms in the San Diego area for new wall heaters in my rentals. R & C wasn’t the least expensive – not the most expensive. They were competitive in price; however, what won them the project was their professionalism. They were on time, very clear in explaining what would be done, wrote a complete estimate AND later dealt in a professional manner with the city inspector from he$$. Later, I hired them to replace all the ducting in the attic at our residence – and just recently (this past week) they repaired — on same day notice — our air conditioner. They truly care about their clients and it totally shows. I’m so thankful for meeting them and having the good sense to hire them the first time!

I had 3 different companies look in my attic to find out why I wasn’t getting any heat downstairs. First one wanted to replace my entire heating unit for $ 4,000. Second company wanted to replace all ducting for $ 2100. Then R and C pinpointed the exact problem and fixed it for $ 580. I’m sitting in a warm house this morning! It pays to shop around. This is a small business; the guy that answers the phone is the one that comes to your house to give you an estimate and do the repair. The owners are honest, friendly, on time, and dependable.

Not only were they the most responsive and professional out of 4 companies we contacted for an estimate on our heater job – they were the lowest bid. Didn’t even have to ask for a written quote – they did it right away. (1 company took a week to send a quote; another quoted the job –WITHOUT EVEN GOING UP INTO THE ATTIC!) The quote Tom from R and C gave us also detailed the quality of the materials they would use. (R and C quoted the job with R6 venting, whereas the others quoted R4.2, which is inferior – and they would not even tell us that until we dragged the information out of them.) The two guys who did the work arrived on time, worked efficiently and cleaned up. The work they did looks great. And Tom the owner followed-​up immediately and took care of arranging for the city inspection. Glad I shopped around – and very glad I found R and C. Good small company: expert, responsive, responsible and honest.

Great Company — I definitely recommend them!
Our A/​C unit went out on one of the hottest days of the year;
they responded quickly and got it running. It was an old unit,
so we knew it wouldn’t last long. When it came time to replace it,
they gave us a great price, and the installation was quick.
These guys are honest and hard working.

For some months we endured showers that were hot-​cold-​hot-​cold. The crew at R & C Heating & Air installed a new temperature mixing valve — no more cold water surprises. They arrived when expected, cleaned up afterwards, and charged reasonable rates. We found a good plumber. We’re in Escondido — think they serve the whole county.