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AC Repair, Heating and Replacement for Tyler and Nearby Towns

Air conditioners that will not keep up, furnaces that will not light, heat pumps, tune-ups, replacements and ductwork, explained for East Texas homes: long, humid summers, sharp winter cold snaps and pine-country pollen. Describe the system and request a free estimate.

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  • Cooling, heating and ducts
  • Lindale and Whitehouse to Bullard, Troup and Arp

HVAC here, in three lines

  • Summer: heat and humidity keep air conditioners running for months.
  • Winter: cold snaps like February 2021 test furnaces and heat pumps.
  • Ducts: attic ductwork in Texas heat can waste a lot of cooling.
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105,995Tyler residents in the 2020 census
233,479people in the Tyler metro area in 2020
14 acressize of the Tyler Rose Garden
38,000+rose bushes in the garden, by Wikipedia's count

Figures from Wikipedia: Tyler, Texas.

Choose the work that fits

Each page covers how that job is usually scoped for East Texas homes, what to ask for in writing, and the questions homeowners raise most often.

Cooling

  1. AC Repair

    Warm air, no air, iced lines, water leaks and noisy units: capacitors, contactors, fan motors, refrigerant leaks, drains and thermostats.

  2. AC & Heat Pump Replacement

    Replacing worn-out AC systems and heat pumps: load calculations, matched indoor and outdoor equipment, SEER2 efficiency, refrigerant changes and permits.

Heating

  1. Furnace & Heat Pump Repair

    Gas furnaces that will not light, heat pumps that blow cool air, heat strips, defrost problems, blower motors and carbon monoxide safety.

Care and comfort

  1. HVAC Maintenance & Tune-Ups

    Spring cooling and fall heating tune-ups: coils, drains, electrical parts, refrigerant checks, burners and safety controls.

  2. Ductwork & Airflow

    Leaky, crushed or undersized attic ducts, weak airflow, hot rooms upstairs, returns, insulation and balancing.

Why heating and cooling work hard around Tyler

Tyler is the county seat of Smith County and the hub of a metro area of more than 230,000 people, known as the Rose Capital of America (Wikipedia: Tyler, Texas). Homes here range from older brick houses near downtown and the Azalea District to newer subdivisions south toward Whitehouse and Bullard and north toward Lindale.

East Texas summers are long, hot and humid, and NOAA's long-term normals show a humid subtropical climate with mild but variable winters (NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals). Air conditioners do two jobs at once here: cooling the air and pulling moisture out of it. The National Weather Service office in Shreveport, which covers Tyler and Smith County, issues heat advisories in summer and hard-freeze and winter storm warnings in winter (National Weather Service Shreveport (covers Tyler and Smith County)). The February 2021 winter storm brought days of extreme cold and widespread power outages across Texas (Wikipedia: 2021 Texas power crisis), a reminder that heating systems matter here too.

Most requests follow a few patterns: an AC that runs but will not cool, ice on the outdoor lines, a furnace that clicks but will not light, a heat pump that struggles in a cold snap, rooms that never feel right, and older systems that are due for replacement.

Efficiency and refrigerants

Federal efficiency standards for air conditioners and heat pumps changed in 2023, with a new SEER2 rating and higher minimums in Southern states, including Texas. The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Saver pages explain efficiency ratings and sizing (U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Saver heating and cooling), and ENERGY STAR lists qualifying equipment (ENERGY STAR, heating and cooling). Refrigerants are changing too: the U.S. EPA regulates how refrigerants are handled and has phased out R-22 for new production (U.S. EPA, refrigerant management (Section 608)). An older R-22 system can still run, but repairs that need refrigerant get harder over time.

See AC and heat pump replacement and the repair-or-replace guide.

Paperwork worth knowing

Texas requires air conditioning and refrigeration contractors to hold a state license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which offers an online lookup (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, air conditioning and refrigeration contractors). Many cities, including Tyler, require permits for equipment replacement and new installations through their building offices (City of Tyler). The Texas Attorney General publishes consumer protection guidance (Texas Attorney General, consumer protection), and the FTC has general tips for hiring a contractor (FTC consumer advice).

More in the summer AC checklist and the cold snap guide.

Towns and neighborhoods

Ten pages, each with its own history, housing and local notes: Tyler and Lindale, the small towns of south and east Smith County, and nearby Jacksonville and Kilgore.

Tyler and north Smith County

Tyler, TXThe Rose Capital of America and Smith County seat, with older brick neighborhoods near downtown and newer growth to the south.Lindale, TXA growing city north of Tyler along U.S. 69 and I-20, founded as a railroad town in 1871.

South and east Smith County

Whitehouse, TXA city just southeast of Tyler, named in 1845 and incorporated in 1953, known for its school district.Flint, TXAn unincorporated community south of Tyler along FM 2493, named for a landowner and a postmaster's misspelling.Noonday, TXA small city southwest of Tyler known for the sweet Noonday onion and its May festival.Bullard, TXA fast-growing town about 15 miles south of Tyler on U.S. 69, straddling the Smith and Cherokee county line.Arp, TXA small city east of Tyler, once called Strawberry for the fruit grown and shipped from here.Troup, TXA railroad town platted in 1873 in southeastern Smith County, where State Highways 110 and 135 meet.

Nearby East Texas cities

Jacksonville, TXThe largest city in Cherokee County, south of Tyler, once known as the Tomato Capital of the World.Kilgore, TXAn East Texas oil boomtown on I-20 east of Tyler, founded as a railroad townsite in 1872.

Every town on one page

Guides worth reading first

All 4 guides

Getting ready to send the form

  1. Note the town or ZIP, and whether the system is a gas furnace with AC, a heat pump or something else.
  2. Say what is happening: warm air, no air, ice, water, noise, a smell, or rooms that never feel right.
  3. Check the obvious first: thermostat mode and batteries, the breaker, and a clogged filter.
  4. If the outdoor lines or indoor coil are iced, turn cooling off and run the fan only until it thaws.
  5. Find the model and serial labels on the indoor and outdoor units if you can. They tell the system age.

Those details make the call back useful. The estimate-factors page explains what each of them changes.

Asked and answered

Questions about heating and cooling around Tyler

  1. How do I ask for an HVAC estimate?

    Fill in the short form: what the system needs, your name, a phone number and the town or ZIP. Send the details and expect a call back to talk the project through.

  2. What HVAC work can I ask about?

    AC repair, AC and heat pump replacement, furnace and heat pump repair, maintenance and tune-ups, and ductwork and airflow problems.

  3. Which towns are covered?

    Requests are welcome from Tyler and nearby towns including Lindale, Whitehouse, Flint, Noonday, Bullard, Arp, Troup, Jacksonville and Kilgore.

  4. Why is my AC running but not cooling?

    Common causes include a dirty filter or coil, low refrigerant from a leak, a failed capacitor or fan motor, or a frozen coil. Check the filter and thermostat first.

  5. How often should I change my filter?

    ENERGY STAR suggests checking it monthly and changing it at least every three months, more often during heavy-use months or with pets.

  6. Do I need a permit to replace an AC?

    Many Texas cities, including Tyler, require a permit for equipment replacement. Ask that the estimate say who pulls it.

  7. Are prices listed anywhere?

    No. HVAC jobs vary too much for a posted number to be useful. The estimate-factors page explains what changes the scope so a written estimate is easier to read.

  8. Is there a phone number?

    Not right now. The site is form-only, and requests get a call back.

About this site

TylerHVACCompany.com publishes heating and cooling information for Tyler and nearby East Texas towns and takes free estimate requests through a short form. Efficiency, safety, weather, licensing and consumer facts link to the public sources they come from, including the U.S. Department of Energy, ENERGY STAR, the U.S. EPA, the National Weather Service, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Attorney General. The site lists no prices, street address or review badges. See about this site.

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