We size the system to your home, not to the box that's in it now. Load calculations, duct and airflow measurements, and a full system evaluation come first. You get three options in writing, with the reasoning and the financing behind each.
Uniformed technician, marked truck, shoe covers and drop cloths down before the first tool comes out. Daikin and Lennox equipment installed to manufacturer spec, with ductwork, drain and electrical corrected at the same time. Most installs finish in a single day.
An install is not finished when the unit turns on. We measure static pressure, airflow, refrigerant charge and temperature split, then hand you the readings with photos and video so you can see the system performing to spec.
Your warranty is registered for you the day we finish, labor coverage is in writing, and a manager calls after every job to confirm it was done right. If a number drifts, we come back and correct it.
Most Austin homeowners are quoted $8,000–$12,000 up front for a new furnace. Ours starts at $125 a month — 0% interest, and no payments for 18 months.
Air Responders serves 40 cities within 50 miles of Austin, including Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, and New Braunfels. Most heating and cooling repairs handled same or next day.
It depends on the lamp type and where it mounts — a coil-sterilisation lamp is the more cost-effective choice in this climate, and an air-stream system costs more. Bundling it with filtration or dehumidification is usually better value than adding pieces one at a time.
We clean the coil before installing, so the lamp starts by protecting a clean surface rather than baking a dirty one, and quote both options together.
Yes, when installed correctly. The lamp is sealed inside the air handler or duct with no line of sight out of the cabinet, and safety interlocks cut power when the access panel is opened. UV-C is harmful to eyes and skin on direct exposure, which is exactly why it stays enclosed.
We also select lamps that don't produce ozone, and confirm the installation is fully contained before we leave.
Indirectly and modestly. UV addresses microbial growth on the coil, so it helps where musty odours or mould in the air handler are contributing to symptoms. It does nothing about cedar, oak or grass pollen, which is what drives most Austin allergy complaints.
For pollen and dust the effective step is whole-home media filtration, sized so it doesn't restrict airflow. UV and filtration solve different problems and work best together.
About once a year for most lamps. The important detail is that UV output falls off long before the bulb stops glowing — a lamp that still looks lit can be well below the intensity it needs to do anything useful.
We replace and verify bulbs as part of your maintenance visit, which is the simplest way to avoid paying for a system that has quietly stopped working.
The most effective placement in this climate is at the evaporator coil, where the lamp shines continuously on the wet surface that grows biofilm. That's coil sterilisation, and it's the option we recommend for most Austin homes.
Air-stream lamps mounted in the duct treat air passing by instead, but contact time is brief at typical duct velocities, so they cost more for less measurable benefit.
For what they're designed to do, yes. A UV lamp aimed at the evaporator coil keeps mould and biofilm from establishing on a surface that stays wet for months in Austin humidity — which protects both air quality and airflow.
What UV does not do is filter dust, pollen or dander. Claims that a lamp will solve allergies overstate it. If particles are your concern, media filtration is the honest answer and we'll say so.
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