AC blowing warm, a furnace that will not light, or a house that never feels dry? We repair, replace and maintain heating and cooling systems across Birmingham, Irondale and the cities around them, and a person answers the phone 24/7.
We work on the equipment already in your home, including these brands and most others.
In most of the country an air conditioner's main job is to make the air cooler. In Birmingham it has a second job that matters just as much: pulling water out of the air. A July afternoon in the low 90s with heavy humidity can leave a house feeling sticky at 74 degrees if the system is oversized, the coil is dirty or the airflow is wrong. That is why our first questions on a cooling call are often about how the house feels, not just what the thermostat says.
Winter is shorter but it still bites. Cold snaps into the 20s are normal, and a few nights a year dip into the teens. A heat pump that runs fine at 45 degrees can fall behind on those nights if its backup heat is not working, and a gas furnace that sat idle since March needs its burners, flame sensor and venting checked before it is asked to run all night.
Zeltman Heating & Air works on both seasons, on the equipment that is already in your home. That includes Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Goodman and the other brands you will find in Birmingham attics, closets and crawlspaces. When a repair makes sense, we make it. When it does not, we say so plainly and show you the numbers.
Zeltman Heating & Air repairs, replaces and maintains air conditioners, heat pumps, gas and electric furnaces, ductless mini-splits and ductwork in Birmingham and nearby cities, including Irondale, Hoover, Homewood and Trussville. We are based on 15th Avenue North and answer the phone 24/7.
43 services in six groups. Pick the one that sounds like your problem, or just call and describe what the system is doing.
Repairs, new systems and tune-ups for central air that has to survive a Birmingham July.
Gas and electric furnace work, from a no-heat night call to a planned replacement.
Heat pumps, dual fuel systems and mini-splits, the systems most Alabama homes now run.
Leaky, crushed or undersized ducts, hot rooms, zoning and dryer vents.
Dehumidifiers, filtration, purification and the drain lines that keep water where it belongs.
Full replacements, maintenance plans, thermostats, package units and specialty work.
If the vents feel only a little cool and the house keeps climbing, a capacitor, fan motor, dirty coil or low charge is the usual cause.
Learn moreFrost on the large line or the indoor coil means an airflow or refrigerant problem. Shut the system off and let it thaw.
Learn moreA full pan, a wet ceiling spot or a system that shut itself off often traces back to a clogged condensate drain.
Learn moreA furnace that tries to light and gives up usually has an ignition, flame sensor or pressure switch problem.
Learn moreCool but damp air points to oversizing, airflow or a coil problem. A whole-house dehumidifier sometimes helps.
Learn moreA hot bonus room or a cold back bedroom is usually an airflow and duct problem rather than a bad unit.
Learn moreSlide in the temperature and the humidity reading from your thermostat or a cheap hygrometer. The tool works out the dew point and tells you what it usually means in a Birmingham home.
Most smart thermostats show indoor humidity. If yours does not, a small hygrometer from a hardware store works fine.
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Whole-house dehumidifiers and indoor air quality testing are the next step when the reading stays high.
Any hour. Tell us what the system is doing, and we set a time and tell you what to switch off if it is urgent.
Power and controls first, then airflow, then refrigerant or combustion, so the real cause shows up.
We show you what failed and give you the price for each option before any work begins.
Common parts are often replaced on the first visit. Larger parts and new systems are scheduled.
Temperature drop, pressures, drain and safety checks again before we leave.
If a repair is reasonable on your system, we recommend the repair. When replacement makes more sense, you see why.
You know what the job costs before a tool comes out, and nothing is done without your yes.
Learn moreAir conditioners, heat pumps, gas furnaces, heat strips, mini-splits and the ductwork that ties them together.
We know where the ducts run and what tends to fail, whether it is a 1920s bungalow in Avondale or a two-story home in Hoover.
Most of our calls come from the east side near our base, but we cover the whole metro across Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair and Blount counties.
Yes. A person answers (659) 777-4129 at any hour, every day of the year. After-hours visits can cost more than weekday visits, and we tell you that cost on the phone before anyone heads out.
All of Birmingham, with most of our calls on the east side near our base on 15th Avenue North, plus Irondale, Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Homewood, Mountain Brook, Trussville and the other cities listed on our areas page.
We repair and replace Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Rheem, Ruud, Goodman, Amana, American Standard, Daikin, Mitsubishi Electric and most other makes found in Birmingham homes.
We look at the age, the refrigerant, the size of the repair and how the system has been running. If a repair is reasonable we recommend it. If the numbers point to replacement, we show you why and give you both prices.
Usually the system is oversized, the airflow is off, the coil is dirty or the fan is set to on instead of auto. Birmingham summers make humidity the harder half of the job, so we check moisture removal as well as temperature.
Yes. After the technician finds the cause, you get the price for the repair or the options before any work begins. Nothing is fixed until you say so.
Yes. We measure airflow room by room and check return air and duct leakage. Depending on the cause, the fix may be duct work, balancing, zoning or a small ductless unit.
On a sticky Birmingham afternoon your air conditioner fights two loads at once: heat and water. Here is why the house can feel clammy at 76 degrees, what you can check yourself and when the fix is sizing, airflow or a dehumidifier.
A 15 year old air conditioner with a big repair bill is one of the hardest calls a homeowner makes. Here is how we weigh age, refrigerant, repair cost and efficiency, with typical Birmingham price ranges.
Birmingham winters are mild most days and sharp for a few nights each year. That pattern decides whether a heat pump, a gas furnace or a dual fuel system fits your house, and the answer is not the same for every home.
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