Our air-conditioning was installed in April 2017. I received quotes from 5 companies, one of them being Airmakers. I phoned for an appointment & Van arrived the next day. The woman who answered wasn't friendly, but wasn't rude either. He's a direct, no frills type of guy - which works great since he saves you a ton of money while providing quality products & work. His quote included a new furnace (ours was still functional for central heating but not recommended for AC), condenser, thermostat, a new duct to our room addition & new registers throughout the house. His quote was a third to a half less than the other companies. The installers were extremely friendly. The job took a few hours to do but didn't impede on our day. We did clean up (nothing major) after the installation but I didn't mind since they saved us thousands of dollars, literally. About our home: We've lived in this house for almost 40 years. Our original furnace was also Rheem (the brand Van installs) & still worked well during the winter months. The inside of our house is usually temperate throughout the year, but can reach temps over 90 degrees during the Santa Ana weather & below 60 during the winter. So far, our bill averages out pretty well with occasional usage. Thank you, Airmakers! read more

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After the recent heatwaves, I finally decided to get AC installed. Since my furnace was original to the 1970s construction house, I needed to get that replaced as well to fit an AC coil on top. How the process went...I first called Airmakers and left a voicemail. The next day, a woman returned my call and was able to schedule an onsite estimate the very next day. Van the owner came out to give the estimate and seemed like an straightforward guy that doesn't resort to marketing gimmicks. He checked the furnace closet, the breaker panel, and the existing registers and gave me a really competitive quote. A week later, I called them back asking to extend the ductwork into one of my bedrooms which didn't have an opening, and to get a WIFI thermostat. Van was able to add the extra work without too much additional cost. After collecting 3 quotes, Airmakers had the most competitive quote for the amount of work I was looking for. I was able to get the installation scheduled within the next 3 business days. The contractors were friendly and took about 6 hours to do their job. They did a fairly good job of cleaning up, not the best cleaning job I've seen from a contractor (I rate the clean up an 8/10) but for the money they saved me, I didn't mind too much. There was an old unused duct run in my attic that they disassembled but that I had to pull out myself. Everything seems to be working as expected so far! read more

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I called a few companies to get a quote to have A/C installed when we already had a central heating unit and newer vents. The other companies quotes were fairly high and I decided to call Airmakers as an additional option. The owner of the company came out and gave us a quote and talked me through the options and even compared the options that the other companies gave us to give us the best price. He was able to give us a better price and what was even better was that he was able to get a team out the next day to have it installed and ready to go. He came out on a Thursday to give me a quote and by the end of the business day on Friday we already had the A/C installed and running. The other companies didn't have availabilities for installation for 2 weeks or even a month in advance. Airmakers was quick, efficient, and worked with our budget and timeframe. No complaints and the company was very personable and trusting. I will definitely reach out to them again if we have any issues with our A/C or heating in the future. Oh, and they even threw in a WiFi thermostat so I could connect it to my smart home devices! I forgot to mention that they wore masks when giving the quote and mostly while they were installing. I totally understand that it was getting crazy hot and hard to breathe in my attic and we kept our distance due to the pandemic. read more

Van Johnson and Airmakers did a great job with my new AC unit. I probably had about 5 people come out for quotes. Van was very competitive on price, but not my absolute lowest quote. However, he seemed the most trustworthy, knew what he was talking about, didn't sound like he was trying to BS me, and really wanted to get my business. I just had the best gut feeling with him. His team installed my unit quickly, cleaned everything up, and I had cold air blowing again in no time. I also had him come back another time, and increase the air flow in a couple of rooms. The job took his guys about an hour, and again, the cost was very reasonable. Highly recommended. read more

Recently we decided that, after 4 years in our new house, we were not going to go through another hot summer without air conditioning. Once the decision was made we call 3 companies and scheduled a visit for some estimates. One of those companies was Airmakers. The first company quoted us $7,500 to install a AC unit. Our house already had everything ready for the exception of the actual unit. That company was Sherlock. The second company was Airmakers. Owner Van Johnson came personally for the consultation. At that time I was at work so Van spoke with my wife instead. My wife never felt pressured or up sold on anything. Van came in with a great offer, way below of what Sherlock had offered. The third company was Mauzy. The Mauzy Rep was just as pleasant as Van. They also came in with a great offer. After the wife and I had "The talk", we decided to go with Mauzy just for the single fact that they offered a little more perks in their package. I decided to call Van to let him know that we were gonna go with another company, and Van just asked a simple question. Why? When I told him the reasons why we decided to go with Mauzy, not only did he match the perks from Mauzy, he dropped the price significantly enough that there was no question who I was going to go with... Airmakers. The day of installation, the Airmakers crew came in on time. I met Carlos at the door and he explained what they were going to do that day. They were done in about an hour and a half. Van also showed up to go through the small details after the work was completed. If you are looking for good honest AC professionals, give Airmakers a call. You won't regret it. read more

We've had a couple HVAC companies come in over the summer to figure out why our A/C unit wouldn't kick in but they all came up short. Once Van came to troubleshoot, we finally had cool air circulating through the house again. Of course come winter our Nest thermostat starts displaying an error when we try to start the heater. Van came out again, found a problem with the wiring and let us know exactly what was going on. Honest and reliable. Our family appreciates you! read more

We rarely used our heating and air. Now that we've decided to (we're getting old and can't handle weather fluctuations anymore!), we realized one of our duct went nowhere because it was not properly closed off during a remodel. We got multiple quotes to fix it and Airmaker's was the last one to come. By then, I'd already figured out what was needed and price point. Van is a no nonsense guy and gave us a fair quote. He didn't talk much and only said what he needed to. Not everyone likes that but I do! He sent Carlos to do the work for us and he was awesome. We will be using them from now on for our servicing as well. We highly recommend them for the quality of work, honesty, price, and no nonsense! read more

After deciding we wanted to install air conditioning we received 3 bids. Our home was built in the 1970's so it had challenges for installation. We were able to discuss our concerns with Airmakers owner Van Johnson. He is very knowledgeable and discussed all our options, giving us honest advice. He was willing to negotiate and gave us a very good price, significantly lower than the other bids. The Airmakers installers were very professional and skilled, they completed the installation efficiently and exactly to how we wanted, exceeding our expectations. We were so impressed with Airmakers we had them install air conditioning in our rental property. Airmakers is an honest company offering advice that can be trusted, quick to respond to concerns, and offer fair prices for excellent workmanship and service. I highly recommend Airmakers for all your HVAC needs. read more

We used Airmakers for a furnace replacement and adding air conditioning to our 1970's home. Van came out quickly when we asked for an estimate and was incredibly honest. His quote was substantially less than others we had received. He didn't seem to be trying to sell us a bunch of equipment/modifications that we didn't need which is how we felt during our other quotes. The installation went smoothly and promptly on schedule. We couldn't be happier with our new system and the honesty and integrity of this company. read more

Two stars because he showed up the for the first appointment, but never returned ANY calls for the second appt. My landlord hired Airmakers to repair the A/C in my unit. Van showed up hours after she made the call, but because he couldn't get access to the roof he left. He gave me his card and we agreed that once I had contacted the HOA manager and got him access to the roof I would call him back to schedule another appointment. Well, then he became unreachable. I called and left messages THREE days in a row with no response. So my A/C is still broke and I'm looking to give my business elsewhere. Please be advised those of you contacting this company! ............days later- he called my landlord back and finally showed up to fix the A/C. He did a good job and his service guys were very nice- but what's with the communication bro? Seems I'm not the only one (here on Yelp) that's had that problem. What can be done to amend these feelings? read more

Our AC has never been cool since we moved in to a semi-new (7 years old) home in 2010. We have had various vendors coming over to diagnose the system. A lot of money was spent with little results - replaced the compressor for $800, added coolant for $400, adjusted dampers for $600. Finally, with this year seemed extra hot, we decided to replace the system. We got 3 bids, one from Costco, one from a friend's recommendation, and the Airmakers from Yelp. The Airmakers bid was the most affordable. Since we could use the additional money - who couldn't, we decided to go with the Airmakers. The installation was difficult due to the small attic space where the evaporator and the furnace are located. It took the crew whole day on a Saturday to complete the installation. They even inspected the duct work which was not part of the quote. However, the next day the AC stopped working. I called Van and he came out and took care of it on Monday. In a complicated whole system replacement, I almost expect some kinks need to be ironed out. The fact that it was straightened out the next business day was great! To go with the new AC, I decided to purchase a smart home thermostat. I called Van up and he came by and installed it free of charge! This was definitely above and beyond their call of duty. They made us very happy customers! read more

We had a furnace problem overnight, and this morning the temperature in the house was 59 degrees. Yes, this is San Diego. And maybe 59 doesn't sound too cold. But having lived in it I can tell you it's pretty uncomfortable, and the temperature was still dropping. I've never had to call for HVAC repair before, so I called several other places recommended on Yelp (including Bill Howe, a company I've recommended for plumbing issues). I was surprised to find the first available appointment was in three days. One place couldn't get here until next week! I tried to explain this really couldn't wait, but to no avail. The dispatcher from Airmakers seemed to understand why this was a bit of a crisis for us. The repair guy ("Van") arrived within 2 hours of our call. He clearly knew what he was doing. It turned out to be a relatively simple fix, but not something a lay-person like me would likely figure out. Van was done in no time, and just charged us for the call. VERY reasonable price, and no run-around about the significance of the repair or upcharges for the short visit. The furnace is also located in a really small and uncomfortable space, but absolutely no complaints from Van. Happy to add another positive review. We will definitely keep Airmakers in the rolodex. Great price, great customer service, and it's great to have the furnace heating again! read more

Thank you Van at Airmakers!! Right in the middle of the heat wave, our AC went out. I did call a couple of the other "big name" places and none of them could make it out until the following week. I saw the good reviews for Airmakers and gave them a call. Van was able to make it out that day. Unfortunately, the repair wasn't the most common capacitor failure. It was the fan motor. To make it more difficult, my system probably belongs in a museum it's so old. But, Van worked his magic and found a new motor for my system! The cost for the motor and repair was below what I'd anticipated, so I'm glad I made the call. I will definitely call Airmakers when we upgrade our system and for any problems we may have in the future. read more

I found Airmakers through Yelp. They had only a few reviews, but all very positive. I looked at their website and then searched for additional reviews online and everything I read about them was excellent. You never know if you can trust customer reviews online, but after having Van and his team work on our system, I would highly recommend Airmakers. Van was easy to get a hold of and extremely flexible when setting up the appointment for an estimate. Initially he offered to come out and look at our home on a Saturday, but we weren't available. He ended up working around our schedule, giving us the proposal in the evening on a weekday, after normal business hours. He was very professional when looking over our existing system. We already knew we wanted to replace the furnace and maybe install an A/C unit. He described all the steps he would take to install the new system. He sat down with us and laid out information for the equipment he was proposing. He calmly answered all of our questions and was willing to explain details we didn't understand. The price for our new system was the best we could find around town and with very good quality equipment. Van made sure to work around our budget and give us a thorough estimate. We just had the system installed, so we haven't had it for very long. However, so far, we are very happy with the price, quality of equipment, and how quickly all the work was completed. read more

My project was to move my AC Condenser from the back of my house to the side of my house. BEST PRICE, QUALITY WORK, PROMPT , PROFESSIONAL At first it sounded to good to be true. He had an opening the very next morning. The work was done, they cleaned up, it looks great. They gave me a LIFETIME warranty on their workmanship and their parts. Bottom line, the beast I call my condenser has been moved so it is no longer an eye sore in my yard, it is quieter for my family when we are at the patio table dining or chatting and my AC works perfectly! They take pride in their work and want their customer to be happy. I would definitely recommend them to friends and family! read more

This review is about communication only. I have called Airmakers four times over the last three weeks, each at a different time of day. I have not reached a real person, nor I have not received one call back. The first two times I chalked it up to the mini heat wave we had in early May. I figured such a highly rated business on Yelp would get a lot of attention during a time like that. However, four phone calls not returned is extremely negligent customer service and I am very disappointed to have to go somewhere else for this reason alone. read more

As an Update: I finally have had a chance to change out the thermostat. That was the issue. A/C unit was working the whole time. Thanks again for not taking advantage of me !! read more

HONESTY & diligence in making things better!**** First Van fixed our AC, now he fixed...not just slapped on a band-aid to get this job over with & see you next time you got a problem...Van *fixed* up our heater -- like a good doc working on your ailments, Van sets on figuring out what's wrong with your HVAC system and fixing it up. Our heater was just not cooperating for some time now and Van put in lots of legwork to different places looking for a solution -- and after some time he found it. Thanks again, Van, for your cordial demeanor these past few weeks and for being an honest problem-solver. I will definitely recommend you to our neighbors & whoever else needs your help!! read more

The guys at Airmakers support the products that they sell. I bought a system from Van about 3 years ago and for some reason the coolant level recently started to slowly decrease over several months. After notifying Van of the issue, he sent his team to run a comprehensive diagnostic test on the system and they ended up locating a very small leak in one of the accessory components. Because Van warranties his products and work, the component was replaced at absolutely no cost to me. His team is extremely professional, respectful, and they leave your house as clean as when they arrived. Highly recommended! read more

Cannot compliment Airmakers and owner Van enough. This is our first time trying to run our AC this year and no cold air was coming out. I Yelped "HVAC" for La Jolla and Airmakers was number 3 on the list. First one couldn't come out for 7 days later, second one I couldn't understand (bad cell on their end) and then I called Airmakers. Van answered and I explained the problem. Short end of it is: he was here in 30 min, fixed our problem in 20 min and charged us $80. Professional, courteous and reasonably priced. Highly, highly recommend Airmakers. read more

I needed a completely new air conditioning system. I called a lot of companies and I got a lot of quotes. Airmakers was one of the lowest quotes I received. The furnace and condenser I received was great quality, and has been working awesome. When the system was installed, I didn't like where it was exactly placed. The owner, Van came out right away when I called him. He looked at it and agreed that it should be moved. He moved the condenser, which was a half day job, at no charge to me. He didn't give me a hard time about it at all. Van told me exactly what everything was, and did not try to take advantage of me. He gave me a quote, and all I had to pay was exactly what he quoted me. I believe the customer service Airmakers provides is top quality. I was left very happy, and not completely broke! I would recommend Airmakers to anyone looking for service, repair, or installation of a new air conditioning system. read more

Van was awesome! He was recommended by my neighbor and I see why: On time Friendly Fast Reasonable $ And My heater works better than ever! Thanks Van! read more

Friendly service, came on time, fixed our heater quickly, advised on future replacement.

Excellent work and very responsive. I'd definitely recommend this company. I plan on using them for our annual maintenance too now... This company is an HVAC specialist.. Nothing else. We were able to get service quickly on our twin setup. Van is the owner and was able diagnose within a few minutes and correct the issue (capacitor on a Carrier 3 ton unit) within about 20 minutes we were back in service. read more

Van and his team are great! Good service, good prices and even the slightest little problem with the system and they're on the way to check it out. Van's crew installed A/C for me a little over 2 years ago. Since then, there have been two small issues (none of which were related to the install) and the team came out both times (at no charge) to see what was wrong. Highly recommend using Airmakers for service or install! Thanks Van!! read more

We noticed an odd smell one morning in our home after using the heater overnight on a rare cold night in San Diego. I immediately imagine the worst case scenarios and start reviewing my stop drop and roll techniques fearing our home would burst into flames at any moment. My next step is to obviously go on yelp and find professional help. Van from Airmakers was great! He fit us in later in the day and came promptly at the time scheduled. He checked out our heating unit and vents and luckily found nothing but a dirty old filter that needed changing. The great thing about SD is that you rarely need to use your heater, on the flip side I guess weird smells can happen if you don't use it very often. Luckily I have a go to heating and air conditioning guy should anything else come up! read more

I needed to install a new furnace in my house. I had 5 bids and Van's was not the lowest, but it was reasonable. I decided to go with him because he was very accommodating to my many requests which included installation and upgrade of grill boxes, putting additional insulation, checking and repairing ducts in the attic. Van's team (Jerry and his helper) installed a new REEM furnace and I am very happy with Van's recommendation to go with REEM and the installation work they did. They are the very knowledgeable professionals and did a very good job. All my additional small requests were also done without petty bargaining which is so common in my experience with other contractors. They are very responsive to customer needs, reasonable, straightforward, honest. In their work they are well organized, efficient, very clean. I will from now use Van's service for all my heating and air conditioning needs. I highly recommend him! read more

Van came to my house and replaced all of the ducting in my home. We have a split level home with the kitchen, living room and dinning room down stairs. The down stairs area was always either really hot in the summer time or cold in the winter time due to lack of air flow whether it be ac or heat. With the lack of heating and ac down stairs it was the exact opposite up stairs. You were either sweating or freezing up stairs. Van recommended that we replace the ducting since our house is almost 40 years old and put in some diverters on the branches up stairs to direct more air down stairs. Van's guys came to the house and pulled out all of the old ducting and replaced it with new ducting and installed the diverters and we closed off about 40% of the air up stairs and directed it down stairs which has made a huge difference in the over all air in the house. We are no longer sweating or freezing in the house depending on where you were in the house. we did have one issue where two of the ducts were hooked up the wrong way and we had a tornado in our small hall bathroom and not enough air in my son's room. I called Van and he sent a guy out and they figured out what happened and fixed the issue. I have been using Van for my heating and air needs for many years now and i have always gotten extremely good service and i have recommended Van to many people and everyone has been very please with his work. Call Van if you want great service and someone who will stand behind his work. Brandon read more

We moved into our home about a year and a half ago. Although the we don't use our AC much, we hadn't noticed a problem. During this summer's hot spell we noticed the AC cycling over and over yet it seemed the AC wasn't doing its job. Lucky for us, the prior owner left the paperwork for the installation of the AC. The unit was only 4 years old. At first we thought it might be a bad thermostat, but that didn't pan out. So we called Airmakers and Van came out the next day. He went through the AC and discovered the refrigerant was low. He filled the unit with refrigerant and took temp readings at the vents. Once the refrigerant was full he took more readings which showed the air temps to be substantially better. It's good to find honest and competent service people. The real kicker is that he didn't even charge us for the visit. Now you can't beat that. We highly recommend Airmakers! read more

Airmakers installed our Bryant heater and air conditioner a couple of years ago. It worked great up until a couple of weeks ago when we stopped getting cool air. We called Airmakers, and Van came out the very same day and fixed the problem (apparently you have to change the filter every few months... still learning how to adult over here). I was surprised he could come the very same day, and that meant a lot to me as I work from home. Fantastic installation and continued service! I'd recommend this company to anyone. read more

I called Airmakers on Sunday 7/22 due to their great reveiws here on yelp. We had tried to run our AC on Saturday and the AC unit was not running and there was a loud buzzing sound coming from the unit. Within a few minutes Van called asked some questions and then said he would be there in an hour. He showed up right on time quickly (and I mean quick enough that you feel you missed something) figured out that the workmen that removed my oven days before had turned off the breaker for the AC. While he was checking things out though he noted that the AC breaker box was old (no fuses) and the coil for the AC unit was very worn (this was what was making the buzzing sound). He suggested that I repair these since even though the unit is old it is still working and pushing out cold air. He didn't have the parts but said he could be back on Tuesday to do the work. His rate was very reasonable and he showed up on Tuesday and completed the work. In the end he got the unit running on Sunday and set it up so I would be fine to run the unit until his return. I couldn't be happier! read more

Called Van @ Airmakers for a VERY small job, hose insulation replacement, quick job for him (he didn't think it was too small a job to take) within 1 hour from my call the job was done, excellent work, response and professionalism. Thanks Van!! read more

We had our air conditioner installed by this company about a year ago and they are fantastic! Their estimate was lower and more affordable than other companies, they installed quickly and efficiently, and we have been super happy with our nice cool home ever since! I would definitely recommend this company to anyone if they want to have central AC installed or upgraded or even just serviced. Their customer service is also fantastic, very responsive to questions and concerns The owner, I think his name is Van, obviously really cares about customers and takes pride in the reputation of this company. Tracy was also very pleasant. Very pleased! read more

Prompt and professional Service! "Van J." Fixed our central AC unit, refilled the gas, hooked up electrical and had it working in two hours flat! They responded to our service call the same day too. Would recommend to others without hesitation. Great service. read more

Called for annual maintenance on a furnace that was installed in a home I recently bought. After speaking with the rep, he said that the unit that I have is a high end unit that would be best serviced by the manufacturer's dealer. I am impressed with his honesty. He probably could have come out and vacuumed it out, said everything was good, and charge me $100. Fantastic integrity! read more

Very prompt and professional. Highly recommended. In our case, the fan in our A/C wasn't turning and although the capacitor looked ok, Airmakers swapped it out with a new one, which fixed the problem. The alternative would have been a new fan, which would have been much more expensive. read more

I highly recommend Airmakers for all of your Air Conditioning and Heating needs! I recently had Airmakers install a Central Air unit in my home and I couldn't be happier with the service they provided. Van was a pleasure to deal with and he was able to beat all of the local competitors prices in the Mira Mesa area. His team of installers were very professional and efficient. They were also able to finish the job in one day! They only use top quality components and parts, and all of the wiring inside and outside my home was clean and organized. Best of all my new Central Air feels Amazing! It cools my home down immediately. If your looking to install Central Air in your home, look no further. Airmakers is the company you want to call! read more

Our old A/C system was getting noisier and the fan on the top of unit didn't always start turning when the unit came on. We called Airmakers and Van came out the next day and looked it over - he explained we could fix the unit we had or replace it with another one with the same energy rating and it wouldn't cost too much. We talked Van into to upgrading our air conditioner and furnace to a SEER 16 system to save a little on the monthly bill but mostly to get a quieter system and get everything replaced at one time by the same company (the setup we had was from 3 different installers). He listened to us and worked with us so we could get exactly what we wanted at a reasonable price. Our neighbor (we live in a mobile home park) came over the next day to say how quiet the A/C was and now she didn't have to shut her windows when it came on. And it's much quieter inside since they put a new grill on the uptake vent. They also installed a vent in the kitchen which we have been wanting since we moved in 10 years ago! Van and his team did a wonderful job - all very pleasant and hard working, came on time and stayed to get it all done the same day. The only problem we had was with the new thermostat we requested. It worked fine but it took us a while to to get the scheduling to work the way we wanted - now we love it. Thanks so much Van - we couldn't be happier! read more

I heard of Airmakers from a friend. Having already checked with other contractors we were ready to throw in the towel. Van, the owner personally came out and assessed the job, gave honest advice and didn't try to oversell something I didn't need. His candor made it easy to choose them. Got a great deal and his crew was quick and professional, updated me as the job progressed and answered all my questions. Highly recommend you give them a call for all your HVAC needs!!! read more

Had Airmaker's look at my old A/C Heat unit that needed to be replaced. Darryl came did a total evaluation of my unit and gave me a price to replace. It was a 1978 A/C unit. The price was the best one I was able to get. The crew came in wearing mask and gloves and installed my unit and all the ducts in one day. Outstanding. I totally recommend these guys. The other company with all the jingles and fancy commercials were no where near as reasonable as Airmaker's . read more