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Get your free estimateFast, Reliable Furnace Repair Across Orlando
Furnace repair in Orlando typically costs between $150 and $700, and most jobs are completed the same day we diagnose the issue. If your furnace won’t start, is blowing cold air, or is making a grinding noise, call (850) 845-8659 and a live person answers, 24 hours a day. Our Furnace Repair in Orlando technicians know the older homes here, from Conway to Pine Hills, and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Orlando may be the land of air conditioning, but when the January cold snap hits and your furnace won’t kick on, it’s a rough four days. That’s when you need our AC Repair in Orlando team to step in fast. We work on furnaces in 1970s ranches off Semoran Boulevard, 1980s split-levels in Maitland, and newer stucco homes near Lake Nona. Same furnaces, very different duct situations. That’s the value of a local crew.
Why Meadowsweet Heating and Air Orlando Is Orlando’s Preferred Furnace Repair Company
We’re part of the Cedarwell family of HVAC companies, founded in 2004, and every job we do in Orlando carries the Cedarwell Care Promise. A written price before work begins. Shoe covers and drop cloths inside your home. A photo of the cleanup sent to you before our tech drives away. Plus the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if it’s not done right, we make it right. No runarounds.
Our Orlando techs are background-checked, uniformed, and trained on nine equipment brands: Carrier, Trane, Lennox in Orlando, Goodman, Rheem, York, Daikin, Bryant, and American Standard. They follow the C.A.R.E. values code on every job: Clean up like it’s their own home, Ask before moving anything, Respect your family’s time and quiet hours, Explain the price before the work. If your kids are napping or your dog is anxious, we’ll work around it.
Luis Serrano leads our Orlando team, and he’s the one who checks in on harder repair jobs. You’ll also talk to a live person every time you call, whether it’s midnight on a holiday or 2pm on a Tuesday. No voicemail queue.
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Furnace Maintenance in Orlando
Furnace Maintenance in Orlando is a $80 to $200 service that catches small problems before they become $700 repairs, and it matters even in a climate where the furnace runs only a few months a year. The issue here is humidity. Sitting idle for nine months means dust, corrosion, and electrical contacts that degrade in the moist air. A tune-up inspects the heat exchanger, tests the ignitor or pilot, cleans the flame sensor, checks the blower motor amp draw, and verifies the thermostat wiring.
Seasonal Tune-Up Timing
Book furnace maintenance in November, before the first real cold front. After that, the schedule fills up with no-heat calls, and you’ll wait longer for a non-emergency slot. A November tune-up gives you a written report of what’s wearing down so you can plan, not panic.
What We Check During an Orlando Tune-Up
In Orlando specifically, we pay close attention to condensate drainage and coil corrosion, even on a furnace call. The city’s sulfur-rich irrigation water and high humidity mean electrical connections oxidize faster than they would in a drier climate. A corroded ignition wire or flame sensor will stop a furnace dead on the first cold morning.
Heat Pump Repair in Orlando
Heat Pump Repair in Orlando often addresses the same underlying problems as furnace repair, because most Orlando homes heat with a heat pump rather than a gas furnace. When your heat pump won’t produce warm air in January, the causes are usually a failed reversing valve, a blown capacitor, low refrigerant from a slow coil leak, or a blower motor that’s been pushed too hard by leaky attic ducts. Heat pump repair in Orlando runs $150 to $700, same as furnace repair.
Why Heat Pumps Struggle in Orlando’s Humidity
Orlando’s humid subtropical climate means heat pumps here face a double load. In summer they’re dehumidifying aggressively, and in winter they’re still pulling moisture out of the air while trying to heat. That constant latent load wears out capacitors and contactors faster than in a drier market like Denver. We see a lot of weak capacitors and burned contactor points on units that are only six or seven years old.
Common Heat Pump Issues in Older Orlando Homes
In a 1980s home off Curry Ford Road, the original ductwork in the attic is often the real culprit. Leaky ducts force the blower to run harder, static pressure climbs, and the motor overheats. A technician who only replaces the capacitor without checking static pressure is putting a bandage on a broken arm. We check the whole airflow path before we quote you a repair.
Trusted Brands We Service in Orlando
We service and repair Carrier, Trane, Lennox, and Goodman furnaces and heat pumps across Orlando, and we keep common parts in our local stock so you’re not waiting a week for a flame sensor or a control board. A Goodman furnace in Longwood and a Trane heat pump in Conway should both be back running the same day we diagnose them. Furnace Repair parts availability is something we take seriously, because a cold house in Orlando is still a cold house, even if it’s 55 outside.
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AfterCommon Furnace Repair Problems We See in Orlando Homes
- Corroded condenser coils from sulfur-rich irrigation water. In neighborhoods like Conway and Pine Hills, wells tapping the Floridan aquifer pull up sulfur-laden water that homeowners use for lawns and landscaping. The mist drifts onto condenser coils, and over years, the acid residue eats through the aluminum fins and copper tubing. That’s why 1980s split systems here leak refrigerant long before they should.
- Leaky, undersized original ductwork in hot attics. Homes built from the 1970s through the 1990s often have ductwork in the attic that was undersized on day one. Add a few decades of heat cycling and the joints start to separate, leaking 30 to 40 percent of the airflow. A blower motor that runs continuously to compensate will eventually overheat and fail.
- Power surges from afternoon thunderstorms. Orlando gets more afternoon lightning than almost any city in the country. A nearby strike doesn’t have to hit your house to send a surge through the grid that kills capacitors and control boards. We replace more capacitors in July and August than any other months.
- Heat exchangers rusted by humidity and short cycling. A gas furnace in Orlando may only run 10 to 15 full days a year. That sounds good, but moisture from the humid air settles inside the heat exchanger during the other 350 days. If the furnace short-cycles from an oversized unit or a dirty filter, condensation never fully evaporates, and the heat exchanger rusts from the inside out.
Pricing for Furnace Repair in Orlando, FL
Furnace repair in Orlando costs between $150 and $700 for most jobs. A capacitor replacement runs $150 to $300, and a blower motor repair runs $200 to $500. A full furnace replacement costs more, but we’ll tell you honestly if your money is better spent on repairing the root cause rather than swapping in a new unit that will face the same problems.
| Service | Typical Orlando Price |
|---|---|
| Furnace Repair | $150 – $700 |
| Capacitor Replacement | $150 – $300 |
| Blower Motor Repair | $200 – $500 |
What affects the final price? The age of your unit, the brand, whether the part is in our local stock or needs to be ordered, and how long the diagnosis takes. Every quote is a written price before work starts. You’ll never get a call saying it will be more than we told you. Call (850) 845-8659 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Orlando
Our crew covers Orlando plus Maitland, Altamonte Springs, Casselberry, and Longwood. If you’re in one of those communities and your furnace won’t start, the same Orlando dispatch team coordinates your service, and we’re usually at your door within the hour.
Serving Orlando, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Orlando area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Furnace Repair in Orlando
The most common cause in Orlando is corrosion on the condenser coil from sulfur-rich irrigation water, especially in neighborhoods like Conway and Pine Hills where well water is used for lawns. The acidic residue from that water slowly eats through the coil, causing pinhole leaks. Once the refrigerant charge drops, the system can’t heat or cool properly, and eventually the compressor fails. Fixing the leak and replacing the coil is the real solution. A refill alone will just leak out again. Call (850) 845-8659 and we’ll confirm the leak source with an electronic detector before quoting a repair.
You can, but you’ll likely be disappointed. A like-for-like swap ignores what has happened to your house since the 1970s: ductwork has leaked, attic insulation may have been replaced, windows may have been upgraded, and the house may not need the same capacity it once did. In Pine Hills, we serviced a 1984 Rheem furnace where the original ductwork in the hot attic leaked 40% of the airflow. Our tech found a corroded condenser coil from years of sulfur-laden irrigation water, a weak capacitor, and static pressure off the charts. After sealing ducts, replacing the capacitor, and rebalancing the blower motor, the system’s SEER2-effective performance jumped without a full swap. Sometimes the fix is smaller than you think, and sometimes you need a different size. We’ll calculate the load and show you the numbers before recommending anything.
Orlando’s frequent afternoon thunderstorms bring lightning and power surges that commonly damage capacitors and control boards. A surge doesn’t need to be a direct strike; even a nearby hit can spike the voltage enough to cook a capacitor. If your furnace was running before the storm and dead after, it’s almost always a capacitor or a control board, and both are repairable for $150 to $400. Call (850) 845-8659 and we’ll test the components and show you exactly what failed.
Yes. Sitting idle for ten months of the year in humid air is harder on a furnace than running daily in a cold climate. Moisture corrodes electrical contacts, rusts the heat exchanger, and dust collects on the flame sensor. A $80 to $200 tune-up catches these problems while they’re still cheap to fix. We’ll give you a written report of what we found, with photos, so you know exactly what’s wearing down.
Every spring, Orlando homeowners prepare for summer storms by servicing and hardening their HVAC systems, and that rush defines the local calendar. By late May, our schedule is booked solid with pre-hurricane-season maintenance and standby generator hookups. If you want furnace or heat pump service before summer, call in April. Same-day emergency repairs remain available year-round, but planned maintenance slots go fast from May through July.
Written by Luis Serrano, Owner at Meadowsweet Heating and Air Orlando, serving the Orlando community’s HVAC needs. Call (850) 845-8659 for a free estimate, and a live person will answer.