A 38-degree night under tule fog is when a dead furnace gets noticed. Bronco is a family-owned shop in Roseville that drives into Sacramento to repair gas furnaces, attic air handlers and heat pumps in heating mode. A technician finds what failed, you hear what it costs, and you decide. Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Bronco has 60 Google reviews at 4.8 stars. These are copied as written. The last one is from a Sacramento customer and is about an air conditioner.
“Our heater had gone out during these chilly temperatures, and while some companies might not have treated it with urgency, Jennifer absolutely did. She was compassionate, attentive, and made us feel genuinely cared for. … The work was done professionally, quickly, and at a price that was more than reasonable.”
“Today, Bronco completed work on my older HVAC that was inconsistently blowing air (off/on) by replacing a circuit board and rewiring some circuits. I found the technician to be highly competent, a good communicator, and on time. … The old circuit board was provided after the job and it clearly had heat/electrical damage, probably caused by the wiring.”
“Experts in the trade with fair prices and just all around nice people. … Last year when my system needed an actual repair, their competitors rewarded my loyalty with a bid for over $2K! Phil came out and fixed my system that day in about an hour for $200.”
“When I came home on one of the recent 100+ degree days in Sacramento and discovered that my air conditioner had stopped working, I immediately called Bronco and, because it was after hours, left a message. The next morning I received a text from Jenn indicating that a technician was available later that morning. Phil arrived and within a short amount of time had my system up and running again. This is the kind of service I have received from this company for many years, which is why I keep coming back.”
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Gas furnaces, attic air handlers and heat pumps in heating mode share most of these. Whatever yours is doing, tell the office when you call.
Nothing comes on when the thermostat calls for heat. The cause ranges from a safety switch to an igniter or control board.
The blower runs but the air is not warm. A heat pump that has iced over can do this too.
A furnace that quits after a minute or two is short cycling, often a dirty flame sensor or a clogged filter.
Clicking, then nothing, means the start sequence is not finishing. A delayed boom when the burners light is worth a call too.
Summer dust can burn off with a short smell on the first run of the season. If it does not fade, or the furnace shuts down, call.
Do not keep resetting a breaker that trips when the furnace starts. Call and tell us when it trips.
Try new batteries first. If the screen stays dark, or the house does not match the setting, call.
Leave the house without touching switches or the thermostat, and call PG&E from outside. Once PG&E says the house is safe, call us.
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Bronco has been family owned since 2007, working out of Roseville and driving into Sacramento. You deal with the people who run the company: Jenn Fiechter books the call, and Phillip Olmstead, the owner, still runs calls himself.
A technician finds what failed, tells you what it is and what it costs, and leaves the decision with you. If you were quoted a new furnace and want a second look at what is actually wrong, that is a call we take.
“These guys were friendly, honest and hard working (the owner himself was the technician on my service call) - plus they came in at about half the price of some of the bigger, more heavily advertised companies around Sacramento. … Afterward, I was given a full walk-through of the repairs and shown the bad part so I know what was done. Bottom line, their work was top notch and done for the quoted price.”
Jenn Fiechter books the call, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. Tell her what the furnace is doing and which part of Sacramento you are in. After 5pm and on weekends, calls go to voicemail. Jenn calls back every missed number the next morning, whether or not you left a message.
A Bronco technician finds the fault and explains it. Phillip Olmstead, the owner, still runs calls himself.
The service call to diagnose the system is $89. After the diagnosis you hear the repair price and decide. If the furnace is near the end of its life, you hear that too.
Repair it, wait, or price a replacement.
Sacramento is not one kind of house. These are common patterns, not a survey.
Many of these homes started with a floor or wall furnace, and many have had a central system added since, often in the attic. When you call, tell us which you have.
Many Natomas homes were built in the 1990s and 2000s, and the furnace or air handler is commonly in the attic. A furnace from the late 1990s is a quarter century old now, and the heat exchanger is the part to watch. A worn igniter, a dirty flame sensor or a tired blower motor is a repair.
Winters here are short but damp. A furnace that sat idle since spring is asked to run for hours on the first cold night, and whatever is weak fails then.
Gas in Sacramento comes from PG&E and electricity from SMUD. A heat pump in heating mode runs on SMUD power, and SMUD has rebate programs for some upgrades; check current terms with SMUD before you buy.
We book heating repair across Sacramento, including Natomas, Land Park, East Sacramento, Arden Arcade, Pocket, Tahoe Park, Oak Park, Elmhurst, Curtis Park and Midtown.
Cooling is the other half of the year: see AC repair in Sacramento and AC installation in Sacramento, or everything Bronco does in Sacramento. Our home shop has the same service on the furnace repair in Roseville page, and Bronco is a heating and air conditioning company in Roseville first.
Most no-heat calls are a failed part. A few are not, and you should hear which one yours is from the person looking at it, with the numbers side by side.
That is a repair. Igniters, flame sensors, blower motors and control boards are the usual suspects, and the repair costs a fraction of a new furnace.
Price the repair and a replacement side by side. A big repair on an old furnace can be money spent on a unit near the end of its life, and you should see both numbers before you decide.
A cracked heat exchanger is a safety problem, not a repair, and the answer is usually a new furnace.
If it comes to a replacement, California Title 24 requires a permit and duct testing on most of them. We install Amana, and Bronco offers financing through Wisetack.
A furnace that sat idle since spring runs for hours on the first cold night, and that is when the weak part shows itself. The Bronco maintenance plan is $14.49 a month per system, with a spring visit and a fall visit: a cooling tune-up in spring and a heating tune-up in fall.
Yes. Sacramento is in our service area. Call 916-675-1062, Monday to Friday, 8 to 5. Most no-heat calls are seen the same day or the next day, and that is not a promise.
It depends on what failed. A technician diagnoses it first, and you hear the price for the repair before you decide. The service call to diagnose the system is $89. If the repair turns into a replacement, Bronco offers financing through Wisetack.
No. Leave the house without touching switches or the thermostat, and call PG&E from outside. Once PG&E says the house is safe, call us.
Yes. Bronco installs and repairs heat pumps, so one that ices over and stays iced, blows cool air in winter or runs in only one mode is a call we take. Steam off the outdoor unit on a cold morning is its defrost cycle and is normal. Our heat pump repair page has more.
Make sure the thermostat is set to heat and above the room temperature, replace its batteries if it takes them, and replace a clogged filter. If a breaker keeps tripping, do not keep resetting it. Then call and tell the office what the furnace is doing.
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Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. A furnace that is struggling gets a harder test on every cold night, so call when you first notice it. A technician diagnoses it, you hear the price and you decide.
Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm · 373 Caldarella Cir, Roseville, CA 95678 · CSLB 900045
