Heating Contractor in Tavares, FL

Heating Services for Tavares Homes and Businesses

Most homes in Tavares heat with the same heat pump or air handler that cools them all summer, not a furnace. When a cold front comes through Lake County, that system has to switch over and carry the house through the night. Lucas Air Conditioning and Heating installs, repairs and maintains the heating side of those systems for homes and businesses across Tavares.

Because heat runs only a few weeks a year here, small problems tend to hide until the first cold night: a reversing valve that won't switch, dusty heat strips, or a thermostat that never calls for heat. We find and fix them before they leave you without heat.

Heat Pump Repair and Installation

A heat pump heats and cools with one system, which is why it is the most common heating equipment in Central Florida. We repair heat pumps that won't heat, blow cool air in heat mode, run constantly, or get stuck in defrost, and we test the reversing valve, refrigerant charge and controls so the system works in both modes.

When a heat pump is at the end of its life, we size a replacement to your home with a load calculation and explain the options, from standard systems to high-efficiency inverter heat pumps. Financing is available on new systems.

Heat Strips, Air Handlers and Emergency Heat

Many Florida homes pair the heat pump with electric heat strips in the air handler for backup and emergency heat. We check and repair heat strips, sequencers, breakers and blower motors so backup heat comes on when the heat pump needs help and shuts off when it doesn't.

If you notice a burning smell the first time the heat runs, a tripping breaker, or heat that only works in emergency mode, call us before it gets colder. Those are the problems we see most when the season changes.

Pool Heater Repair in Tavares

We also repair and install pool and spa heaters, including pool heat pumps, so your pool stays warm into the cooler months. Diagnostics are a flat $125, and repairs can be scheduled in advance by calling our office. See our pool heater repair and installation page for details.

Pool heaters run hard in the shoulder seasons, and many of the same parts wear out as on a home heat pump: fan motors, capacitors, sensors and controls.

Heating Maintenance Before the Cold Snaps

A fall check of the heating side catches most heating failures before they happen: heat mode tested, heat strips cleaned and checked, electrical connections tightened and the drain line cleared. It can be done with your regular AC tune-up.

Our Preventative Maintenance Agreement includes a yearly tune-up, 15% off parts and priority scheduling, so your system is checked before both the summer and the cold snaps.

Veteran-Owned and Based in Tavares

Lucas Air Conditioning and Heating is a veteran-owned company founded in 2018 by U.S. Army veteran Cameron Lucas, with more than 60 combined years of experience on the team. Our office is at 15800 Old US Hwy 441 in Tavares, and we serve Eustis, Mount Dora, Leesburg, The Villages, Lady Lake, Clermont and the surrounding communities.