
About us
Carini Home Services is a leading 24 hour provider of Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning services throughout San Diego County. We offer Repairs, Installations and Maintenance for residential homes. The company is Licensed, Bonded, Insured and is 100% family owned and operated. Our service areas cover all of San Diego County including Central San Diego, East County, North and South Counties. The company's primary product lines include American Standard, Mitsubishi Ductless Splits, Bradford and White, Navian, Noritz and all other major brands of Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing equipment. All Carini Heating, Air and Plumbing employees undergo extensive training and are background checked upon hire. You can trust Carini Heating, Air and Plumbing to respect your home, your family and provide you with the 5 Star service you deserve.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Residential Plumbing Services, Residential HVAC Services, Air Conditioning Installation & Repair, Furnace/Heating Installation and Repair, Mitsubishi Ductless Mini Split Installation and Repair, Sewer and Drain Services, Heating & Air Conditioning Maintenance, Water Heater Installation and Repair, Tankless Water Heater Installation and Repair, Water Softener/Purifier Installation, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ),
Services we don't offer
Air Duct Cleaning, Window AC, sump pump
Amenities
Eco Friendly Accreditations
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Senior Discount
10% up to $500
Accepted Payment Methods
- Financing Available
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- CreditCard
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Sewer Camera Inspection & Hydro Jet
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- I "HIGHLY" recommend this company. The gentleman (Anthony DeCarois) who performed the inspection and tune-up of my heat
ting and A/C unit was thorough, courteous and the kind of go-the-extra-mile individual that is not just a credit to the business that he represents but to his profession as well.
There was no up-sell pressure. The work was accomplished as advertised and I would not hesitate to recommend Carini heating and air conditioning to anyone based upon this experience.
I am a very satisfied customer. Thanks!!!!!
Although we have not contracted Carini Heating and Air as of yet - when we decide to make the purchase - it will most definitely be with Carini Heating and Air. I highly recommend them - even if to get an idea of your needs related to Heating and Air conditioning.
**UPDATE**
After my Wife and I discovered that our area was eligible for HERO financing, we called Carini Heating and Air to go forward with our original visit/estimate to replace our furnace and add central air. Our house has a unique challenge in that we have a half second floor. The first floor is open with vaulted ceiling, which leads up to a half second floor with a loft and two bedrooms and 1 bathroom. As such, a lot of heat rises to the second floor. Gabriel recommended a solution to our problem, which added cost because of additional ductwork required. Additionally, the HERO financing requires high efficiency components, so the lower cost units were not allowed by the HERO financing program, also adding expense for the high efficient units.
Carini Heating and Air arrived at the agreed day/time and went to work with gusto! The removal of the original equipment (1973) and replacing with a 98 SERE furnace and adding a 4 ton unit was quoted as 3 days. Although the installation took 3.5 days, the end result is AMAZING!! Our electricity bill has been reduced by approximately $150 per month, and the comfort of our home is - AWESOME! Once again, I would highly recommend Carini as your Heating and/or A/C service or installer - Great service, great prices and the best quality that I have experienced as a homeowner.
I did find less expensive options, but there ratings on here and from what I have seen, the little extra was worth it.
"Dear [removed member name] We are very surprised to see you post this negative review almost 2 and 1/2 years after you called us to service your system, and that you are also promoting another company in your review. As you stated, our service manager came out to service your 30 year old furnace, and you had no complaints with our service. You called back several weeks later, and our office responded correctly to you, that things do happen to furnaces that are 30 years old. Just like an old car, you might fix one component and then another may fail. Our records clearly show that we tried to contact you multiple times for a revisit to evaluate the problem, but you did not return any of our calls. If you had called us back, we may have been able to fix your problem for no additional cost, instead of what you ended up paying the other company. We stand by our work and are proud that we have received the Angie's List Super Service Award for 3 years in a row. We have over 100 other positive Angie's List reviews to support our quality work and honest work ethic."
The technician, Bowen, showed up 15 minutes early, was very professional, and he even
took off his shoes at the front door! That really impressed me - usually this
doesn't happen and I immediately liked him right away. He explained to us
how to keep our vents clear of dust and where to get our filters. I
enjoyed watching him clear out the dryer vents in case a snake came out!
Carini's prices were very reasonable, he's friendly and easy to talk to, and he
offers excellent and professional services. We will definitely be calling
again. Thank you so much Carini!
So I went to Angie's List and found a great coupon offer for a technician to come out and inspect the unit. Carini's made an appointment for the following Monday between 11 and 12. On Monday at exactly 11, Dan arrived with a wonderful smile and went right to work. After about 30 minutes he confirmed that the condenser unit inside the house was leaking and needed to be replaced. The rest of the system, including the heater, passed his inspection which was good to know. He told us that our HVAC was somewhat dated and that finding a condenser that would work on this older equipment might be difficult. He went over all of the pricing ahead of time, the options for part only and labor, as well as new compressor and part if needed. There was a huge difference in price between just replacing the coil, or having to replace the coil and the outdoor compressor.
Two days later Dan called to say he had found a hybrid condenser coil that would work with our current system and it could be installed in a day or two after he received it. Right on time at 8am two techs showed up with part in hand. They put tarps on the carpet near the unit and completed the swap in a couple of hours. The cost was exactly what Dan had quoted which was extremely reasonable, only $1400.
We will absolutely call Carini for all of our future HVAC problems. We will also request Dan if he is available, we all spent quite an interesting and fun day together at the start. Thank you, Carini!!
Carini had a significant edge. He had both technical and business experience. He was responsive to our concerns. He proposed three different levels of Rheem furnace. I had a bias toward Rheem as the "sweet spot" among first tier providers -- highly rated for reliability, lower priced, and better web presence in the sense of marketing and technical literature on line.
It was only a few days after we gave our approval that they were out here installing the new unit. It only them a mere five or six hours to do the installation. The workmanship looks great to me and the Encinitas building inspector complemented the installation when he signed off on it.
Carini has put together a great team. His office was careful to confirm appointments. Things basically happened when and as promised. We had a minor glitch installing a return grill, but that was remedied in a timely fashion. His installers we prompt, courteous, careful and they did a great job.
"(member name removed), We are sorry for your experience, it is never our intention to make anyone feel that they are not important to us. I feel I need to explain the policy to clarify our position when it comes to escrow diagnostic reports. We found ourselves being taken advantage of by real estate agents and needed to implement a policy that protects us from being used. We have done several reports for real estate agents and found they were using our reports to go after the sellers for corrections or deductions or the property would fall out of escrow and our reports did not put us in a position for any additional work. We found we were sending out our employees and costing our company money for no potential work. So we implemented a diagnostic fee for any properties that are in escrow. We needed to be able to pay our employees and cover other costs involved in running a business. In your case, we were told you had a house in escrow and needed to have the furnace replaced. You explained the house was in escrow and we explained our policy. After you told us you owned the home and this is not a standard "buyer, seller" situation, we waived the fee. We were told you got a price from one of our competitors and could not qualify for the financing and wanted to see if we could provide you a better price and possibly qualify with our financing. The office staff believed that under the circumstances we would probably not be able to qualify you and our prices would be very close to the price you already had. We did not try to "chisel a fee", we told you since you owned the house there would not be a fee and we also explained that the price you got from our competitor is fair and we probably couldn't help you any. We were being honest, which people aren't used to when it comes to the service industry. We were of integrity with this situation and don't feel like your review is fair or accurate. We feel like you misinterpreted our intention and would appreciate an opportunity to talk and resolve this situation without jeopardizing our great reputation."
"Dear (removed member name): We're sorry that you weren't 100% satisfied with our Angie's List 22 pt tune-up and maintenance. We take all comments very seriously and always learn if we makes mistakes. The work order from the call two years ago shows that we did the 22 point tune-up on two furnaces and that when you made the appointment, you did request our consultation on the possibility of other services. So our service tech was under the impression that you did want to know what additional work could be done and what it might cost. We always give customers options for what they can do to improve their systems if they request them, but make a conscious effort NOT to push customers to purchase something that they don't need. We don't use low quality filters but if you feel that we did in the instance we are certainly sorry and would be happy to come out again and install new filters at no charge."
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