Before & After Gallery - Halden Heating and Air Atlanta

HVAC Before & After in Atlanta, GA

Anyone can tell you they do clean work. Seeing it is different. The photos below show real Atlanta HVAC jobs we’ve handled at Halden Heating and Air Atlanta: what we found, what we did, and what it looked like when we packed up. No stock photos, no staged glamour shots. Just the kind of before-and-after you’d want if it were your house. We’ve been doing this since 2004, and we put every job through the same standard: written price first, written guarantee on the repair, and a free return visit if it fails.

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Recent Transformations

AC Repair: Dead Compressor on a 2009 Carrier in Decatur

The problem: A Carrier unit from 2009 had been tripping its breaker for a month. The homeowner had reset it maybe six times before calling us. By the time we arrived, the compressor terminals were scorched and the contactor was pitted beyond saving. That’s a textbook Atlanta summer failure: high humidity, long run times, and a unit that never got a proper once-over. What we did: Andre Fuller diagnosed it in about twenty minutes and wrote up the price before we touched a tool. New compressor, new contactor, fresh filter-drier, and a full system check. The result: The unit now pulls normal amperage and cools the house to 72 degrees on a 95-degree day without breaking a sweat. Total repair took about four hours. Every step was covered by our written guarantee, which means if this repair fails, we come back free.

Furnace Repair: Cracked Heat Exchanger in a 2013 Trane in Buckhead

The problem: During a routine heating check, our technician found a crack in a Trane furnace’s heat exchanger in a Buckhead home. This is the kind of thing you don’t mess with. A cracked heat exchanger can send carbon monoxide into the house, and that’s not something to learn about the hard way. The unit was still running. That’s the scary part. What we did: We shut the system down, showed the homeowner exactly where the crack was, and wrote up a repair price before doing anything. The heat exchanger was replaced, burners were cleaned, and we ran a CO test to confirm it was safe. The result: The furnace now runs clean and quiet. The CO meter didn’t even flutter after the repair. The homeowner got a written guarantee and the peace of mind of knowing the work was done right.

AC Installation: Replacing a Leaking 1998 Goodman R-22 Unit in Smyrna

The problem: We found a 1998 Goodman unit running on maybe half its original R-22 charge. It was cooling, sure, but on borrowed time. The homeowner had been adding refrigerant every summer like clockwork, which tells you it was leaking somewhere and nobody had fixed it properly. R-22 is phased out and expensive. You can keep patching it, but you’re throwing money at a system that’s over 25 years old. What we did: Andre Fuller walked the homeowner through the numbers: repair cost versus replacement cost, energy savings, and the fact that R-22 isn’t coming back. They chose a new system. We handled the full installation, including the line set, the pad, and the electrical. Written price before any work started. The result: The new system cools the house faster, runs quieter, and drops the power bill. The homeowner stopped buying R-22 every spring. The whole install was done in one day, and the warranty paperwork was handled before we left.

AC Repair: Contactor Meltdown on a Lennox in Marietta

The problem: A Lennox in Marietta wasn’t turning on at all. The thermostat clicked, but the outdoor unit sat there dead. When we took the panel off, the contactor looked like it had been in a bar fight and lost. Burned, pitted, and stuck. This happens when connections loosen over time. The wire gets hot, the contactor welds itself, and the system won’t start. It’s a simple part, but if you don’t catch it, it can take out the compressor. What we did: Replaced the contactor, tightened every lug, checked the capacitor while we were in there, and cycled the system a half-dozen times to make sure it engaged cleanly. The result: The unit fires up instantly now. The whole repair was under $300 and took about an hour on site. Written guarantee included. If that contactor fails, we’re back for free.

Furnace Repair: Blower Motor Failure in a Rheem in Roswell

The problem: A Rheem furnace in Roswell was running the burners, but no air was coming out of the vents. That’s a blower motor that gave up. The fan would hum but not spin, and the furnace would shut itself off on high-limit to avoid overheating. It’s the system’s way of saying, “I won’t burn your house down, but I also won’t heat it.” What we did: Pulled the old motor, confirmed it was seized, and installed a new one. We also pulled the blower wheel and cleaned years of dust off it, because a new motor pushing through a dirty wheel is like putting new tires on a car with a bent rim. The result: Air moves through every register again. The furnace heats the house evenly, and the motor runs quieter than the old one probably did five years ago. Written guarantee and a system check before we left.

AC Repair: Refrigerant Leak in a York Evaporator Coil in East Point

The problem: A York unit in East Point was freezing up. The homeowner would turn it off to thaw it, turn it back on, and repeat the cycle every few days. That’s a low-refrigerant warning sign, and a leak test confirmed it: the evaporator coil had a slow leak. On a unit that’s only eight years old, replacing the coil makes more sense than replacing the whole system. What we did: We recovered the remaining refrigerant, swapped out the coil, pressure-tested with nitrogen, pulled a proper vacuum, and recharged to the manufacturer’s exact spec. Not a “throw a can at it and hope” charge. A real, weighed-in charge. The result: The coil stopped freezing, the house hits setpoint, and the unit no longer runs twenty hours a day fighting itself. The repair was done in one visit, with a written price before we started and a written guarantee when we finished.

Want Results Like These?

The before photos above tell the same story every time: an Atlanta HVAC system that was limping along until someone gave it a real fix. If your AC or furnace is doing something you’re trying not to notice, don’t wait until it’s an emergency. Call Halden Heating and Air Atlanta at (912) 616-5481. Book online, get a live arrival time, and track your tech to the door. Written price before any work starts. Every repair comes with a written guarantee and a free second visit if it fails. That’s the standard, and we’ve held it since 2004.

Written by Andre Fuller, Owner at Halden Heating and Air Atlanta, serving Atlanta since 2004.