San Angelo · Concho Valley

Dry heat has its own rules.

Heating, refrigerated air and evaporative cooling for West Texas homes and businesses — picked for the building and the weather, not out of habit.

A low brick San Angelo house with a wide sky and an outdoor unit beside the carport
Two ways to cool

Swamp cooler or refrigerated air?

Around here both are common, and both are right some of the time. The deciding factor is the humidity on the day, not anyone's preference.

Evaporative (swamp)

  • Works best when the air is dry — the drier the day, the colder the supply air
  • Needs a window or door cracked so air can leave the house
  • Uses water, and hard water means scale on the pads
  • Pads, pump and bleed-off need seasonal attention

Refrigerated air

  • Works whatever the humidity, and takes moisture out of the air
  • Runs with the house closed up
  • Costs more to run per hour, and more to install
  • Filters, coils and drains instead of pads and pumps
A sunlit living room in a West Texas home with a ceiling register and shaded window
Homes

For homes

Brick ranch houses, older homes near the river and newer builds out toward the lake. Repairs, replacements and the conversions people ask about most.

  • RepairsWritten price after diagnosis.
  • ReplacementsSized from the house.
  • Swamp to refrigeratedDone properly, ducts included.
  • MaintenanceBefore summer and before winter.
A shop front on a San Angelo street with a rooftop unit above the awning
Business

For businesses

Shops and offices downtown, clinics, restaurants, and shops out on the highway where the dust never quits. Scheduled maintenance with a record per unit.

Questions

Asked in San Angelo

Swamp cooler or refrigerated air?

It depends on the humidity. Our evaporative page estimates how cold the supply air would be at today's temperature and humidity, and says when refrigerated air is the better answer.

Can you convert a swamp cooler to refrigerated air?

Yes, and it is more than swapping the box: ducts usually change, the openings that let air escape are closed up, and the electrical side is checked. We price the whole job in writing.

Do you service evaporative coolers?

Yes. Pads, pumps, bleed-off, water lines and winterising, plus roof-curb repairs where the old unit sat.

How often should filters be changed here?

More often than the packet says. Dust is constant in this part of Texas, so we check at every visit and tell you the interval your house actually needs.

Do you work on businesses?

Yes. Shops, offices, clinics, restaurants and metal shop buildings, with planned maintenance and a record per unit.

Will I get a price before work starts?

Yes. Repairs are priced in writing after diagnosis, and replacements are proposed in writing.

Service area

Knickerbocker Road and out

3584 Knickerbocker Rd, San Angelo, TX 76904

San Angelo, Grape Creek, Wall, Christoval, Miles, Ballinger and Eden.

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