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47 Google reviews Max quickly figured out why our heat pump kept cycling and wouldn’t hold the temperature. He found the issue faster than I expected, and now the house feels normal again. Very professional and efficient service. Highly r…
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We recently had a new Daikin multi-zone ductless HVAC system installed by LEVANO, and we’re very happy with the result. The crew did a clean, professional job from start to finish. The installation looks neat, organized,…
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Levano installed our new heat pump system and ducts, and they did a very good job. The installation crew was professional and courteous, wearing booties in our house, keeping their workspace neat and clean, and cleaning …
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I cannot recommend Levano enough. The AC repair service that we received from them was outstanding. The individual on the telephone was friendly, knowledgeable, and understood the situation, which allowed them to dispatc…
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Brands We Service in Granite Bay
From builder-grade systems to the premium equipment common in custom homes here.
You are on PG&E here, not Roseville Electric
This trips people up constantly, because Roseville starts a few minutes down the road. Granite Bay is unincorporated Placer County and it is served by PG&E, not by Roseville Electric and not by SMUD.
What that means for you in practice: the $50 HVAC tune-up rebate and the $100 thermostat rebate that Roseville Electric offers its customers do not apply to you, even though your neighbor two miles west can claim them. Any contractor page that promises you Roseville Electric money in Granite Bay has not checked.
PG&E runs its own programs and they change, so we check what is actually available at the time we quote rather than printing a number here that goes stale.
Big houses usually mean two or three systems, not one
Granite Bay homes are large, and that changes the job. Above roughly 3,000 square feet, a single system rarely does the whole house well, so most properties here run two or even three separate systems, or one system with zoning.
Three things follow from that:
- Diagnosis takes longer. When one part of the house is uncomfortable, the first question is which system serves it. We check the zone dampers and the thermostat wiring before assuming equipment failure.
- Systems age at different rates. The unit serving the west-facing bedrooms works far harder than the one on the shaded side. It is normal for one to need replacing years before the other, and we will say so rather than selling you both.
- Duct runs are long. In a sprawling single-story layout the far rooms lose capacity to the length of the run. That is usually a ductwork problem, and a bigger condenser will not fix it.
Oak canopy, long driveways and what they do to a condenser
Granite Bay keeps a lot of its oak canopy, which is pleasant to live under and hard on equipment.
Leaf litter and pollen pack into condenser coils faster here than in the open tract neighborhoods west of the freeway. A clogged coil raises head pressure, which raises compressor temperature, which shortens the life of the most expensive part in the system. It is also the most common reason a healthy unit stops cooling well in late summer.
The shade cuts both ways. A condenser under mature oaks runs cooler than one baking against a west wall, which helps. But it needs the coil cleaned more often, not less. If yours has not been washed out in a couple of seasons, that is where we start.
See also our guide to an AC blowing warm air, where a dirty coil is one of the usual suspects.
Permits go through Placer County, not a city
Because Granite Bay is unincorporated, permits and inspections for equipment replacement go through Placer County, not a city building department. Different office, different scheduling than a job in Sacramento or Roseville.
We pull the permit and handle the inspection. Some outfits skip it because it is faster, and it becomes your problem at closing when the paperwork does not match what is in the closet. On a million-dollar property that is not a fight worth inheriting.
California’s Title 24 energy code also applies, and depending on how much of the system is being replaced it can pull in duct sealing and testing. We tell you up front if your job triggers that, because discovering it mid-install is how a quote suddenly grows.
Every service we offer in Granite Bay
- AC and heating repair: Granite Bay homes often run two or three systems, and we diagnose each one separately rather than guessing which is at fault. Flat $69 diagnostic per visit.
- Installation and replacement: multi-system and zoned replacements sized by load calculation, permitted through Placer County, HERS-tested.
- Furnaces: repair and replacement across larger homes with more than one furnace, and the carbon monoxide check on every visit.
- Heat pumps: Granite Bay is PG&E, not Roseville Electric, so the Roseville rebate stops at the city line; we quote heat pumps on their merits.
- Ductless mini-splits: pool houses, guest casitas, detached offices and the wing of the house the main systems never quite reach.
- Ductwork: long runs across large attics lose more air than short ones; we test leakage before any equipment quote.
- Indoor air quality: MERV 13 media cabinets on each system, sized so filtration does not cost airflow.
- Maintenance and tune-ups: spring and fall visits covering every system in the house in one appointment, with readings on the invoice.
- Commercial HVAC: offices and retail along Douglas Boulevard and Auburn Folsom Road, scheduled around business hours.
HVAC in Granite Bay: Common Questions
No. Granite Bay is unincorporated Placer County and is served by PG&E, not by Roseville Electric. The $50 tune-up and $100 thermostat rebates Roseville Electric offers are only for homes on its service. PG&E runs separate programs and the amounts change, so we check what is current when we quote.
In houses this size it is usually not the equipment. Most Granite Bay homes run two or three systems or one system with zoning, so the first question is which system serves that area. After that we look at zone dampers, thermostat wiring and duct runs, which get long in a sprawling single-story layout.
More often than the label says. Granite Bay keeps a lot of oak canopy, and leaf litter and pollen pack into condenser coils faster than in the open tract neighborhoods. A clogged coil is the most common reason a healthy system stops cooling well in late summer.
Placer County, because Granite Bay is unincorporated rather than its own city. We pull the permit and handle the inspection. Title 24 may also add duct sealing and testing depending on the scope, and we tell you before the work starts.
Yes, a flat $69, and it goes toward the repair if you have us do the work. That is the whole number, not a trip fee with a diagnostic charge added afterwards.