AC Repair & Installation in Westminster, CA

Westminster’s HVAC and Electrical Contractor, Under One License Holder

In a city where most homes are 50 to 70 years old, the AC and the wiring age together. Smartchoice Air Conditioning, Heating & Electrical is licensed for both: HVAC (CSLB C-20 #1120994) and electrical (CSLB C-10 #1120145). When a new system needs a circuit, a disconnect or a bigger panel, the same crew does it, and you deal with one company.

$65 HVAC service call, applied to your repair · electrical repairs from $149 first hour · free estimates on new systems, panels and EV chargers · same-day when you call by noon: (949) 229-6766

What Makes Westminster Homes Different

• Postwar tract homes. About 20% of Westminster’s homes date from the 1950s, 31% from the 1960s and 24% from the 1970s. The city’s own housing plan notes that homes built before 1970 may need electrical and other system upgrades.
• Small original panels. Homes of that age were wired for far less than a central AC, an electric dryer and an EV charger running together. We check the panel on every estimate.
• Wall furnaces and add-on cooling. Many older homes here were built with a wall or floor furnace and no ducts. We repair and replace wall furnaces, and add cooling with ductless mini-splits where there is no ductwork.
• Mobile homes. About one home in nine in Westminster is a mobile home, in 17 parks across the city. Their heating and cooling equipment is different, and the permit comes from the State of California, not the city.

AC Repair in Westminster

Phone us before noon, Monday to Saturday, and we can usually send a technician the same day. Diagnosis is covered by the $65 service call, which is credited to the repair, and the price is fixed before work begins.

• Warm air from the vents: commonly a failed capacitor (from $250), a contactor (from $239) or a refrigerant leak. Our guide to an AC not blowing cold air lists the causes.
• A humming outdoor unit that won’t start: a capacitor or a hard-start kit (from $285) before anyone talks about a compressor.
• A breaker that trips when the AC kicks on, which on an older panel can be the breaker itself.
• Weak airflow in back bedrooms: a blower motor (from $389) or ducts that have come apart in the attic.

We work on every major brand. More on our AC repair page.

AC Replacement & New Systems in Westminster

A free in-home visit comes first: a load calculation, a look at the ducts and a check of the electrical panel. You then get one written price that covers the HVAC and any electrical work. We file the permit through the city’s Westminster Build portal and meet the inspector.

• Central AC: from $5,950 (2 tons) to about $8,450 (5 tons), installed.
• AC and furnace together: from $7,500 to about $12,000.
• No ducts? A ductless mini-split starts from $3,750 for one zone.
• Panel too small? A 200-amp upgrade is $4,500–$5,000 on the same job.

Included every time: the permit, the HERS test and inspection, removal of the old equipment, a 5-year labor warranty, a 10-year parts warranty and a year of our maintenance membership. See your starting price in 60 seconds. Financing available on approved credit. If the repair is the smarter spend, we say so: that is the $5,000 rule.

Mobile Home AC and Heating

We repair and replace AC and heating systems in Westminster’s mobile home parks. Two things are different from a house: the equipment has to be rated for manufactured homes, and alterations need a permit from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), not from the city. We size the system for the home, handle the state permit paperwork and price it at a free visit.

Furnaces, Heat Pumps & Tune-Ups in Westminster

Furnace repair starts with the $65 service call: flame sensor cleaning from $195, igniter from $295. A new furnace runs $4,500 to about $7,250. A heat pump heats and cools with one system: $6,500–$10,000 for 2.5–3 tons, $9,500–$13,500+ for 4–5 tons, and we check the heat pump rebates open to you. A tune-up is $79 per system, or two visits a year with the membership for $239.

Electrician in Westminster

• Panel upgrades: 100 to 200 amps for $4,500–$5,000, including replacement of Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels, with the Southern California Edison shutoff coordinated for you.
• Breakers: replacement from $275; dedicated circuits from $650.
• EV chargers: $350–$1,250 for labor and materials (charger and permit not included).
• Electrical repairs: $149 for the first hour, then a flat quote; rewiring for remodels and additions. See everything on our Orange County electrician page.

Where We Work in Westminster

All of Westminster: the neighborhoods around Little Saigon and Bolsa Avenue, the tracts along Beach Boulevard, Goldenwest Street and Westminster Boulevard, and the city’s mobile home parks, across 92683. We also serve nearby Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Seal Beach and Stanton.

What We Charge in Westminster: Transparent Pricing

Westminster AC, HVAC & Electrical FAQs

Schedule Service in Westminster

Licensed, insured and family-owned since 2017. CSLB C-20 #1120994 + C-10 #1120145. Call (949) 229-6766, book online, or get your starting price for a new system.