When your air conditioner quits in July, you do not need a sales pitch. You need someone at your home today who can tell you what broke and what it costs to fix. Beede AC & Heating has been doing that across Katy and West Houston since 2010. We are family-owned, we answer our own phone, and the person who shows up is the person who diagnoses your system. Same-day service on most no-cool calls.
AC blowing warm air
System not turning on
Strange noises or vibrations
Refrigerant leaks and recharging
Frozen evaporator coils
Thermostat malfunctions
Capacitor and contactor failures
Drainage and condensate line issues
Capacitors:
The outdoor unit hums but the fan does not spin, or the compressor struggles to start. Heat kills capacitors, and Katy attics and condenser pads deliver plenty of it.
Contactors:
Pitted or welded contacts stop the outdoor unit from engaging. Cheap part, and easy to catch during air conditioning service before it strands you.
Clogged Condensate Drains:
The system shuts down on a float switch, or worse, you find water staining a ceiling. Slab-on-grade homes with attic air handlers see this constantly. Past those, we regularly handle refrigerant leaks, failed blower motors, frozen evaporator coils, bad control boards, and thermostat wiring faults.

We get asked this on nearly every older system, so here is how we actually think about it.
Under 10 years old and the repair is a few hundred dollars, fix it. That system has life left. Over 12 years old, on R-22 refrigerant, or facing a compressor or coil replacement, the math usually favors a new system. R-22 is no longer produced, which makes a refrigerant-heavy repair expensive, temporary and expensive on the energy bill. A failed compressor on a system that age is often more than half the cost of replacing the whole thing. Somewhere in between, we lay out both numbers and let you decide.
Financing is available when replacement is genuinely the right call, and we will size the new system to your home rather than matching whatever tonnage the last contractor guessed at.

Our residential diagnostic is a flat $99. A technician comes out, tests the system end to end, and finds the actual fault. You get the repair price before any work starts, and nothing happens until you say go. The $99 covers the diagnosis itself. It is a standalone fee, not a deposit toward the repair, and we tell you that up front so there are no surprises on the invoice. If the system turns out to be past saving, we will say so plainly and price a replacement instead of selling you a repair that buys you six weeks.
We tell you the cost before we start, and we offer financing when a full replacement is genuinely the right call. A broken or inefficient system doesn't have to mean an impossible bill.
CODE:WINTER50REPAIR. The $50 comes off your repair invoice. The diagnostic is a separate, standalone fee and is not discounted or credited toward the repair. Valid on a client's first repair with Beede AC & Heating. One coupon per home. Mention when booking or show your tech. Cannot be applied after payment. Expires 12/31/2026. Stacks with 3% educator and first responder discount. Not valid on maintenance, installations. No cash value. Not combinable with other coupons.
CODE:WINTER26FURNACE. $250 comes off the installed price on your signed proposal. Labor, permit, and haul-away included. One coupon per home. Present before signing. Expires 12/31/2026. Stacks with the 3% educator and first responder discount. Not valid on repairs, maintenance. Not combinable with other coupons. No cash value.