A furnace that will not light, blows cold air, or keeps shutting off on its own needs a real diagnosis, not a guess. Our licensed technicians find the actual cause and get most Westwood heating repairs done the same visit.
A furnace that has not run since last spring can develop problems that only show up the first cold night you switch it back on. These are the signs worth acting on before you are stuck without heat in Westwood.
A repeated clicking sound with no flame usually points to a failing ignitor. Ignitors typically last around seven years and are one of the most common furnace parts to fail, especially in a system that only runs a few months a year.
If air is moving through the vents but it is not warm, the burners likely are not igniting. This points to a failed ignitor, a dirty flame sensor, or a closed gas valve, and it needs a professional look before you keep running it.
A furnace that turns on and off every few minutes instead of running a full cycle is often overheating internally, sometimes from a dirty filter, a blocked vent, or a failing flame sensor. Left alone, it wears down other parts faster.
A healthy gas flame burns blue and steady. A yellow, orange, or flickering flame can mean incomplete combustion, which is a genuine safety concern and should be looked at right away, not scheduled for later in the week.
Some rooms warm, others cold, regardless of the thermostat setting, often points to a thermostat calibration issue, a duct problem, or a blower struggling to move air through the whole system evenly.
A brief dusty smell on the season's first run is normal. A persistent burning smell, or anything resembling rotten eggs, is not. Turn the system off and call for service immediately rather than waiting it out.
Many of the older apartment buildings near the Village, some dating back to the 1930s in the years just after UCLA arrived, were built with a central boiler and radiators or a single gas wall furnace per unit rather than a modern forced-air system. Parts for that older equipment have grown harder to source every year, and a failing thermocouple or a corroded radiator valve is one of the more common reasons for a no-heat call in these buildings each winter.
Condo towers along the Wilshire Corridor present an entirely different problem. Many units rely on electric resistance heat strips rather than a gas furnace at all, since running gas lines to every floor of a high-rise is impractical, and those heating elements fail differently than a furnace's ignitor does, typically by simply burning out after years of cycling. We carry parts and testing equipment for both older gas-fired systems and electric heat strips, so a no-heat call gets diagnosed correctly regardless of which building type it's in.
Before anything else, we check for gas leaks, verify flame color, and inspect the heat exchanger, since heating repair involves combustion safety that AC repair does not.
You get a clear price before any repair starts, based on what we actually find, not a guess made over the phone.
Most common repairs, ignitors, flame sensors, thermostats, are completed in the same visit with parts we carry on the truck.
We run the furnace through a complete heating cycle and confirm proper airflow and even temperature before we leave.
Every repair gets a written estimate before work starts. These are typical ranges for the most common heating repairs we perform in Westwood, not a final quote.
| Repair | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Diagnostic visit | Starting at $95 |
| Ignitor replacement | $150 – $400 |
| Flame sensor cleaning or replacement | $125 – $250 |
| Thermostat replacement | $150 – $450 |
| Blower motor replacement | $400 – $900 |
| Heat exchanger replacement | $1,000 – $2,500 |
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