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Residential A/C
Installation, fast repair and energy efficient upgrades for houses across The Woodlands and the surrounding towns. Licensed technicians, and a company that answers the phone at 2am in August.
Residential A/CThe Woodlands, Texas / Established 1978
The first name in air conditioning here, and still the one that picks up.
Sam Dillion started Air Woodlands in 1978 and named it so it would sit at the front of the phone book. Forty eight years on it is still local, still family owned, and still running 24 hours a day across The Woodlands and Montgomery County.
On the record
Forty eight years in the same corner of Texas
Every figure here is published: the founding year on their own about page, the rating and review count on their Google listing, the trip charge on their own price sheet.
- Year Sam Dillion started the company
1978
Year Sam Dillion started the company
- Google rating across 622 reviews
5.0
Google rating across 622 reviews
- Hours, every day of the year
24/7
Hours, every day of the year
- Standard trip charge
$89
Standard trip charge
What they do
Residential and commercial, cooling and heating
Eight services in all, split between air conditioning and heating. These three carry most of the calls. The rest are one page away.
- HeatingFurnace and air handler work for homes and for commercial buildings. A Gulf Coast heater sits idle most of the year, which is exactly why it needs looking at before the first hard freeze.Heating
- Air QualityPurifiers, filtration and duct cleaning to pull pollutants, allergens and airborne contaminants out of the air you are breathing indoors with the windows shut half the year.Air Quality
The trucks
Their own line is the trust behind the trucks
Two generations have driven that livery around Montgomery County. Sam ran it from 1978, partnered with Jeremy Laurence in 2011, and handed him the lead in 2018. The name on the van has not changed hands outside the family since.
- Call
A
Someone picks up
There is no answering service and no callback window. The company has run 24 hours a day since Sam was taking weekend and holiday calls himself in the early years.
- Read
B
The meter goes on the unit
High-side PSI is the first honest number before you quote a recharge. A compressor pulling hard against a failing capacitor or a blocked condenser reads high long before it trips the breaker and quits.
- Say
C
You get told what it is
In plain words, with the options laid out. One customer wrote that Scott identified a failed condenser fan motor in about fifteen minutes and explained it without the jargon.
- Fix
D
It gets put right
Repair the same visit where the part is on the van. Where it needs a system, financing through Synchrony means it does not have to be paid up front.
I cannot say enough great things about Air Woodlands! Scott came out to our home this morning around 10:30 AM and had the issue diagnosed within about 15 minutes. He quickly identified that our condenser fan motor had failed and explained everything in simple, easy-to-understand terms without any confusing technical jargon. What impressed us most was how fast and efficient the service was.Sana Majo, Google review
1978
The phone book year
The name was a filing decision
Sam Dillion had been working for a real estate inspection company when he learned to repair air conditioners, got his own licence, and went out on his own. He called the company Air Woodlands because he lived in The Woodlands, and because starting with the letter A put him at the front of the phone book, which was how people found anyone in 1978.
He says the business grew because he offered prompt service not just during regular hours but on weekends and holidays too. That is still the operating hours today, and it is the part of the company that has not moved in forty eight years.
Maintenance
Three plans, and every one of them lowers the call-out
The standard trip charge is $89 and the after hours fee is $135. A plan brings both down and puts a check-up in the calendar before the season that breaks systems.
Level 1
$16a month
- 5% off all repairs
- $79 trip charge
- $125 after hours
- One free A/C check-up a year
Level 2
$26a month
- 10% off all repairs
- $69 trip charge
- $110 after hours
- Free A/C check-up and heating tune-up
Level 3, their most popular
$34a month
- 15% off all repairs
- $59 trip charge
- $95 after hours
- 5% off equipment replacement
- One free visit with no trip charge
Questions
The things people ask before they book
Prices and hours below are the ones Air Woodlands publishes themselves. If your question is not here, the phone is answered at any hour.
Yes. Air Woodlands runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and has done since Sam Dillion started the company in 1978 by taking calls on weekends and holidays. Call (281) 367-8135 whenever the system quits.
The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Magnolia, Porter, Kingwood, Humble, Willis and New Waverly, plus the surrounding areas. If you are not sure whether you are inside that, call and ask.
The standard trip charge is $89, and the after-hours fee is $135. Both come down if you are on a maintenance plan: Level 3 members pay a $59 trip charge and a $95 after-hours fee.
Level 1 is $16 a month and covers a 5% repair discount, a reduced $79 trip charge and one free A/C check-up a year. Level 2 is $26 a month, adding a 10% repair discount and a free heating tune-up. Level 3 is $34 a month, with a 15% repair discount, a 5% equipment-replacement discount and one free regular visit with no trip charge.
Yes. Air Woodlands holds Texas HVAC contractor licence TACLB# 89203E, and is a RUUD ProPartner.
Financing is available through Synchrony, so a replacement or a larger repair can be paid over time rather than up front. Ask about the plans and promotions running when you call.
Both. Alongside residential A/C and heating, Air Woodlands handles commercial A/C, commercial heating, and commercial air ducts including inspections, trunk line repairs and new installations.
Serving The Woodlands and Montgomery County
Cooling and heating, answered at any hour, since 1978
The Woodlands, Spring, Tomball, Conroe, Magnolia, Porter, Kingwood, Humble, Willis and New Waverly. Licensed under TACLB# 89203E and a RUUD ProPartner.