Fast, Reliable Heating & Furnace Across Calabasas
Heating and furnace repair in Calabasas typically runs $150–$700, with most furnace replacements falling between $3,500–$7,500. We’re usually on-site in Calabasas within a few hours of your call, and we carry parts for Trane, Lennox, Goodman, and Rheem to get your heat back the same day. Call (844) 560-6978 for a free estimate.
We’ve been making the drive up the 101 to Calabasas for years. We know the difference between a quick afternoon call in Calabasas Hills and a full system replacement in The Oaks where HOA approval adds a week to the timeline. Our Heating & Furnace team doesn’t guess at local conditions. We’ve worked on enough systems here to understand what the Santa Ana winds, the triple-digit valley heat, and that salt-laden coastal air do to your furnace over time.
Why Crestview Heating & Air California Is Calabasas’s Preferred Heating & Furnace Company
Our 4.8-star average across 250+ customer reviews includes plenty of Calabasas homeowners who found us after frustrating experiences with dispatch-only outfits. They mention the same thing repeatedly: Marcus Feldman, our owner, still manages service calls personally. That means when we quote a furnace replacement in Mountain View Estates, the person signing off on the work is the same person who answers for it.
Nearly two decades of HVAC experience means we’ve seen virtually every system configuration common to Calabasas’s large custom homes. Multi-zone ducted systems in 4,500-square-foot properties built in 1998? We’ve serviced dozens. Heat exchanger cracks from thermal stress during Santa Ana wind events? We spot them before they become carbon monoxide risks.
Our factory training covers nine major brands, so we’re never the company that tells you “we don’t work on that.” Your system, our specialty. From emergency calls to commercial buildouts, we handle the full range. And we’re owner-managed, not outsourced.
Our Heating & Furnace Services in Calabasas
Furnace Repair
Most Calabasas furnace repairs we handle involve ignitor failures, gas valve issues, or blower motor problems. The voltage fluctuations from heavy summer AC demand in this valley often stress ignitors prematurely. A typical furnace repair in Calabasas runs $150–$700 depending on parts and accessibility. We stock ignitors and gas valves for Goodman, Rheem, and Lennox systems common to homes built here in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Furnace Replacement
Calabasas homes average 3,000–7,000+ square feet with multi-zone ducted systems now hitting 20–25 years of age. If your furnace is original to a 1998 build in Calabasas Park Estates, you’re in the replacement window. Furnace replacement in Calabasas typically costs $3,500–$7,500, with larger homes and zoning systems at the higher end. We size properly for your square footage and duct configuration, not just swap like-for-like.
Heat Exchanger Repair & Replacement
The heat exchanger is the critical component separating combustion gases from your breathable air. In Calabasas, we’ve documented accelerated heat exchanger cracking from extreme thermal cycling — triple-digit afternoon heat followed by cold Santa Ana nights creates expansion and contraction stress that shortens metal fatigue life. Heat exchanger work runs $150–$700. We inspect with cameras and combustion analyzers. Cracked exchangers get red-tagged and shut down until replacement; this is non-negotiable for safety.
Furnace Tune-Up
Our furnace tune-ups in Calabasas include combustion analysis, heat exchanger inspection, gas valve pressure testing, and filter evaluation. Given the wildfire smoke infiltration this valley experiences, we pay special attention to air handler contamination and filter loading. A tune-up runs $95–$235 and often catches the gas valve corrosion and ignitor degradation that would otherwise fail mid-winter.
Gas Valve Repair
Gas valves in Calabasas fail differently than inland markets. Salt-laden coastal air penetrates the valley during onshore flow events, corroding valve bodies and electrical connections. We’ve replaced gas valves on 15-year-old Trane systems in The Oaks where corrosion was advanced enough to cause intermittent ignition failures. We test gas pressure, valve response time, and safety shutoff function. Never attempt gas valve work yourself; the combination of live gas and high-voltage ignition components requires proper training and leak detection equipment.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees — you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Calabasas
We maintain factory-trained compatibility across Carrier, Trane, Lennox, Goodman, Rheem, York, Daikin, Bryant, and American Standard. For Calabasas customers, this means we don’t need to order parts from a warehouse two counties away. We stock common ignitors, gas valves, and blower components for Trane, Lennox, Goodman, and Rheem — the brands we see most often in local homes built between 1985 and 2005. Same-day repair is realistic when your technician isn’t waiting on a parts truck from the Valley.
Common Heating & Furnace Problems We See in Calabasas Homes
- Heat exchanger cracking from thermal cycling. The Calabasas valley’s extreme temperature swings — 105°F afternoons dropping to 45°F Santa Ana nights — create metal fatigue in heat exchangers that coastal cities with moderated climates rarely see. We inspect for cracks annually in systems over 15 years old.
- Ignitor failure from voltage stress. Summer AC peak demand across Calabasas’s large homes causes voltage sags and spikes that degrade hot surface ignitors. We see this most in homes with original electrical service panels from the 1990s.
- Gas valve corrosion from coastal air infiltration. Onshore marine flow pushes salt-laden air through the Simi Hills gap, corroding gas valve terminals and solenoid housings. This isn’t a failure mode we see in Woodland Hills or West Hills at the same rate.
- Blower motor and capacitor degradation from wildfire smoke loading. The Woolsey Fire and subsequent smoke events have loaded Calabasas air handlers with fine particulate. Restricted airflow strains blower motors and overheats capacitors, particularly in systems with undersized return pathways.
Pricing for Heating & Furnace in Calabasas, CA
We publish our ranges because Calabasas homeowners deserve upfront information before inviting a technician into a 6,000-square-foot home. These are real numbers based on our 2024–2025 service data in the 91302 and 91372 ZIP codes.
| Service | Price Range in Calabasas |
|---|---|
| Furnace Repair | $150 – $700 |
| Furnace Replacement | $3,500 – $7,500 |
| Heat Exchanger Repair/Replacement | $150 – $700 |
| Furnace Tune-Up | $95 – $235 |
What moves a job to the higher end? Accessibility in tight mechanical rooms, multi-zone zoning panel integration, and HOA-mandated outdoor unit relocation or screening. What keeps costs down? Catching problems during tune-up before they cascade into component failures. Every estimate we provide in Calabasas is free and itemized. Call (844) 560-6978 to schedule.
We Also Serve Cities Near Calabasas
Our service radius covers Woodland Hills to the south, West Hills to the west, Las Flores to the northwest, and Topanga to the southeast. While we know these areas well, Calabasas presents unique challenges — the HOA approval requirements in gated communities, the valley heat trap effect on system sizing, and the coastal corrosion pattern — that make local experience worth verifying when you hire any HVAC company.
Serving Calabasas, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Calabasas area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs — Heating & Furnace in Calabasas
Voltage fluctuations from heavy summer AC demand across Calabasas’s large homes stress hot surface ignitors beyond their design cycle life. The valley’s electrical infrastructure was sized for homes built in the 1990s with lower baseline loads, and modern additions or ADUs often push panels past stable capacity. We test voltage at the furnace during ignition cycles and recommend panel upgrades when we see repeated ignitor failures. Call (844) 560-6978 for diagnostics — estimates are free.
Yes. The Oaks and most Calabasas gated communities require architectural review board approval for any outdoor unit replacement or relocation per CC&R rules. This adds a permit-plus-HOA step that technicians in neighboring Agoura Hills or Thousand Oaks rarely navigate. We handle the documentation and coordinate with your property manager or board. Typical HOA review takes 7–14 days, so plan furnace replacements in The Oaks accordingly. Call (844) 560-6978 and we’ll walk you through the timeline.
Heat exchangers don’t have a fixed replacement interval, but in Calabasas we recommend annual inspection starting at year 15 due to accelerated thermal cycling from extreme temperature swings. A cracked exchanger is an immediate safety shutdown; carbon monoxide infiltration isn’t negotiable. We’ve replaced heat exchangers at 18 years in homes near Mulholland Highway where Santa Ana events caused rapid fatigue. Call (844) 560-6978 to schedule a combustion analysis and camera inspection.
Yes. Salt-laden marine air penetrates the Calabasas valley during onshore flow events, corroding gas valve terminals and solenoid housings faster than in fully inland markets. We’ve documented this on 15-year-old systems in Calabasas Park Estates and Mountain View Estates where corrosion caused intermittent ignition failures that mimicked control board problems. Proper diagnosis requires testing, not guessing. Call (844) 560-6978 for gas valve inspection and replacement.
A furnace tune-up in Calabasas runs $95–$235 depending on system accessibility and whether combustion analysis reveals adjustments needed. Given local wildfire smoke loading and voltage stress patterns, our Calabasas tune-ups include filter media evaluation and electrical connection inspection beyond standard checklist items. We recommend annual service before the first Santa Ana event. Call (844) 560-6978 to schedule — estimates are free.
Ready to get your Calabasas heating system sorted? Call (844) 560-6978 for a free estimate. We’ll give you honest pricing, real timelines, and owner-level accountability on every job.
Written by Marcus Feldman, Owner at Crestview Heating & Air California, serving Calabasas and surrounding communities since 2006.