Expert heat pump repair, replacement, and service for San Rafael homes — from Terra Linda Eichlers to the Dominican hills.
San Rafael’s mild, fog-cooled climate makes a heat pump one of the smartest comfort upgrades a home here can have — but the city’s mix of 1950s Terra Linda ranches, slab-heated Eichlers, and hillside homes in Dominican, Sun Valley, and Peacock Gap each comes with its own ductwork, electrical, and condensate quirks. Since 1986, John Owens Services has installed, repaired, and tuned heat pumps across Marin, so we know how to add capacity to an older 101-corridor home, swap an aging gas furnace for an efficient all-electric system, or get a dead unit running again the same day. We also help homeowners stack MCE and BayREN electrification rebates so the math actually works.
In most cases we offer same-day heat pump repair throughout San Rafael, including Terra Linda, Peacock Gap, and the Canal area. We’re a licensed (#501853), family-run Marin company, so a local technician — not a call center — handles your call.
If your unit is 12–15+ years old, low on efficiency, or needs repeated repairs, replacement usually wins on comfort and PG&E costs. We give you an honest repair-vs-replace breakdown and flag any MCE or BayREN rebates that apply before you decide.
Yes — San Rafael’s mild, rarely-freezing climate is close to ideal for modern heat pumps, which heat efficiently well below the temperatures we see here. Properly sized, one system handles winter heating and summer cooling for warmer inland days.
We do — Terra Linda’s Eichlers and 1950s–60s ranches often need ductless mini-splits or careful duct and electrical planning, and we have decades of hands-on experience with exactly these San Rafael homes.
From the Marin coast to Sonoma wine country, we bring honest plumbing, heating & cooling to homeowners across both counties — based locally since 1986.