How much does AC repair cost in Lafayette, LA?

Most AC repairs in Lafayette fall between $150 and $650, depending on the part that failed. Capacitor and contactor replacements sit on the low end. Refrigerant leaks, blower motors, and control boards run higher. Our diagnostic fee is $95 for the primary service area and $125 for extended areas, and that fee is credited toward any repair we perform the same visit. We give you a written, flat-rate price before any work starts, so there are no surprises on the invoice.

Do you offer same-day AC repair service in Lafayette?

Yes. We dispatch from our Abbeville shop daily and run multiple Lafayette routes Monday through Friday, with after-hours emergency coverage available every day of the year. If you call before noon on a weekday, we can almost always get a Lafayette homeowner on the schedule the same day. During July and August peak heat, we sometimes book two days out, but emergency calls get priority. Call (337) 893-5646 and we will tell you the next available window honestly.

Which Lafayette neighborhoods do you serve?

All of them. We work in River Ranch, the Saint Streets, Bendel Gardens, Broadmoor, the Oil Center, Downtown, the Ambassador Caffery corridor, Kaliste Saloom, North Lafayette, the Carencro side, and the Youngsville border. Lafayette Parish zip codes 70501-70508 are all part of our regular service rotation. We also serve adjacent cities including Youngsville, Broussard, Scott, Carencro, and Duson.

Is F & R a Lennox dealer in Lafayette?

Yes, and we are the third-oldest Lennox dealer in the entire country. Founded in 1956, F & R Air Conditioning has carried Lennox equipment since the brand became dominant in the residential market. We are a Lennox Premier Dealer, which means we have access to the full Lennox lineup, factory training for every technician, and warranty support that off-brand contractors cannot match. We also install Trane, Amana, and Mitsubishi when those make more sense for the application.

How fast can you get to my Lafayette home for an emergency AC repair?

From our Abbeville shop, the drive to most Lafayette zip codes is 20 to 35 minutes. For an after-hours emergency call, we typically have a technician on site within 60 to 90 minutes of dispatch. Lafayette summers do not take nights or weekends off, and neither do we. Our emergency line routes directly to an on-call technician after business hours.

Do you finance new AC and furnace installations in Lafayette?

Yes. We offer two financing paths: WiseTack for fast self-service applications, and Service Finance Company for longer terms. Qualified Lafayette homeowners can choose between 12 months at 0% interest or 60 months at 7.99% APR. Most homeowners get approved in under five minutes. We will walk you through the math on a new system replacement so the monthly payment makes sense alongside the energy savings.

How often should I service my AC system in Lafayette's climate?

Twice a year. Lafayette's subtropical climate means your cooling system runs hard from April through October, sometimes earlier and later. A spring cooling tune-up and a fall heating check keep efficiency high, catch refrigerant leaks before they fail in July, and keep your manufacturer warranty valid. Our maintenance plan members also get priority scheduling and a 15% discount on repairs, which usually pays for the membership in a single visit.

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Lafayette’s Trusted HVAC Company Since 1956

When your AC stops cooling in the middle of a Lafayette July, you don’t want to call a national chain that subcontracts the work. You want a local company with a real address, real technicians, and decades of accountability. F & R Air Conditioning has been the name Lafayette homeowners call for AC repair, heating service, and full HVAC installation for nearly 70 years.

We’re family-owned, headquartered just 20 minutes south in Abbeville, and as the third-oldest Lennox dealer in the nation, we’ve earned a reputation across Acadiana for getting the job done right the first time. Whether your air conditioner is short-cycling on a 95-degree afternoon, your heat pump is iced over in January, or you’re shopping for a brand-new high-efficiency system, we’re the team Lafayette relies on.

Need service today? Call (337) 893-5646 or schedule online. After-hours emergency service available.

Why Lafayette Homeowners Choose F & R Air Conditioning

Lafayette has no shortage of HVAC contractors. Homeowners keep coming back to F & R for the same handful of reasons:

We answer our phone. No automated tree, no offshore call center. When you call (337) 893-5646, you reach an Abbeville-based dispatcher who can tell you when a technician will be at your door.
We’re not a franchise. F & R is owned and operated by the Faulk family — Emile, Daniel, and Jeremy. Three generations have built this company in Acadiana, and our reputation is the only one we have to protect.
Lennox® Premier Dealer. As one of the oldest continuously operating Lennox dealers in the country, we have factory access, technical training, and warranty leverage that newer competitors simply don’t.
Flat-rate, written pricing. Before any repair work starts, you get a written price. No hourly meters running. No surprises when the invoice shows up.
Lafayette runs in our daily routes. Our trucks roll through Lafayette every weekday. Same-day service for routine repairs is the rule, not the exception.
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AC Repair in Lafayette, LA

Air conditioning is not optional in Lafayette. Between the heat indexes that crack 110°F in July and the constant humidity off the Vermilion River, an AC system that’s running poorly turns a comfortable home into a sauna in under an hour. Most of our Lafayette repair calls fall into a few buckets:

AC blowing warm air — usually a low refrigerant charge from a slow leak, a failed contactor, or a dirty condenser coil restricting heat transfer.
AC running constantly without cooling — typically a frozen evaporator coil from low airflow or low refrigerant, or a compressor that’s losing capacity.
AC short-cycling — the system clicks on and off every few minutes. Usually a thermostat issue, a faulty pressure switch, or an oversized system installed by someone who didn’t run a load calculation.
AC making strange noises — squealing belts, clattering blower wheels, buzzing capacitors. Each one tells us something different.
Outdoor unit not running — capacitor failure is the #1 cause and the cheapest fix on this list.

Our AC repair service in Lafayette starts with a real diagnostic. We don’t guess and replace parts. A technician arrives, hooks up gauges, checks electrical components, inspects the airflow path, and tells you exactly what failed and why. You get a flat-rate price for the repair before any work begins. If the right answer is replacement instead of repair, we tell you that too — even when it’s not the bigger ticket for us.

Same-day AC repair in Lafayette is usually possible if you call before noon on a weekday. After-hours emergencies are routed to an on-call technician with full inventory in the truck.

AC Installation & Replacement in Lafayette

If your air conditioner is more than 12 years old, has needed two or more major repairs in the last 18 months, or is running on R-22 refrigerant (which is no longer manufactured), it’s time to talk about replacement. Continuing to repair a dying system in Lafayette’s climate is usually a worse financial decision than replacement, because every month of poor efficiency costs you 20-40% more in electric bills than a properly sized modern system would.

Our AC installation team does a Manual J load calculation on every Lafayette installation. Manual J is the industry-standard heat-load formula that tells us exactly what tonnage your specific home needs. Most systems we tear out of Lafayette homes were oversized by half a ton or more — which sounds like a good thing, but actually causes humidity problems, short cycling, and premature wear. We size correctly the first time.

We also evaluate your ductwork before quoting a new system. Most older Lafayette homes have ducts with leaks, undersized returns, or compressed flex runs in the attic that strangle airflow. Putting a 20 SEER condenser on top of bad ducts is a waste of money. We’ll tell you honestly whether your existing ductwork is good, repairable, or needs to be replaced as part of the project.

Brands we install in Lafayette: Lennox (our primary brand), Trane, Amana, and Mitsubishi for ductless mini-split applications.

Financing: 12 months at 0% interest, or 60 months at 7.99% APR through WiseTack and Service Finance Company. Most Lafayette homeowners are approved in under five minutes. See financing options →

Furnace Installation & Heating Service in Lafayette

Lafayette winters are short, but the cold snaps are real. When a Gulf cold front pushes temperatures into the 20s in January, a furnace that hasn’t been serviced since the previous winter is going to fail at the worst possible moment. We handle:

Furnace installation in Lafayette — high-efficiency gas furnaces, Lennox heat pumps, and dual-fuel hybrid systems that switch automatically between gas and electric heat depending on outdoor temperature.
Heat pump installation — increasingly popular in Lafayette because mild winters make heat pumps cost-effective for both heating and cooling.
Furnace repair — ignitor failures, flame sensor cleaning, gas valve issues, blower motor replacement, control board diagnostics.
Annual heating tune-ups — a 30-minute fall check can prevent the no-heat call on the coldest morning of the year.

Indoor Air Quality in Lafayette

Lafayette’s humidity is a year-round problem. Indoor relative humidity above 60% creates conditions for mold, dust mites, and respiratory irritation. We install whole-home dehumidifiers, UV germicidal lights, media air cleaners, and fresh air ventilation systems that work as part of your HVAC system rather than as standalone room units. If anyone in your household has asthma, allergies, or chronic sinus issues, the indoor air quality work we do in Lafayette is often the single biggest comfort upgrade we make to a home.

Emergency HVAC Service in Lafayette

Lafayette weather doesn’t keep business hours. When your AC fails at 11 PM in August or your furnace goes out on a Sunday morning in January, our emergency HVAC service line routes directly to an on-call technician. After-hours response in Lafayette is typically 60-90 minutes from dispatch. We carry full repair inventory in our trucks, so most emergency calls are resolved on the first visit.

Lafayette Neighborhoods We Serve

We work every corner of Lafayette Parish:

River Ranch & the Oil Center — newer construction and renovated historic homes, often with high-efficiency systems that benefit from annual maintenance plans to keep manufacturer warranties valid.
Saint Streets, Bendel Gardens & Broadmoor — mid-century Lafayette homes that often need ductwork upgrades alongside system replacement to handle modern efficiency standards.
Ambassador Caffery & Kaliste Saloom corridors — newer subdivisions built to current energy codes, but still subject to Lafayette’s humidity load and oversized-system installations from production builders.
Downtown Lafayette — older homes near Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and the Oil Center business district, where we frequently retrofit modern HVAC into homes that originally had window units.
North Lafayette & the Carencro border — a mix of residential and light commercial properties along the I-49 corridor.
South Lafayette & the Youngsville border — newer subdivisions where we handle both warranty service for builder-grade installs and full system upgrades.

Lafayette’s Climate Demands a Properly Maintained System

Lafayette’s subtropical climate means your AC runs hard from April through October — roughly 7 months of heavy cooling. That’s thousands of runtime hours each year. Systems that aren’t maintained annually lose 5-10% efficiency per year, break down more frequently, and fail years before they should.

Our maintenance plans are built specifically for Acadiana: spring cooling tune-up, fall heating check, priority scheduling when something does break, and a 15% discount on any repairs. Most Lafayette homeowners on the maintenance plan call us less often, not more — because we catch the small failures before they become 9 PM August emergencies.

Schedule Lafayette HVAC Service

Call (337) 893-5646 to talk to a Lafayette dispatcher today, or schedule online. After-hours emergency service available. Same-day weekday service is the norm, not the exception.

AC Repair & HVAC Service in Lafayette, LA