Fontaine Air Conditioning

Eric is a skilled technician with a solid approach at troubleshooting AC systems. At the end of the day, my AC/​Heat problem was caused by a technician from a mainstream AC repair company. Two thumbs up for technical competency and value to cost. Thanks Fontaine and hope you have better luck next time fishing on the coast. Aaron

shocked to read the negative comments. my downstairs home unit went bad. I called Eric at 8p and he scheduled me for 10a the next morning. he showed up 15 min early, and was done by 10:00a! Again, he worked fast, was very friendly and the price was great. now the ac is working and i get to hear the wife once again ask… «why do we keep it so dang cold in here?» Yes!

Great Service! AC went out in the middle of the day and Eric showed up 45 minutes later. Replaced the fan motor and cleaned the unit and did it quickly and at a very affordable price. Great service is not dead!

Update. Just got my first electric bill since having Eric work on my A/​C. $ 96 less than it was last year at this time. Woot!

Based on Unilocal reviews, I was excited to recommend my friend call Fontaine, but… I guess he got too many great reviews and now they’re too busy to even be polite to possible customers.
My friend tried calling but found: «Short sweet to the point, Fontaine said, ‘I’m too busy’. Hung up before I could get moy ‘thank you’ spoken».
So disappointing.

Excellent service, great guy, can’t say anything better. Called him in the morning based upon other Unilocal reviews, he said he’s be here at 2pm, and drove up at 1:57pm. I was pleasantly shocked. And, he not only fixed by air conditioner, but also cleaned them so they would last longer. Great service. He works out of Volente, so he’s super convenient for North/​Northwest Austin, Steiner Ranch, Lakeway, Cedar Park, Leander, etc.

Eric was great to interact with and very much helped with my AC issue. It’s great to have friendly and helpful people like this in the Austin area.

We called Eric based on all the 5-​star Unilocal reviews and he most definitely delivers on this. Fast, prompt, punctual and courteous. He was able to repair our AC at a reasonable price and I definitely recommend him.

If you need an honest, knowledgeable, prompt AC technician, Eric is your man. So glad to have found him!

The A/​C in the house I rent wasn’t draining. Landlord asked me to find someone to fix it. Saw all the positive reviews for Fontaine on Unilocal.Worked out exactly as I hoped. Fast, friendly, efficient. Fixed the problem and price was fair. If I ever encounter another issue with A/​C (very likely in central Texas), I’ll definitely be calling Fontaine.

I called Eric after waiting over a WEEK for a surly tech from another company to get a part to fix my heating unit. After 7 very cold days and nights I had had enough and told them not to bother coming back.
I saw the good reviews Eric had on Unilocal (which is where I should have looked in the first place), and was not disappointed.
He came out the next day and had the darn thing working in a couple of hours! The part the other company was apparently having shipped in from Outer Mongolia? Eric said he knew a place, and magically reappeared less than 30 mins later with it.
He was very pleasant to chat with, and patient with my questions. He only charged me a little bit more than the other company did, but spent twice the time here and actually FIXED my heat, so it was well worth it. I will definitely call Eric again for any heating or A/​C repairs that I need, and I highly recommend him.

I found Eric on Unilocal and he lived up to the reviews. I called for a leaking furnace and he scheduled me in the next day. I’m really unfamiliar with HVAC issues so he really could have told me anything but in the end, he found the cause to be a plugged up drain that cost me 100 – 200 (don’t remember). Very friendly, quick to respond, and explains as he goes. Would definitely use again.

Prompt and honest. My ac is over 25 years old and Eric has to come out once every couple of years for something. When other ac men have told me how major the repair would be Eric came out identified something like a loose wire and fixed the problem easily. The guy is always on time and really easy to deal with.

There is a reason why all the 5 star reviews, Eric is the real deal. Had the AC go out a couple weeks back on a saturday night when it was 100 degrees. Sunday morning I started calling different places to see if someone could come out and take a look/​fix the AC. Those that I asked seem to think it was likely the capacitor or the motor, which was in line with what I was finding on line). If it was the capacitor, I was getting quotes of about $ 325.
When I first spoke with Eric, he was helping another customer and asked to call back and leave my address and number so he could get in touch when he was done. He managed to call me back before any of the other people I was trying to reach out to. Once he came over, he quickly identified the problem (blown capacitor), and had it fixed soon after. He also topped of the coolent so the AC would work optimally. He was very professional and in the end, everything he did was still much cheaper than any of the quotes that anyone else gave.
Would not use anyone else.

Let me start out by saying I hope Eric never moves or retires. EVER. Yeah, he’s that amazing.
I called him yesterday afternoon, our a/​c was making a funny rattling noise. He scheduled us for 8 am the next day (so this morning). Then he showed up at 7:59 (!). Not even a second late!!! I think we all know a repairman that is timely is a rarity.
Anyway, my husband showed him to the a/​c closet in our garage. Long story short it was a simple fix, there was a piece of insulation trapped by the fan that we couldn’t see and so he simply removed it and jokingly said «I think that should work.» But that was it, no nagging, no making my husband feel like an idiot for not seeing that, etc. Just did the job and was very humble about it. Again, I think we all know that a repairman that is humble is also a rarity.
Here’s the major mind-​blowing part. My husband attempted to pay him, offer him at least something for his time. He refused to take it!!! I’m realize we’re a bit jaded coming from the Houston area where everyone wants to charge for every thing, but again… I think we well know that a repairman that makes a house call free of charge is a rarity.
So the search is over, we have FOUND our a/​c guy. I swear this whole experience was like FINDING MONEY, we totally won the repairman lottery by calling Eric. He really is the best around!

I’m an avid user of Unilocal for all my research needs, but rarely do I leave reviews.
Eric just left my house and I felt a 5-​star review was in order. I’ve been a customer of Eric’s for 3 yrs now. Our A/​C went out last night and I made an appointment with Eric to come over first thing in the morning. He arrived right on time, and diagnosed that the capacitor for my A/​C somehow got shorted. He replaced the capacitor and now we’ve got cool air again.
How much did he charge me? $ 0. ZERO! He could’ve easily charged me the basic $ 85+ that others charge just for coming out. It’s rare these days to find servicemen that are so reasonable and trustworthy. Eric has a customer for life as long as I live in Austin. Happy to refer him to anyone who needs A/​C help.

Again, Eric did an exceptional job troubleshooting and fixing the A/​C unit at a rental property I own. I have used him several times in the last couple of years and I can tell you he is without a doubt the best A/​C company in thew Austin area. Also is the most reasonably priced! I have been general contracting is Austin for 15 years, so I know
all the trades. Eric is the man!

I called Eric at 8:00am on a friday morning after my AC quit working over night. He was already on another job, but said he’d work me in. An hour later he was at my door. An hour after that I had cool air blowing again. He was fast, professional, patient with my questions, and fixed the problem first time and below what I expected to pay.
I look at the two one star reviews below, and I have to ask myself, did they call the right number?
OH. And i offered him an extra $ 20 for the speedy call, which he put back in my hand.

Yes, I give Fontaine 5 big shiny red stars! Eric is very prompt and does his best to fix your AC quick, yet with excellence. The most 2 recent bad reviews should be dismissed. Try for yourself. I’ve been using Fontaine for over a year now, and my 15+ year old AC unit is what to blame— every-​single-​Summer:
Me: «Hello, is this Eric?»
Eric: «Yes, how can I help you?»
Me: «My AC is not blowing cold air. It is almost 100 °F here and I’m about to pass out»
Eric: «Give me your address, I will be there as soon as I can»
—- Here he comes, at the speed of light —- AC working for a reasonable price… and «Winter’s a good time to stay in and cuddle but put me in summer and I’ll be a… happy snowman!» THANK YOU FONTAINE!

Called Eric at 8:30 AM on Thursday because my AC had stopping putting out enough air to actually cool my house. He was able to fit me in after 4 PM. Called just after 4 PM to let me know he was on his way.
Showed up and went right to work looking at our outside. Looked at the unit, asked for information on the house and unit while checking the coolant. Coolant was extremely low, he let me know the price of my systems coolant, and that he would measure it on a digital scale. Checked indoor part of the system and looked it over quickly. Went out side and filled system. System is up and running great now. Great service will be using his services again.