Bastrop, TX 78602 · Bastrop County
AC and furnace repair in Bastrop 78602
AC that has quit, heat that will not come on, or a system old enough that replacing it is on the table — in Bastrop 78602 the call starts the same way. Say what the equipment is doing and roughly when it went in, and the dispatcher checks which independent contractors are taking work in your ZIP code.
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78602 in four numbers
- 2003
- median year the homes here were built
- 71%
- of occupied homes heat mainly with electricity
- 6%
- heat with propane or other tank gas
- 17%
- of homes are manufactured or mobile homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78602. 13,705 occupied homes.
78602 is the largest ZIP code on this line, with 13,705 occupied homes: the old town on the Colorado River, the subdivisions in the Lost Pines east of it, Tahitian Village, and the rural roads toward Camp Swift. More than half of its housing was built in 2000 or later, so a large share of systems here are on their first or second replacement cycle.
Two kinds of house, two kinds of call
Newer houses. 57% of homes in 78602 were built in 2000 or later. A house finished in 2008 is now on its original system or its first replacement, and most of those originals run on R-410A. When the compressor or the indoor coil fails on one of them, the question is repair or replacement, and with new equipment on R-454B or R-32 the indoor coil is replaced along with the outdoor unit. See AC replacement.
Older houses in town. Around the historic downtown and the streets off Main Street the housing is older, and the systems have been replaced several times. Here the duct and return side is the part to ask about: ductwork sized for the first system often limits the third.
How 78602 heats
Electricity is the main heating fuel in 71% of homes, piped gas in 21% and propane in 6%. Gas is concentrated inside the city; outside it, most homes heat with an electric furnace or a heat pump. Inside the city limits Bastrop Power & Light, the city's own electric utility, serves part of town; Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative serves much of the countryside around it.
On the call, say which you have. "No heat" on an electric furnace starts at the breaker and the heat strips; on a gas furnace, at the ignitor and the flame sensor.
Permit inside the city
The City of Bastrop requires a mechanical permit to replace an AC or furnace inside the city limits, and the application carries the contractor's Texas license number. Outside the city limits Bastrop County issues no building permits. If you are not sure which side of the line you are on, the contractor quoting the job can tell you from the address.
The fire years
The 2011 Bastrop County Complex fire destroyed more than 1,600 homes, according to Texas A&M Forest Service, in the Lost Pines around Bastrop. Any house rebuilt after it carries a system installed in 2012 or later, which is now at the age when the first capacitor, contactor and drain failures arrive and the compressor usually still has years left.
What to say when you call
- Inside or outside the city limits, if you know
- Electric, heat pump, gas or propane
- The install year on the outdoor data plate
- Attic, closet or garage for the indoor unit, and how it is reached
Questions from 78602
My house is from the 2000s and the AC is original. Ask a technician what failed and what else on the system is the same age. A system past fifteen summers here has logged a lot of compressor hours.
Is a heat pump worth it on an electric furnace? Often, at the next AC replacement. See heat pumps.
Know the symptom and the install year? That is enough to start. Ask whether a contractor is taking calls in your ZIP code today.
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