HVAC Contractor in Burlington, NC

We're based in Burlington and cover roughly a 50-mile radius. Alamance County — Graham, Mebane, Elon, Gibsonville, Haw River, Whitsett and the rural communities in between — gets the quickest response, and we run regular routes into Guilford, Orange, Caswell, Chatham, Rockingham, Randolph, Durham and Davidson counties. See the full list on our HVAC service areas page.

Yes. We're open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for heating and cooling emergencies — nights, weekends and holidays included. Customers have had us out on a Sunday afternoon with the AC down. Call and Jesse will tell you honestly how soon he can be there. See our emergency HVAC repair page for what to do while you wait.

On most calls, yes. Jesse answers the phone himself, asks a few questions about what the system is doing, and gives you a real arrival window. If he's on the way, you get a heads-up call. Many repairs — capacitors, contactors, clogged drains, ignition parts — are fixed on the first visit. Learn more about our same-day HVAC service.

Always. Several of our customers called us after being told they needed a new unit, and the real problem turned out to be a single failed part. We show you what we found, explain your options in writing, and let you decide. Replacement only makes sense when the numbers and the system's condition say so.

Yes — installation is the core of our business. We install central air conditioners, gas furnaces, heat pumps and ductless mini-splits for homes and light commercial buildings, and we handle complete duct replacement when old ducts are crushed, leaking or undersized. Start with our HVAC installation and replacement page.

It depends on the home's heating and cooling load, the equipment type and efficiency, whether ductwork, electrical or drainage needs to change, and permit requirements. We give you a written, line-item quote after seeing the house — no guesses over the phone. Our HVAC cost guide for Burlington homeowners walks through the factors.

Estimates are free and no-obligation — you get a written quote before any work starts. We accept cash, Venmo, Cash App and Zelle, and financing options are available on new systems and larger repairs.

Yes. Littlejohn HVAC Solutions is owned and run by Jesse Littlejohn, a licensed North Carolina HVAC professional with over a decade of hands-on experience, and the company carries insurance. Some of our customers have called Jesse for their heating and air since 2019. Permitted work — like system replacements — is pulled and inspected the right way.

Jesse checks the thermostat and controls, electrical components, filter, blower, evaporator and condenser coils, condensate drain, outdoor unit and refrigerant-side readings — plus combustion and safety checks on gas furnaces. You get the actual cause, what has to be fixed now, what can wait, and the price, in writing, before any work starts.

Humidity makes sizing, runtime, airflow and drainage critical. An oversized system cools the thermostat quickly but shuts off before the coil removes enough moisture, leaving rooms clammy. A clogged condensate drain can shut the system down or overflow. See our indoor air quality and humidity services.

A Manual J load calculation estimates how much heating and cooling your home actually needs, room by room. It keeps a new system from being oversized — which hurts humidity control and comfort — or undersized, which runs constantly and struggles in July heat and January cold snaps.

Through the NC State Board of Examiners of Plumbing, Heating & Fire Sprinkler Contractors. Ask the contractor for their exact license number and license holder, then confirm the license covers the work being quoted. Also ask about insurance and EPA Section 608 certification for refrigerant work.

Replacements and projects that change equipment, electrical service, ductwork or refrigerant lines generally require a mechanical permit. Inside city limits that goes through the City of Burlington Inspections Department. We confirm who pulls the permit and schedule the inspection before the job starts.

Schedule air conditioning or heat pump maintenance in spring, before late-spring demand, and furnace or heat pump heating service in fall, before the first cold spell. Two visits a year catch weak capacitors, dirty coils and clogged drains before they fail. See our HVAC maintenance and tune-ups.

Usually, yes. Hot upstairs rooms and weak vents typically trace back to crushed or leaky ductwork, undersized returns, a dirty filter or blower, or poor balancing — not the outdoor unit. We measure airflow room by room before recommending ductwork repair or replacement.

Repair makes sense when the failure is isolated, the system is safe, comfort and humidity are acceptable, and parts are available. Replacement deserves a real comparison when failures keep coming back, a major component is failing, or the system is an older R-22 unit with a leak. We put both options in writing.