AC quit at the worst time? We answer 24/7 — nights, weekends, holidays.
When your AC quits at 9pm on a Saturday, that's when you find out who actually answers the phone. We do — 24/7. Mendoza Heating and Air runs true emergency AC repair across Tampa: nights, weekends, holidays. If it's an emergency, we roll.
Here's what counts as an emergency in our book: no cooling at all with elderly residents, infants, or medical needs in the home. Water actively leaking from the air handler into your ceilings or floors. A burning electrical smell from the equipment. Those calls jump everything — we triage by what's at stake, not by who called first.
Not every after-hours call is a true emergency, and we'll tell you honestly if yours can wait until morning — we'd rather save you the emergency rate than sell you one. But if it can't wait, neither do we.
Call (813) 770-2722 — after hours, the line rolls to an on-call tech, not a voicemail box. Tell us what's happening and who's in the home; we triage on the spot. True emergencies get immediate dispatch. Urgent-but-stable situations get the earliest available window, even if that's 11pm.
The tech arrives with a fully stocked truck — capacitors, contactors, fan motors, thermostats, fuses, drain supplies — because the most common emergency failures are the same parts that fail at 2pm on a Tuesday. Most emergency calls are diagnosed and repaired on the spot, in under two hours.
If it's something that needs a part we don't carry — a control board at midnight, a compressor on a Sunday — we'll stabilize what we can, tell you exactly when the part lands, and get it ordered immediately. No "we'll call you Monday" — the order goes in that night.
One honest note: emergency service costs more than daytime service. That's the tech leaving dinner, the parts house run at midnight, the reality of after-hours work. We'll tell you the rate before we dispatch — no surprises at 1am.
“When your AC quits at 9pm on a Saturday, that's when you find out who actually answers the phone. We do — 24/7. If it's an emergency, we roll.”
Not everything needs a midnight call. Here's how to tell.
Elderly, infants, anyone with medical conditions — heat is dangerous for them fast, especially in a Tampa summer night that never drops below 80. Don't wait, don't "see how it goes." Call.
Water from the air handler doesn't pause for business hours — it's soaking drywall, flooring, and growing mold by the hour. Shut the system off to stop the flow, then call. This one's time-sensitive regardless of who's home.
Sharp, acrid electrical burning from the equipment or vents — shut the system off at the thermostat AND the breaker, then call. This is the one scenario where we say don't wait for anything. (Dusty heat-strip smell on first fall use is different — that's normal burn-off.)
If it's blowing cool-ish, the house is tolerable, and everyone's healthy — turn the thermostat up a few degrees to reduce strain, change the filter if it's dirty, and call us first thing in the morning. You'll get the same repair without the emergency rate.
A new noise with the system still cooling is worth a prompt call — but if it's midnight and the house is comfortable, note what the noise sounds like and call in the morning. If the noise is grinding or the system stops, that becomes a call-now.
The faster you give us the right details, the faster we fix it. Tell us: what's happening (no cooling, water, noise, smell), how long it's been going on, who's in the home (elderly, infants, medical needs — this changes our triage), and anything you've already checked (breaker, thermostat, filter). If there's water, tell us where it's coming from. If there's a smell, tell us what kind. You don't need the technical terms — "it's making a loud buzzing and the house is getting warmer" is perfect. We'll ask the follow-up questions; you just describe what you see and hear.
Thermostat issues are annoying, not dangerous. Try fresh batteries and a reset; if it's still misbehaving, it's a morning call. (Unless the thermostat failure means no heat on a genuinely cold night with vulnerable people home — then it's back to call-now.)
1. You call (813) 770-2722. A real person answers — 24/7. We take your address and what's happening.
2. We dispatch with an honest window. You'll know when the tech is heading your way.
3. You approve the price first. Diagnosis, plain-English explanation, upfront number. Then we fix it — most emergencies done in one visit.
Doing these before we roll can genuinely save you the call — a tripped breaker or dead thermostat batteries isn't an emergency, it's a Tuesday. But if you've checked and it's still dead, that's what we're here for: (813) 770-2722, any hour.
Yes — nights, weekends, holidays. After hours the line rolls to an on-call tech, not a voicemail box. If it's an emergency, we roll.
No cooling with elderly, infants, or medical needs in the home. Water actively leaking from the air handler. Burning electrical smell from the equipment. Those jump the line — everything else gets the earliest available window.
After-hours service costs more than daytime — that's the honest truth, and we'll tell you the rate before we dispatch. We'd rather you know at 10pm than be surprised at 1am. If your situation can safely wait until morning, we'll tell you that too.
True emergencies dispatch immediately. Most emergency repairs are diagnosed and fixed on the spot — usually under two hours — because the truck carries the parts that most commonly fail after hours.
We'll stabilize what we can, tell you exactly when the part lands, and order it that night — not 'we'll call you Monday.' You'll know the full timeline before we leave.
If there's water leaking, ice buildup, or an electrical smell: yes, off at the thermostat (and the breaker for electrical smells). If it's just not cooling and everyone's safe, leaving it running won't hurt anything — but turning it up a few degrees reduces strain.
Yes — restaurants, offices, retail. A down AC during business hours is a money emergency, and we triage commercial calls by business impact. One call covers HVAC and refrigeration for restaurants.
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