Cal Comfort Heating & Air Conditioning

Malik was extremely conscientious and helpful. He knows his stuff and his price was considerably lower than estimates from the big guys. He got our furnace back working and our house warm again. I would recommend Cal Comfort to anyone!

Malik came out to our house same day to check out our furnace which was having issues. He was on time, professional, and took time to explain what was going on. He was very honest and didn’t even charge for the visit. I would highly recommend him.

Malik has been servicing my old heating unit for years. He’s always courteous, prompt, professional and honest. When I first found this company, I’d had several other higher bids from other companies, some of which recommended replacing the unit rather than repairing it. Malik has kept my furnace running strong and I trust his advice!

Extremely professional, courteous and knowledgeable.
Our air conditioner went out on one of the hottest days of the year. The service technician stated that he would be at our home in 20 minutes he was here in 15 resolved the issue quickly and charged us a fair rate.
Excellent service and commitment to customer satisfaction and we will be using them again

Malia is an honest professional who knows his craft. I had rats living in my ducts and furnace. He gave me a fair price and provided quality work.

I called several companies for an estimate in replacing a wall heater and Cal Comfort really surprised us with their awesome price! At first I thought that the price we were quoted was just an estimate for the parts but it included the labor too! When they came to replace the heater, we realized that I had given them the wrong info in regards to the type of wall heater it was. At first we thought that we would have to wait and reschedule, but Malik went out of their way to one of their shops in San Leandro to pick up the right heater and brought it back and installed it that same day! Malik was really great to work with. He was very nice and professional and communicated very well with us. From beginning to the end Cal Comfort was great! I would recommend this company to anyone!

Malik is a true, old fashioned gem, and if you read my other reviews you’ll see i don’t make that kind of statement lightly.
My daughter and I recently bought a 1927 Craftsman house in Richmond, and needed a complete furnace job.
Malik got back to me after he saw the house, with an estimate that was thousands of dollars lower than the other companies. In addition his report on the house was far more thorough. He had found three old furnaces in the house, while the other companies had only reported two. He also found a very inventive way of taking a vent to the upstairs, while one of the other companies had said it was impossible, and the other had charged a big fat extra fee for it.
He was one of the first companies to start, and Malik was a hands on boss if ever there was one, always checking on things, and being there for any questions or issues his crew brought him. As to this crew — they stayed busy and constructive from start to finish, and in addition did some demo for us after hours that was amazingly clean and well performed.

It was a cold and wet Friday, and the heat was out in my church. I had spent the day on the phone with companies who couldn’t get to me until the next week. I found a guy to come by about 4pm, but when he came, he said he couldn’t help me. He said my thermostat was good, so the problem was outside on the roof, and he would not deal with such in the rain. So at 4:30pm, I start calling people again. I finally reached Malik, who said he could come by about 6:30pm after finishing his current job — he did. He went on the roof in the rain, and found a breaker had thrown off. He reset the breaker, and voila — HEAT! Malik was there about 30 minutes, and he charged me $ 20. I WILL call him when I need more work done.

Malik installed a couple of gas wall heaters for me in the rental units that I own. It always took multiple phone calls and texts to schedule anything, get a paid receipt, etc, but his price was good. A few months ago, one of the heaters he installed spewed black soot all over my tenant’s apartment. $ 400 cleaning bill, ouch. After multiple phone calls, he went and checked it out, so I thought it was taken care of. Then the soot starts again, PG&E inspects and finds the exhaust flue full of soot. I call someone to clean it, and they tell me the heater was installed without a header ($ 50 part), and do they want me to install one? Ummm, yes, please. Why didn’t Malik ever say anything about the filthy exhaust flue or why didn’t he install a header? I’ll never know, because the guy does not answer his phone. Time for me to move on to someone more professional.

Malik malik malik… what a disappointment. The only reason I called Cal Comfort was because of the flawless reviews. So why not? I called Malik within 30 minutes he came and diagnosed. He came to tell me that my heater wasn’t working that I need to replace a switch board. I paid him the diagnosis fee for the 30 minutes he was there. Then he told me that he would order the part and call me. Three days later I wanted to see if the part came. Malik never picked up the phone. Also couldn’t leave a message because his inbox was full. I texted him. Then he texted back «I’ll call you in 5 minutes.». Never called back! Called a week later (he did pick up his phone) and said the he had car issue and that he was in DMV taking care of paper work. Also told me that as soon as he’s done with his DMV issue that he will right over because the part had came in. He never stopped by that day. Called him a few times the following day and he finally picked up after the third time I called. He said that he was in Milpitas doing another job and that he will come over as soon as he was done with the job in Milpitas. You GUESS it, he never came! The only reason why I kept on calling to get this job done is because I’ve already paid the diagnosis fee and also he said that the parts already came in. Recommended? Eek! Methinks not. You can’t rely
on this guy. Call someone else.

Malik did an awesome job. I had him relocate and install a new furnace in my new home. I also had him put in a new tankless water heater. His work is top notch and I have had other contractors comment on how well the installation was done. We had permits pulled and there were no issues with his work from the inspector. I highly recommend Malik.

Malik did a great job in installing a new furnace and hot water heater in my aunt’s house prior to my selling the house. He and his team handled the installation, permits and all the other tasks required to complete the job. In addition, he accomplished the job in a timely way and his pricing was very reasonable.

Malik was awesome, even though he never had to show up at the house. Our furnace was acting weird and barely putting out any heat. He spent several long phone calls (like hours) helping me debug my furnace issues and got me to the point of getting through the day on one of the coldest days of the year. Malik is the guy to call, and he will be the first person we ring up when the heater is on the fritz. He’s a testament to the awesomeness of a local, small business owner.

Thanks Malik great job great price great guy
Go with a local independent

Like so many other reviewers, I found Malik to be not only a knowledgeable and honest HVAC repairman, but a great person as well.
My furnace wasn’t working, so I came here, read the reviews, and chose Cal Comfort to have a look. Malik came out the same day I called, took a look at the furnace, and found the problem in minutes. The ignitor was burned out but he didn’t have a new one with him. He left to find a replacement part and told me beforehand exactly what it would all cost — 2 service calls plus the price of the part with no markup.
He had to drive all the way to Benicia for a new ignitor and he agreed to let me install the part myself and save the cost of one service call. I offered him an additional $ 25 to cover bridge toll and gas, but he declined, saying that future business and a review on Unilocal would be payment enough. I installed the part and the furnace worked again.
What a great and unique experience! If you need HVAC work, look no further. Malik at Cal Comfort is your man.

True to our word, we called Malik when we moved. Again, he and his crew did a fantastic job replacing our heating ducts and made our furnace run even better. They are courteous and leave the work area clean. They did the work in one day. Malik definitely knows his stuff.

Malik the owner of Cal Comforts is THE MAN. My AC went out at 11:30 pm on Thursday. I went online and was trying to figure out the problem and it appeared to be a bad capacitor. I did everything else suggested to rule out any other issues just in case. Since my house was getting hotter and hotter I was up through the middle of the night checking things and opening all of the windows and doors to get the house cooled off in order to be able to sleep. For safety reasons I do not sleep with any doors and windows open. And since I have AC I have no fans.
In the morning on Friday I started calling around to different companies trying to get an approximate quote for what if would cost to have the capacitor replace assuming that is the problem. One local company had a fairly decent rate but couldn’t come out until later this week. The other companies had a minimum service charge of $ 150 and up from there. They said it would be $ 250 to $ 400! WHAT? I had already checked online and capacitors were anywhere from $ 20 — $ 60. Ridiculous. So I started calling around to find a capacitor. It looked really easy to change out yourself. But here is the catch. They won’t sell it to you without a license. I could order it from the internet but it’s been 92 degrees in the shade every day. I am so heat intolerant I could not wait that long.
Now about Malik at Cal Comfort. I came here to Unilocal and saw the excellent reviews and that he was prompt, responsible with reasonable prices. And a really nice guy. So I gave him a call. He said he would come out to take a look and he arrived a few hours later. He confirmed it was the capacitor. He couldn’t get one that day but he called me the following morning on Saturday and brought it out and put it on a few hours later. Back up and running. I was dying here in the heat so having it back on was divine. His prices are very reasonable. I’m beyond broke so I know what I’m talking about.
I agree with the following quote from another comment here and will call Malik for any future Heating and AC problems.
«Malik clearly knows what he’s doing, he’s honest and an all-​around great guy. Despite a few delays here and there, my overall experience with Malik was great and I’d highly recommend him and use him in the future. People like Malik are few and far between.»
It’s still 92 degrees in the shade outside but thanks to Malik I am inside in a cool and comfortable 74 degrees!

Honest, no nonsense guy
Stuck to his word and delivered the goods with a frank opinion of the the HVAC inspection for an old home in Walnut creek.

Bought my first house — with a 30 year old furnace. I really want to be less dependent on PGE and more environmentally responsible, so I decided to have it replaced. Found Malik on Unilocal,and all reviews were 5 stars — impressive.
First of all, his prices are very competitive. After buying the house, i don’t have lots of money to burn. One of the other reasons I hired him, is he used to service Genentech’s HVAC systems — I was with the company for 12 years and they are pretty picky.
He is super friendly, responsive, and efficient. Gives lots of useful info, answers calls, and he installed the furnace in just over a day (it was a pain, small utility closet is located on the 2^nd floor so his crew had to drag the old beast down a narrow stairway, then carry the new one up, and run drain lines from the 2^nd floor attic, all on a very hot day). Just had the inspector pass the furnace install, and he was impressed; said everything looked very professionally done.
If you need a new furnace, you have to hire this guy!

When our 20+ year old furnace stopped working for the 3^rd time in about as many weeks, I decided to give Cal Comfort a try. I’d had a couple of the bigger local heating companies out to our house to fix it before, but none of them inspired a lot of confidence and they all left me $ 120 – 150 poorer after each visit. It took me a couple of calls to reach Malik (the owner) by phone (he’s a busy guy and pretty much runs the business from his cell phone while on the move) but once he heard my situation, he headed out to the house immediately. Malik diagnosed and fixed the problem for $ 75 ($ 45 – 75 less than the other guys). Better yet, he told me that he could replace my old furnace with a Goodman high-​efficiency model for literally 65% of the LOWEST price that the big guys had quoted me for the exact same heater (I got a total of 4 quotes, including Malik’s)!
This all happened on a Thursday night and Malik told me he could have a new furnace installed by the following Tuesday. I couldn’t believe this was true. Sure enough, Malik had me pull the heater permit at my town planning office on Friday (he was happy to do it but said it was easy and suggested I do it myself to save the money) and once I gave him the permit number on Friday, he ordered the new heater and was at my house first thing Tuesday morning to install it. The install was very professionally done by two of Malik’s crew. The install passed the HERS test (an efficiency test which is performed by a third party company and is required for permit sign off) with flying colors. It also passed the town inspection without any issues. Malik didn’t ask for a dime until all of the inspections were complete and we were 100% satisfied with his work.
Malik is a honest, friendly, and hard-​working guy who focuses on great service, keeps his overhead low, and passes on the savings to his customers. I highly recommend Malik and Cal Comfort!