ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED · FAMILY-OWNED SINCE 1969
A high-efficiency HVAC system uses less energy to keep your home comfortable, which means a lower bill every month it runs. Wally Falke’s has installed and serviced efficient heating and cooling across the Central Valley since 1969, including Turlock, Modesto, Merced, Manteca, and the surrounding areas. As a York Certified Comfort Expert, we install Energy Star certified systems, right-size every job, and help you find the rebates that bring the cost down.
If your bills climb every year and your system is getting up there in age, a high-efficiency upgrade is usually the fix. Energy Star certified heating and cooling systems are independently verified by the EPA to run more efficiently than standard models, so you get the same comfort for less energy. In a climate like ours, where the AC runs for months at a stretch, that difference adds up fast.
Local utility rebates and financing can take a real bite out of the up-front cost. We track what’s currently available for your address and handle the paperwork. Check out our financing options to learn more.
A repair is often the right call. But when several of these are true at once, a new high-efficiency system usually saves you more than one more fix:
“High-efficiency” isn’t marketing. It’s a set of measurable features. These are what Wally Falke’s looks for when we recommend a system:
A high-efficiency system usually costs more up front than a builder-grade unit. The payoff is on the other side of the meter: it uses less energy every month it runs, and in the Central Valley it runs a lot. Over the life of the system, the monthly savings work against that up-front difference.
Rebates narrow the up-front gap, but they change constantly, and the biggest statewide funds are often reserved or waitlisted. Your options depend on which utility serves your address:
Most rebates must be reserved before installation and can’t be claimed after the work is done, so it pays to ask before you buy.
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We install York's high-efficiency, Energy Star certified lineup, and we service every major brand.
We size to Manual J and Title 24, and we tell you when an upgrade pays off and when a repair is the smarter move.
Parts, labor, and workmanship are all covered. The only Central Valley contractor to offer it.
Three generations serving the Valley, with a 4.9-star rating from 1,400+ reviews.
Central Valley homes work their HVAC systems harder than most. Summers hold between 105 and 115°F for weeks, so an AC can run 10 to 14 hours a day, and foggy winters keep the furnace busy too. Long runtimes mean an inefficient system costs you more here than it would almost anywhere else. Whether your power comes from TID, MID, or PG&E, the math is the same: the more your system runs, the more its efficiency shows up on the bill. That’s the real case for high-efficiency equipment in Modesto, Turlock, and across Stanislaus County. We’ve sized and installed systems for these exact conditions from our Turlock shop since 1969.
From our Turlock base we serve Modesto, Turlock, Merced, Manteca, Ceres, Oakdale, Ripon, Riverbank, Patterson, and Los Banos.
Energy Star is a certification from the U.S. EPA. An Energy Star heating or cooling system has been independently verified to run more efficiently than standard models, so it uses less energy to keep your home comfortable. For Central Valley homes that cool hard all summer and heat through foggy winters, that efficiency shows up directly on your monthly energy bill.
California’s minimum for a new central AC is 14.3 SEER2, but most rebate-eligible systems need about 15.2 SEER2 or higher, so it’s worth going above the minimum. Energy Star certified systems clear that bar. On the heating side, a 90%+ AFUE furnace wastes far less fuel than an older 70–80% unit. Wally Falke’s sizes and recommends based on your home, not a sales quota.
If your current system is 12 to 15 years old or below today’s efficiency standards, a properly sized, high-efficiency replacement typically lowers the energy it takes to heat and cool your home. The savings depend on your old system, your home, and how you use it, which is why we estimate it for your specific situation rather than quoting a flat percentage.
It usually costs more up front, but it uses less energy every month it runs. In the Central Valley, where cooling season is long and the system runs for months, the monthly savings add back toward that difference over the life of the system. Available rebates and financing narrow the up-front gap further. We give you an honest payback estimate for your home instead of a generic promise.
It depends on which utility serves your address. Turlock Irrigation District (TID) covers Turlock and Ceres, and Modesto Irrigation District (MID) covers most of Modesto; both offer rebates on qualifying high-efficiency AC and heat pumps. Outlying areas served by PG&E have their own programs. Statewide, TECH Clean California and California Home Energy Rebates target heat pumps but are often waitlisted. Most rebates must be reserved before installation, so ask before you buy.
Yes. As a York Certified Comfort Expert, Wally Falke’s installs York’s high-efficiency, Energy Star certified systems, and we service every major brand. We right-size every install to Title 24 and Manual J, so the efficiency you pay for is the efficiency you actually get.
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