Gochnauer Air Conditioning & Heating provides air conditioning and heating repair and service to Hilton Head, Bluffton, Beaufort and the Low Country area.
We are proud to be the leading HVAC company in the Lowcountry. Since 1999 when Gochnauer Air Conditioning & Heating was founded on Hilton Head until now, we have never lost sight of our values. Our ongoing commitment to doing our job 100% right, 100% of the time has never wavered. We credit this work ethic for generating such customer loyalty that we have grown into a company 60 employees strong.
Our strength means that we never take a short-cut with our services. We are motivated to work with our customers to consider all possible solutions, not just the fastest or most profitable ones for us. We believe this attention and honesty is the chief reason our customers refer us so faithfully. One of our most recent and rewarding additions is our apprenticeship program, including a dedicated training manager and an onsite testing and training lab. We are committed to the ongoing education of our team, as their continued training is an asset to our customers and our company in the long term. Even the office team is able to spend some time in the lab to get some hands on training and a better understanding of what our field employees encounter on a day to day basis. One on one training with our training manager allows our field team to practice troubleshooting and hone their skills on an ongoing basis. Your home’s HVAC is an unseen but, not unfelt, luxury that you can’t live without. In this region’s high heat and humidity, we need to be experts on managing a healthy, comfortable interior environment while balancing the impact of salt, wind, storm damage and allergens outside. We only work with products and vendors that we stand behind and that we have tested and vetted. We have been recognized by Carrier in 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, and again in 2022 as “President’s Award” winners for our outstanding achievements. We service all brands of HVAC including geo-thermal systems. Carrier®, Turn to the Experts at Gochnauer Air Conditioning & Heating. When people ask about our business name, we tell them that we want the business to be associated with our total commitment to high quality at a fair price along with a promise of honesty. After all, there is no better way to stand behind that commitment than to stamp our family name on it. License
07/26/2023
Did you know it was possible to finance a new HVAC system?
▪️There are various programs with different terms to meet every families budget requirements. All with no money down financing!
📞 Give our office a call at (843) 342-4822, we would love to go over the options with you.
07/06/2023
You think your system under-performing is beyond some simple tips?
Reach out to our office to schedule a visit with our Field Service Manager at (843) 342-4822!
07/04/2023
Happy Independence Day! Although our office is closed for the holiday, we are available for emergency service, 8:00 am - 9:00 pm, at (843) 342-4822.
07/03/2023
We're officially hitting that sweet, summer heat!
Is your old HVAC system not keeping up? Reach out to our office to schedule a site visit with our Field Service Manager. You will end up with an install looking as clean as this!
07/01/2023
We hope our customers, employees, and their families have a phenomenal Independence Day holiday weekend! If you are in need of emergency HVAC service, our dispatching team can be reached at (843) 342-4822!
03/02/2023
For those unfamiliar with the trade, there can be many uncertainties as to what should be asked during repairs or what factors are most pertinent when replacing.
In need of a second opinion or equipment evaluation for replacement? Give our office a call to schedule out our Field Service Manager at (843) 342-4822.
03/01/2023
As always, we advise you contact your tax professional or the IRS.
The tax credits are administered by the IRS. You will have to claim the credit using the form below and submitting it with your tax returns to the IRS.
- Form 5695 Instructions:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5695.pdf
- Form 5695:https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f5695.pdf
There are annual limits on energy efficient home improvement tax credits.
In addition to limits on the amount of credit you can claim for any particular equipment installation or home improvement, there are annual aggregate limits. The overall total limit for an efficiency tax credit in one year is $3,200. This breaks down to a total limit of $1,200 for any combination of home envelope improvements (windows/doors/skylights, insulation, electrical) plus furnaces, boilers and central air conditioners. Any combination of heat pumps, heat pump water heaters and biomass stoves/boilers are subject to an annual total limit of $2,000. (Note: ENERGY STAR certified geothermal heat pumps are eligible for a separate tax credit and not counted against these limits.)
Your question may be, "who can use this tax credit?"
Principal Residence Owners. Must be an existing home & your principal residence. New construction and rentals do not apply.
A principal residence is the home where you live most of the time. The home must be in the United States. It can include a house, houseboat, mobile home, cooperative apartment, condominium, and a manufactured home.
02/24/2023
What Products are Eligible?
For heat pumps, ENERGY STAR offers a general certification and a cold climate certification.
In general, all ducted heat pumps that have earned the ENERGY STAR label are eligible, as well as certified mini-split systems (non-ducted) with:
SEER2 > 16
EER2 > 12
HSPF2 > 9
Among the models that earn the ENERGY STAR Cold Climate designation, eligible systems are:
ducted with EER2 > 10
mini-splits with
SEER2 > 16
EER2 > 9
HSPF2 > 9.5
Note: Under the tax code, eligible equipment must “meet or exceed the highest efficiency tier (not including any advanced tier) established by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency which is in effect as of the beginning of the calendar year.” The eligibility described above is consistent with this requirement.
Under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, federal income tax credits for energy efficiency home improvements will be available through 2032. A broad selection of ENERGY STAR certified equipment is eligible for the tax credits.
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We are proud to be the leading HVAC company in the Lowcountry. Since 1999 when Gochnauer Air Conditioning & Heating was born in the garage of our Hilton Head home until now, we have never lost sight of our values. Our ongoing commitment to doing our job 100% right, 100% of the time has never wavered. We credit this work ethic for generating such customer loyalty that we have grown into a company 60 plus employees strong with our own 8,000SF facility which includes on-site training labs and classrooms.
Our strength means that we never take a short-cut with our services. We are motivated to work with our customers to consider all possible solutions, not just the fastest or most profitable ones for us. We believe this attention and honesty is the chief reason our customers refer us so faithfully.
Your home’s HVAC is an unseen but, not unfelt, luxury that you can’t live without. In this region’s high heat and humidity, we need to be experts on managing a healthy, comfortable interior environment while balancing the impact of salt, wind, storm damage and allergens outside. We only work with products and vendors that we stand behind and that we have tested and vetted. We have been recognized by Carrier in 2014, 2016 and 2017 as “President’s Award ” winners for our outstanding achievements. We service all brands of HVAC including geo-thermal systems.
When people ask about our business name, our founder, Scott Gochnauer, tells them that he wanted the business to be associated with his total commitment to high quality at a fair price along with a promise of honesty. After all, there is no better way to stand behind that commitment than to stamp our family name on it.