Carini Home Services - El Cajon
Company Overview
Established in 2006, we have been serving San Diego County with dependable HVAC, plumbing, and electrical expertise. We are a family-owned enterprise dedicated to offering skilled plumbing, HVAC, and electrical repair solutions, complemented by outstanding service. We cater to both commercial and residential clients, provided the commercial systems are 5 tons or smaller. Our team consists of licensed, insured, and factory-trained technicians. Our expertise includes installing, upgrading, retrofitting, and repairing HVAC systems, especially in historic and vintage homes across San Diego. We are Southern California's premier contractor for Mitsubishi Ductless Mini Split Air Conditioning Systems, providing heating and AC services for trusted brands. Contact Carini today!
Gabriel Carini founded the company in 2006 after spending 15 years perfecting his HVAC installation, service, and sales skills with other contractors in San Diego. Gabriel has worked with all major brands of furnaces and air conditioning units, including Bryant, Carrier, Lennox, Trane, York, Rheem, Mitsubishi, and Fujitsu. Carini holds the title of Elite Diamond Contractor from Mitsubishi and is the biggest Mitsubishi mini split contractor in Southern California.
In 2023, we rebranded from Carini Heating, Air, Plumbing & Electrical to Carini Home Services. We are proud to celebrate our 18th year of providing San Diego homeowners and businesses with quality craftsmanship, fair pricing, and a commitment to customer satisfaction.
Our company has received the Angie's List Super Service Award every year from 2011 to 2017 and holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, along with a 4.9 rating on Google. Gabriel Carini brings extensive experience in the HVAC and plumbing sectors, having worked with leading HVAC firms in San Diego before becoming the owner of Carini Home Services in 2005. Carini Home Services has grown into a trusted HVAC provider in San Diego, prioritizing honesty, technical excellence, creativity, and value for homeowners, contractors, property managers, and businesses. Carini Home Services is fully family-owned and operated.
Every team member at Carini Home Services is subject to drug testing and background checks, so you can have confidence in our respect for your home, family, and possessions.
Business Services
- Bathtub repair
- Circuit breaker installation
- Doorbell installation
- Drain installation
- Drain repair
- Electric inspection
- Electric installation or replacement
- Electric panel installation
- Electric panel repair
- Electric repair
- Wire installation
- Wire repair
- Electric vehicle charging station installation
- Electric vehicle charging station repair
- Faucet installation
- Faucet repair
- Garbage disposal installation
- Garbage disposal repair
- Gas line installation
- Gas line repair
- Hot water recirculation pump installation
- Hot water recirculation pump repair
- Light fixture installation
- Light fixture repair
- Outdoor lighting installation
- Outlet installation
- Outlet repair
- Plumbing inspection
- Plumbing installation or replacement
- Plumbing repair
- Sewer installation
- Sewer repair
- Shower repair
- Sink installation
- Sink repair
- Switch installation
- Switch repair
- Toilet installation
- Toilet repair
- Water heater installation
- Water heater repair
- Water pipe installation
- Water pipe repair
Business Location & Hours
Mon: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Tue: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Wed: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Thu: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Fri: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Sat: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Sun: | 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM |
Recommended Customer Reviews

Highly recommend. They did a great job for an affordable price and worked around our solar.

Eric came to our house this morning ~ 15420 Olde Hwy 80 around 8:30am September 10, 2021
We purchased the A/C unit from Carini a couple years ago and it had a problem with connecting the control panel.
Eric was professional and we have recommended this company to our Family and Friends.
Thank you so very much ~
It is a pleasure doing business with you.
Carol Lovejoy
619 316-8431

Carini is the BEST. We had a Mitsubishi Air System installed. From John who came over and looked thru the house and explained how the units worked and which room unit was the best fit for the room to the GREAT installers AUSTIN and CHRIS. They informed us of what they we going to do. They used drop cloths, and vacuumed when they finished and were just AMAZING! Thank you Carini.
Georgia P.

This company is amazing. When the problem with my 2nd bathroom's shower drain was completely clogged, not only did the technician (Mr. Jake Hukee) do an A+ job, but came only 2 hours after I made the initial call for service. I was anticipating a few days to a week before I'd be seen. This is a 5 out of 5 rating, and absolutely and deservedly so.

We were having a problems with our a/c and had another company come out initially and told us we needed a new motor and gave us a quote. Per our warranty we were given Carini Heating &Air as an authorized company. Thank goodness we had Carini respond they assisted us and advised us what was really wrong. The repair man Tom was amazing and explained every step and the price charged was a lot less than the other company. I am so confident in Carini that I set up for yearly maintenance with them. Highly recommend them such a wonderful experience.

We had a Fujitsu Mini Split installed in our house in Pacific Beach back in 2013. The unit was over $8000.00 and at the time we thought that the install was done well. Several times over the course of its life, the condenser tray overflowed and leaked all over our back door destroying both door and trim. When we pulled the cover off the unit to investigate the problem, it was clear that the installation was done incorrectly. There is an electrical alarm in the condenser tray which indicates when the water level is too high. The manual for the condenser pump indicates that this must be hooked up. Additionally, the manual says that there must not be a kink in the hose attached to the pump. If these two things are not done correctly, the tray will leak. In our unit, there was a kink in the line because the installers cut the line too short. Additionally, the condenser pump alarm was not hooked up -- the wires were simply dangling in the unit. The system worked long enough to outlast the warrantee, but since the warrantee had expired, and Carini no longer deals with Fujitsu units, they simply washed their hands of this and told me that it wasn't their problem.
So in summary, Carini takes no responsibility for a correct installation as long as the system works longer than the warrantee. This was not a maintenance problem nor a wear and tear problem. This was an incorrect installation problem and Carini took no responsibility for it.
Additionally, when explaining these issues with the manager, I found her to be condescending, dishonest, and somewhat rude.
Please take your business elsewhere.

Carini does a great many installations of heating & AC in our neighborhood of old homes with challenging crawl spaces, old ducting and limited outdoor space for compressor units. The team is extremely experienced and resourceful - there is not a situation where they can't come up with a great solution. Carini just replaced our AC system and the work was flawless and the service was excellent. I highly recommend them.

Honest, punctual, and competitively priced (for the quality of work). The techs are all friendly and courteous, they fully explain and answer any questions, and then they leave the job clean. I've had this company out once for HVAC and once for plumbing and completely satisfied both times.

Had our service line pipe to the main sewer line fail on us and backed up into our downstairs bathroom. We had Carini come out for a second opinion as we didn't trust the diagnosis we were getting from another company. Sure enough, within 20-30 minutes Jake had put a camera down the pipe, found the clog, cleared the clog and diagnosed what had caused it. This was a big job, had to do an insurance claim to hep cover cost. Jake was able to speak with insurance adjuster to help get some of the details needed for the claim. Had to dig the concrete up in the garage to get to pipe and repair it. We are really happy with the work. Jake did a great job with repair and didn't mind all my questions along the way! He was really good about keeping the mess down to a minimum and cleaning up. I would highly recommend Carini for all of your plumbing repairs and needs!

A shout out to Miguel for fixing our plumbing and helping us discover some big issues that would have been a Disaster if we have not addressed them promptly. Miguel is super courteous and an excellent communicator. I know nothing about plumbing and having somebody break it down for me so I could easily understand is really what I needed!