General Air Conditioning & Plumbing

★★★☆☆ 2.5 / 5 (260)
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: 31170 Reserve Dr, Thousand Palms, CA 92276
: (760) 465-0660
: http://www.callthegeneral.com

Company Overview

Our customers are our main focus at General Air Conditioning & Plumbing, every single day. We aim to exceed your expectations with exceptional service, skilled workmanship, and a commitment to quality.

Our unique strength lies in our dedicated focus on home services. Our expertise is exclusively in residential air conditioning, heating, plumbing, and electrical services. By not taking on new construction and limiting light commercial work, we can dedicate our full attention to homeowners like you.

We are a highly rated, licensed, and insured contractor, committed to maintaining the highest standards. All our technicians undergo background checks, drug tests, and professional training to guarantee safety, integrity, and reliability in your home. We secure all required permits and adhere to proper protocols, ensuring you never have to worry about compliance or cutting corners.

By choosing General, you are opting for a team that honors your home, your time, and your trust. Our dedication to service is our passion!

At General Air Conditioning & Plumbing, our clients are our highest priority—every day. Our goal is to exceed your expectations, and if we fall short, we will make it right. That’s our guarantee.

We focus on residential air conditioning and heating repairs, in addition to full-service plumbing, sewer, and drain solutions. As a licensed and highly rated contractor, we ensure every job is performed with integrity—pulling all necessary permits, maintaining full insurance coverage, and upholding the highest safety standards. All our team members are drug-tested and background-checked, ensuring you feel secure and confident in our service.

Our dedication to exceptional service is driven by our core values:

We are:

Intentional

Focused

Results-Oriented

Responsive

Responsible

Urgent

We don’t merely finish the job—we approach it with intention, accuracy, and pride. That’s the General Air Conditioning & Plumbing distinction. With over 40 years in business, General Air Conditioning & Plumbing has been committed to our community. We are a local, family-owned company, and our committed team members are local as well.

We are committed to our community, giving back by supporting local organizations such as the United Way, Variety for Kids, local shelters, and youth sports teams. Known as the ""Best little Air Conditioning and Plumbing Company in the Desert,"" we prioritize our customers and aim to deliver a WOW experience in all our services. We also believe in being easy to work with and easy to reach. You can reach us at [email protected] or call our office at 760.343.7488.

Our service area includes the entire Coachella Valley, High Desert, and Pass Communities. If you’re uncertain about our service area, just give us a call; we’ll do our utmost to assist you.

Business Services

  • Bathtub installation
  • Bathtub repair
  • Drain installation
  • Drain repair
  • Faucet installation
  • Faucet repair
  • Garbage disposal installation
  • Garbage disposal repair
  • Gas line installation
  • Gas line repair
  • HVAC installation or replacement
  • HVAC system repair
  • HVAC system maintenance
  • Plumbing inspection
  • Plumbing installation or replacement
  • Plumbing repair
  • Sewer installation
  • Sewer repair
  • Shower installation
  • Shower repair
  • Sink installation
  • Sink repair
  • Toilet installation
  • Toilet repair
  • Water heater installation
  • Water heater repair
  • Water pipe installation
  • Water pipe repair

Business Location & Hours



Mon:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tue:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wed:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thu:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Fri:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sat:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sun:Closed

Recommended Customer Reviews

Ricky H.
★☆☆☆☆

Our hot water stopped. We have a service contract with them and we're sending out a plumber, electrician and HVAC person. They moved the appt up one day for the plumber ( already was coming for free). He pushed one button. Sat in his truck for 45 minutes then charged us $175!! We can't believe it!! We were totally ripped off and will be cancelling all future services by this scamming company!! I am a senior citizen on a fixed income and need to watch all my spending. This just reeks of being taken advantage of.

Kevin L.
★☆☆☆☆

Beware....Price gougers! Charged $175 for pushing button on hot water tank to restart pilot. Took tech all of two minutes.
They appear to prey on the senior community.

I hear from others that Comfort Air is a much better choice and customer satisfaction and retention is part of their family business.

Diana W.
★★★★★

Tony DeBellis is a great plumbing technician. He is kind, friendly, trustworthy and very knowledgeable. You will enjoy having him in your home and diagnosing and fixing your plumbing.

Barbara M.
★★★★★

I have used The General for years for AC/Heat as well as Plumbing and am very satisfied!

Olie U.
★★★★★

Tim Done was a great tech he fixed our issue no problem. He was helpful in showing us how to operate the the thermostat.

DuWayne R.
★☆☆☆☆

Your response is trite. You are price gouging, period. You are taking advantage of people. You could give back fifty percent of your charge and still make PLENTY of money. Your rote response is nonsense compared to that.

Your response about ""rates in the service"" is silly blather. Your plumbers used the same scripted responses when asked about the prices GOUGING prices you were pushing. You take advantage of people and should be ashamed!

Sharon B.
★★☆☆☆

I have been a General Air customer since 2007
I have to say I will be looking for another Air Conditioning company to service my unit going forward..
I find them very expensive. Seems every time they come out it is something new that needs to be repaired when the unit works just fine.
They quoted me $503 to repair something and I had someone else do it and it was only $150

Kevin Z.
★★★★★

The General service technician Tim was very cordial. He listened to my issue and proceeded to diagnose the cause. Finding the cause, he explained it me and proceeded to fix the issue. I was well pleased with the service. It would be a pleasure to have him service my AC and heater anytime

1111beet ..
★☆☆☆☆

Had them come out to try to get our water heater pilot re-lit. Their service person could not do it and recommended replacement of the water heater. He provided a written quote of $4200 to replace the water heater which was outrageously inflated and tried to pressure me to just accept it. I called other reputable plumbers all of whom quoted less than half that amount for the same equipment/service and selected one who came out immediately and did an outstanding job. I believe General was trying to exploit my situation to try to overcharge me thousands of dollars. Very unprofessional. Avoid at all costs.

Debi R.
★★★★★

We requested a quote from General Air to replace the water heater and kitchen sink facet. The plumber for General Air, Ricardo Alfaro, came to our home and he was extremely helpful. Ricardo took the time to explain what was needed and provided various quotes to select from. He went over details and was very professional. Thank you for sending Ricardo Alfaro to service our home. His customer service and attention to detail is the best!

Debi & Mark

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