DG Agency is a contractor marketing agency that runs Google Local Services Ads, Google Business Profile, Yelp and reviews for HVAC companies in Orange County. We run OC HVAC accounts from Canyon Lake, next door in Riverside County. For permits applied on or after January 1, 2026, swapping one unit of a split system triggers duct sealing and ECC-Rater verification.
274 Google LSA leads for our clients in September 2026, 152 of them marked booked. See the results
That changes the changeout job in Orange County. A unit swap now carries duct testing and a third-party field check, and new equipment can't use refrigerant with a GWP of 750 or higher. Gas furnaces are still allowed here, since the South Coast AQMD voted down the zero-emission rule. Your ads and profile should sell the job as it really is now.
Local facts that shape how the phone rings, each linked to its source.
HVAC work in California requires the CSLB C-20 Warm-Air Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning Contractor license.
Source: California Contractors State License BoardUnder the 2025 Energy Code, replacing just the outdoor or indoor unit of a split system on an existing home triggers duct sealing and third-party field verification by an ECC-Rater (formerly HERS). Existing ducts must test at or under 10% leakage of air handler airflow, or 7% leakage to outside.
Source: California Energy CommissionPermits applied for on or after January 1, 2026 have to meet the 2025 Title 24 Part 6 Energy Code.
Source: California Energy CommissionThe 2025 code requires refrigerant charge verification on heat pumps in every climate zone. For straight air conditioners it applies in climate zones 2 and 8 through 15, which includes inland Orange County.
Source: California Energy CommissionSince January 1, 2025, CARB bans new residential and commercial AC equipment, including ducted central AC, heat pumps and mini-splits, that uses refrigerant with a GWP of 750 or higher. In practice that rules out R-410A in new equipment.
Source: California Air Resources BoardOrange County is in the South Coast AQMD. On June 6, 2025 its board voted 7 to 5 not to adopt the zero-emission amendments to Rule 1111 (gas furnaces) and Rule 1121 (gas water heaters). The existing rules stay in effect, so there is no zero-emission furnace or water heater mandate in OC today.
Source: South Coast AQMDJob types split between repair, replacement and maintenance so the budget goes to the calls you want in each season. Every lead reviewed and rated weekly so Google credits the junk.
Service lists, real job photos and posts that match what people search when the system quits on the hottest day of the year.
Every review watched and answered. No review gating, ever.
Yelp where the numbers support it, plus a fast reply setup. A no-cool call goes to whoever answers first.
Retainers start at $5,000 a month for contractors doing $1M or more a year. Ad spend goes straight to Google and Yelp and is separate. Month to month, no long contract. We are based in Southern California and run accounts for contractors in Orange County remotely. LSA, Google Business Profile, Yelp and reviews are all managed online, so there is no field visit to pay for.
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