HVAC Service in Essex County

Yes, and it is one of the most common jobs we do in Montclair and the Oranges. Two routes: small-duct high-velocity, where flexible two-inch tubing runs through closets and joist bays to small round outlets, or ductless heads and ceiling cassettes. High-velocity keeps the ceilings clean but needs a route for the air handler and trunk. Ductless costs less disruption and zones room by room. We walk the house and tell you which one it actually suits. See ductless systems.

Condensate sitting where steam wants to travel. Usually a radiator that has lost its pitch back towards the valve, a sagged main, or a wet return that has silted up over the decades. Sometimes it is the boiler running at far higher pressure than a residential system needs. None of those are cured by a new boiler, and installing one without fixing them buys you the same noise on newer iron.

Yes, throughout Montclair, Upper Montclair and Glen Ridge, on ducted systems, high-velocity systems and Mitsubishi ductless alike. A lot of the cooling in those neighbourhoods was retrofitted rather than original, so the diagnosis often starts with how it was installed rather than what failed. See the Montclair page.

Standard in Belleville, Bloomfield and Newark. One thermostat cannot represent three apartments with different exposures and different tenants. Thermostatic radiator valves on the upper floors, correctly sized vents on each radiator, and a properly vented main will even a building out without splitting the system. Where it genuinely needs zoning, we price that too.

Depends on whether gas is already at the curb, what condition the tank and chimney are in, and how long you plan to stay. The conversion is rarely just the burner: an old masonry chimney serving a modern appliance usually needs a liner, and a buried tank needs proper decommissioning. We look at all three before recommending it, and we will also tell you when a heat pump makes more sense than either fuel.

Yes. HVAC in Nutley, NJ is a short run from Belleville — the two towns share a border, and our shop is minutes from Franklin Avenue. Bloomfield, Glen Ridge and Verona are the same neighbourhood as far as scheduling goes. See the Nutley page.

Cast iron sections outlive most other heating equipment, and a well-piped boiler from the 1980s can still be the right thing to keep. What ends them is a cracked or leaking section, a firebox that no longer holds, or a flue situation that cannot be made safe. Age alone is not a reason. A failing combustion test is.