Heating & Furnace Services in Northern NJ & NYC

It depends on four things: the heat loss of the house, the condition and size of the existing ductwork, the efficiency tier you choose, and how hard the equipment is to get in and out. A tight attic install with undersized returns costs more than a basement swap with good ducts, for the same furnace. We measure all four and give you an itemised quote before anything is ordered, with financing available.

Fifteen to twenty years for a gas furnace that was sized correctly and serviced annually. Boilers often go longer. Heat pumps run twelve to fifteen. What shortens all three is the same thing: an oversized system short-cycling against restricted ductwork. That is why the sizing conversation matters more than the brand.

Banging on start-up, a squeal from the blower, a yellow or lazy burner flame instead of crisp blue, heat that arrives weak or uneven, the system starting and stopping every few minutes, or any burning smell after the first week of the season. Short-cycling and a yellow flame both need looking at promptly — one wears out the heat exchanger, the other is a combustion problem.

Age and the nature of the fault, in that order. Under twelve years with a failed igniter or capacitor: repair, easily. Over fifteen with a cracked heat exchanger or a failed compressor: replacing is usually the better money, and it is the right moment to fix whatever the ductwork has been doing wrong for two decades. We give you both numbers and say which one we would pick.

Most often the burners are not staying lit and the blower is running out the residual heat, which points at the flame sensor, the igniter or a pressure switch tripping on a blocked flue or intake. It can also be a thermostat set to fan on rather than auto, which is worth checking before you call. If the flue or intake is blocked, do not keep resetting it.

Once a year, in autumn, before the season starts. Annual service keeps the combustion side safe, keeps the manufacturer’s parts coverage intact, and catches the failures that otherwise show up on the coldest night when everyone is calling at once. Our maintenance plan holders get scheduled first.

Yes, and ICS is cold-climate heat pump certified. A modern cold-climate unit holds useful capacity well below freezing, which is the whole question in New Jersey. It heats and cools from one system and may qualify for state and utility incentive programs. Where the house has an existing gas furnace in good shape, a dual-fuel setup often makes more sense than a full swap.

Gas and electric furnaces, steam and hot water boilers, heat pumps, ductless mini-splits and rooftop units, residential and commercial, across Northern New Jersey and New York City. If it makes heat and it is in our footprint, we work on it.