10 miles from our yard · Philadelphia, PA
HVAC in Philadelphia
Forced-air furnaces in the basement with a single trunk duct are typical of post-war rowhomes, and older blocks still run radiators from a boiler. Central air was rarely original and is often a later addition squeezed onto the existing ducts, so uneven cooling is the norm rather than a fault. Ductless systems suit the layout well where there are no ducts at all.
The houses in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia nearest our yard is the Northeast — Somerton, Bustleton, Torresdale and the neighborhoods around them — which was built out in waves from the 1920s to the 1960s: brick rowhomes and twins with party walls, flat roofs, small basements holding the heater, the panel and the laundry, and drains that run under the front lawn to a main in the street. A rowhome shares more than a wall; roof drains, sewer laterals and sometimes water services were run for a block at a time. What goes wrong in one house is very often a block's problem, and diagnosing that properly is most of the work.
Getting there
10 miles from 5915 Bristol Emilie Rd, Levittown — straight-line, not a drive time, which depends on the day.
Also covered from here
Northeast Philadelphia · Somerton · Bustleton · Torresdale
When we answer
- Monday – Friday
- 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Saturday
- 8:00am – 1:00pm
- Emergencies
- 24 hours
Heating & Cooling in Philadelphia: what we handle
- Air Conditioning
- Heating Systems
- HVAC Maintenance & Tune-Ups
- HVAC Repairs & Installations
- HVAC Service Plan
- Ductwork Repair
- Thermostat Installation
What a call includes, the problems people describe, how a visit goes and the questions people ask are the same in every town, so they live on one page. All about heating & cooling.
An emergency in Philadelphia? Call (215) 788-0803 — we answer 24 hours.