Heating and cooling in Troy, NY 12180
HVAC Repair in Troy, NY for Heat and Air Conditioning
Troy HVAC Services fixes air conditioners, furnaces, boilers, radiators and heat pumps in homes across Troy. We work out of an office on River Street downtown, and the phone is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
What Is Your System Doing?
Pick the problem that matches. Each one links to a plain answer on what usually causes it and what to check before you call.
- AC blowing warm airCooling is on but the vents feel warm.
- Ice on the AC lineFrost on the copper pipe or the indoor coil.
- Water by the air handlerA wet ceiling, closet or basement floor.
- Top floor stays hotThe first floor is fine, the bedrooms are not.
- Furnace blowing cold airThe fan runs but the burners never light.
- Cold radiatorOne radiator stays cold while the rest heat.
- Banging pipesKnocking and hammering when the steam comes up.
- Heat pump falling behindThe house loses ground on the coldest days.
Heating and Cooling Services in Troy
Four kinds of work, one phone number. Most Troy houses need a heating system that can run from October into April and cooling that holds up through a humid July.
AC Repair
Central air that won't cool, won't start, freezes up or leaks. Capacitors, contactors, fan motors, drain lines and refrigerant leaks.
AC Repair in Troy
Heating Repair
Gas furnaces, steam and hot water boilers, radiators and heat pumps. The systems that carry a Troy winter.
Heating Repair in Troy
Tune-Ups
AC checkups in spring and boiler, furnace and radiator checkups in fall, so worn parts get caught early.
Tune-Ups in Troy
AC Replacement
New central air, heat pumps and ductless mini-splits, including houses that only have radiators.
AC Replacement in TroyTroy Houses Are Not Built Like the Suburbs
Troy is an old city. Census figures put 55.3 percent of Troy's homes in buildings put up in 1939 or earlier, and only about 8 percent after 2000. Nearly half of all units, 45.9 percent, sit in two-to-four-unit buildings, and most households rent.
That changes the work. A lot of these houses were built long before central air, so many have no ductwork at all. Two-families and three-families often have one system per floor, or one boiler feeding several apartments. About 72 percent of Troy homes heat mainly with natural gas and about 22 percent with electricity.
The weather does the rest. The Albany airport station, the closest official record to Troy, logs about 6,357 heating degree days a year against 721 cooling degree days, so heating demand runs nearly nine times cooling demand. January averages a low near 16 degrees. Heat still counts, though. New York's all-time high, 108 degrees, was recorded in Troy on July 22, 1926, according to the history of Troy, New York.
So the work here leans toward heat: boilers, furnaces and heat pumps. Then comes summer, and AC that has to fit into houses that were never built for it.
Troy Neighborhoods We Cover
We work across the whole city and the part of Brunswick that shares the 12180 ZIP code. Each neighborhood page covers the houses, streets and heating setups we see there.
- Downtown TroyBrownstones, Washington Park and Little Italy.
- South TroyTwo-families, the Burden works and Burden Pond.
- Eastside and Mount IdaPawling Avenue, Emma Willard and Prospect Park.
- AlbiaPawling Avenue south, Winter Street and Kinloch Park.
- SycawayBrunswick Road, Tibbits Avenue and the city line.
- Frear ParkOakwood Avenue, Frear Avenue and the park.
- Beman Park and RPIThe Hill above downtown, near RPI and Burdett Avenue.
- Brunswick (12180)Hoosick Road, Brunswick Road and Eagle Mills.
Questions Troy Homeowners Ask
Do you work on both heating and air conditioning?
Yes. We repair and replace central air conditioners, and we repair gas furnaces, boilers, steam and hot water radiator systems, and heat pumps. Plenty of houses have a boiler for heat and a separate system for cooling, and we work on both.
Is your phone answered at night and on weekends?
Yes. The line is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays. Call and tell us what the system is doing.
What parts of Troy do you cover?
All of Troy, from Downtown and South Troy to Sycaway, Frear Park, the Eastside and the Hill around RPI, plus the part of the Town of Brunswick that shares the 12180 ZIP code.
Can you add air conditioning to a house that only has radiators?
Usually, yes. Houses heated by a boiler often have no ductwork, so the common choices are ductless units, a small-duct system run through closets and attic space, or new ducts where the layout allows. The radiators stay. See our AC replacement and new install page for more.
What should I check before I call?
Make sure the thermostat is set to Heat or Cool and has working batteries, the breaker for the furnace or air handler is on, the service switch by the equipment is on, and the filter is not clogged. If all of that looks right and the system still will not run, call us.