Radiators, baseboard and radiant floor heat are a different trade from forced air. Smart Air Heating & Cooling installs, repairs and services hydronic systems across Lancaster County. Call 223-221-2589.
A boiler heats water rather than air, then moves that heat through your home by pipe instead of duct. The result is the quiet, even warmth that older Lancaster County homes were designed around, with no blown air and no dust pushed from room to room. It is also a system with its own failure modes, its own safety controls and its own service requirements, which is why it should not be treated as an afterthought by a company that mainly sells furnaces.
Smart Air Heating & Cooling works on hydronic systems regularly. We install New Yorker boilers, size them from an actual heat loss calculation rather than by matching the nameplate on whatever is being removed, and integrate the new unit with the existing piping, circulators and zone controls. Our HIC #PA165573 licensed technicians also repair and maintain boilers from other manufacturers, and back every visit with 38 years of combined experience.
Pick the service you need below, or call 223-221-2589. We cover Lancaster, Columbia, Ephrata, Harrisburg and the surrounding boroughs, where boiler heat is still common.
From a no-heat call in February to a planned replacement in the off season.
No heat, a pilot or ignition fault, pressure that will not hold, water on the floor, or banging and gurgling in the pipes. We work through the sequence of operation to find the actual fault rather than guessing at parts, and we treat combustion problems as a safety issue first.
Boiler Repair ServicesReplacing a boiler that has reached the end of its life, or converting to a high-efficiency condensing unit. We run heat loss calculations, remove the old unit and connect the new one to your existing radiators or baseboard, then commission and document the finished system.
Boiler Installation ServicesThe annual service a boiler needs to stay safe and efficient. We inspect and clean the combustion side, test the safety controls and relief valve, check system pressure and water quality, and bleed and balance the loops before the heating season starts.
Boiler Maintenance ServicesWhich one belongs in your home depends on the piping you already have, how the house is used, and whether you also want the boiler making your hot water.
The traditional choice, and still a sound one. A cast iron sectional boiler is heavy, tolerant of older piping and water conditions, and simple enough that parts stay available for a long time. It vents through a conventional chimney, which suits houses where that flue already exists and is in good condition.
Best for straightforward replacements in older homes where the existing venting and distribution are staying as they are.
A high-efficiency unit that extracts additional heat by condensing water vapor out of the exhaust, which is why it vents in PVC through a sidewall rather than up a chimney. Reaching the efficiency on the label depends on running low enough water temperatures, so it pairs best with generously sized baseboard or radiant floor.
Best where you want the highest AFUE rating available and the distribution system can run cooler water.
A combination unit that handles space heating and domestic hot water from the same appliance, producing hot water on demand instead of storing it. That removes the separate tank from the basement and the standby losses that go with it, at the cost of a flow rate ceiling when several fixtures run at once.
Best in smaller homes and where basement space is tight. We will size it against your real fixture count.
Not sure which applies? A boiler installation estimate includes the heat loss calculation that answers the question. If your hot water is the real problem rather than your heat, start with water heater services.
Losing heat in the middle of winter is the one that cannot wait, and we offer same-day service during business hours, Monday through Friday. If a boiler is showing its age, the better time to plan a replacement is spring or summer, when you are not choosing under pressure.
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Apply TodayA furnace heats air and blows it through ductwork. A boiler heats water and circulates it through radiators, baseboard or radiant floor tubing, where it gives up its heat to the room. Boiler heat feels steadier and is silent in operation, and because nothing is being blown around, it does not move dust through the house. The two systems share almost no parts, so they are effectively separate trades.
Yes, and more than most equipment in the house. A boiler burns fuel and holds pressurized hot water, so the annual visit is a safety inspection as much as an efficiency one. We check combustion and venting, test the relief valve and the safety controls, look at system pressure and water condition, and clean the heat exchanger surfaces. Manufacturer warranties normally require documented annual service as well.
In most cases yes, and it is usually the sensible thing to do. Cast iron radiators are durable and often outlast several boilers. What we check is whether the existing distribution can deliver the heat at the water temperature the new boiler is designed to run, which matters most with condensing units. Where it can, we reuse it. Where it cannot, we tell you before you commit rather than after.
Usually air trapped in the loops, a circulator problem, or expansion noise where a pipe is binding against framing. On steam systems it can also mean condensate is not draining back properly, which is worth attending to promptly. None of these are normal, and most are inexpensive to correct once identified. Describe the noise and when it happens when you call and it helps us arrive prepared.
New Yorker is the line we install, but repair and maintenance are not brand restricted. We service the boilers we find in Lancaster County homes regardless of who made them, including units considerably older than the people who own them. If a part is no longer manufactured we will say so honestly and lay out the options rather than leaving you to discover it later.
Yes. Because a boiler system has no ductwork, the practical route to cooling is normally a ductless mini-split, which needs only a small penetration through the wall for each indoor unit. That lets you keep the boiler heat you already like and add cooling room by room. We install both, so the same team can look at the whole picture in one visit.
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