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, from Downtown and South Troy up to Sycaway, Frear Park and the Brunswick town line.
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.
Heating problems
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.
Heating Repair
Gas furnaces, boilers, radiators and heat pumps. The systems that carry a Troy winter, with steam heat covered on its own page.
Heating Repair in Troy
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
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 and Nearby Towns
We work across the whole city, the Brunswick side of the 12180 ZIP code, and the towns next door. Each page covers the houses, streets and heating setups in that area.
- Downtown TroyZIP 12180Brownstones and Washington Park
- South TroyZIP 12180Burden Avenue to Burden Pond
- Eastside and Mount IdaZIP 12180Pawling Avenue and Mount Ida
- AlbiaZIP 12180Albia Avenue to Winter Street
- SycawayZIP 12180Brunswick Road and Tibbits Avenue
- Frear ParkZIP 12180Oakwood Avenue and Frear Avenue
- Beman Park and RPIZIP 1218015th Street to Burdett Avenue
- Brunswick (12180)ZIP 12180Hoosick Road and Eagle Mills
- LansingburghZIP 12182North Troy, 107th to 125th Street
- WynantskillZIP 12198Main Avenue in North Greenbush
- RensselaerZIP 12144Broadway, Bath and Crailo
- East GreenbushZIP 12061 and 12144Columbia Turnpike and Hampton Manor
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.
Do you work on heat pumps and ductless mini-splits?
Yes. We repair heat pumps in heating and cooling mode, including ductless mini-splits, and we install them in houses without ducts. In a cold climate like Troy's, a heat pump is often paired with the existing furnace or boiler. See our heating repair page for heat pump problems.
What areas do you cover?
All of Troy, from Downtown and South Troy to Lansingburgh, Sycaway, Frear Park and the Hill around RPI, plus the Brunswick side of the 12180 ZIP code, Wynantskill, Rensselaer and East Greenbush.
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. Our contact page lists what to have ready.