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Dr Matt
Citizen
Username: Dr_matt
Post Number: 6
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 9:40 pm: | 
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Does anyone know of a good company out there to do a routine fall servicing of a furnace? It's fairly old, but is one of those which can keep going even when the power is off, so someone with experience would be good. |
NRL
Citizen
Username: Nrl
Post Number: 212
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, September 27, 2003 - 11:01 pm: |
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Gateway Plumbing does as needed service calls and I think they offer routine service contracts as well. They are sponsors of this website and come highly recommended. Return to the home page and search the sponsors section for their number.
Waiting for the Springfield Ave renaissance, or something just like it.
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twig
Citizen
Username: Twig
Post Number: 86
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, September 29, 2003 - 9:40 pm: |
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Check out PSE&G's annual check up program.
http://www.pseg.com/customer/home/install/testing/testing.html |
HGB
Citizen
Username: Hgb
Post Number: 26
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 9:19 am: |
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Twig:
My plumber told me that servicing a furnace is different than what PSE&G does witht their "check" of your furnace. A full service is much more exstensive from what I am told. |
Jackie Day
Citizen
Username: Zoesky1
Post Number: 132
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 - 10:24 am: |
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I would second the recommendation of Gateway. I am friends with the owner, and can say from personal experience the company is top notch! Very friendly guys, too. |
growler
Citizen
Username: Growler
Post Number: 241
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - 2:44 pm: |
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Go with Woolley. They are the best and local. We've used them for 4 years and have had 0 problems or complaints. |
margotsc
Citizen
Username: Margotsc
Post Number: 24
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - 8:11 pm: |
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This brings up a more general point -- Is it absolutely necessary to service the furnace every fall? I had a company do this last year after we moved in and, frankly, he was here for barely 10 minutes. My husband has already bled the furnace and it seems to working well. Just wonder if it has to be done every year. (We have steam heat with a gas-powered furnace.) |
Liz
Citizen
Username: Mschiquita
Post Number: 34
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 1, 2003 - 10:13 pm: |
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Gateway has done great work for us, solved a sink clog issue another company couldn't and then installed our new hot water heater...but our house came with a Weltman contract on the furnace and we are using them currently. They are TOP OF THE LINE - really do a thorough job. It is great for us because we have central air, so they convert the system over from season to season. Now, an honesty item: their goods are truly outrageously expensive, however their service contract is reasonable and they do a great job. |
jet
Citizen
Username: Jet
Post Number: 264
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2003 - 2:23 pm: |
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Woolley, only relationship I have with someone servicing my house & grounds that for years has been painless. |
patty
Citizen
Username: Patty
Post Number: 377
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2003 - 3:28 pm: |
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Yes, Margotsc, I wonder also. Expressed water at the first start-up a few days ago, and figure that's all that's needed, absent any hints of other problems. Or are we mistaken? |
jet
Citizen
Username: Jet
Post Number: 266
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 2, 2003 - 4:12 pm: |
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When the Woolley guy comes to service my furnace annually he's there about 45min to 1 hr. He takes a lot of stuff apart , cleans this & that but most important to me , he checks to make sure that the oil is drawing clean & steady from the the tank. |
grw
Citizen
Username: Grw
Post Number: 171
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Friday, October 3, 2003 - 10:06 am: |
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I will third the recommendation for Gateway, I am using them to hook up my addition, they also are servicing my furnace. As far as their prices, you get what you pay for, I would rather pay a little more and be comfortable with the outcome, than to pay less and not be sure of the results. There employees are union, I believe.
Call them!! |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 1738
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 3, 2003 - 10:13 am: |
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We use Pierson & are very happy with them. Either way, I agree with the others- our annual service (which I highly recommend) usually takes an hour. We used to use Essex Oil (long horror story, told here in the past). We didn't know any better and the annual service visit was about 15 minutes. We found out they hadn't been doing the job properly when the fire department showed up.
So, whoever you choose - do it! |
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