Heating Contractors in Albany & the Capital Region: Furnace & Boiler Services

Yes. We repair and replace both, on gas, oil and propane. Heat through vents or registers means a furnace, and heat through radiators or baseboard means a boiler. See furnace repair and boiler repair, or heating system repair if you are not sure what you have.

Boilers and furnaces are both common, and boilers lead: roughly 6 in 10 of the completed heating jobs in our records with a stated system type were boilers. Fuel varies by house, with gas, oil and propane all in use across the region. Heat pumps are the third option; see heat pump repair. Our guide to boiler vs furnace walks through the trade-offs.

It comes down to age, the failure and running cost, and we diagnose before recommending anything. A high-efficiency replacement can cost less over a Capital Region winter than a string of repairs on a tired unit, but a single failed part is usually worth fixing. The full repair-or-replace answer, including the common rule of thumb contractors quote, is on our heating system repair page. For signs it is time, see signs your furnace or boiler needs replacing.

A good heating contractor names the price before starting, shows you the failed part, and has a license and insurance you can check on request. We give one flat price after diagnosis, never by the hour, and wait for your approval. Think twice about a big quote given over the phone or a push to decide on the spot. For a no-heat call, start with heating system repair.

A dead furnace or boiler is urgent to us. Same-day heating calls are prioritized Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 6pm; call (518) 482-4205 and we will come the same day whenever we can.

Once a year, in early fall before the first cold stretch, is the usual advice for a furnace or a boiler. That visit checks burners, controls, venting and safety devices, and it matters because no-heat calls peak in November. Our maintenance plan covers it. See also the furnace maintenance checklist.

Both. Repairs cover no heat, cold air, short cycling, banging pipes, cold radiators and low boiler pressure. See heating system repair, and heating system replacement when repair no longer makes sense.

Gas availability comes down to your exact address, so we confirm a gas main reaches your parcel before recommending anything. If a main already runs to your street, a conversion can lower your fuel cost and lets us remove the on-site oil tank; see oil-to-gas conversion and whether it is worth it. If there is no main to tie into, the better call is high-efficiency oil or propane equipment sized to your home.

Yes — that is everyday work for us. A lot of the pre-1940 homes in Albany, Troy, and Saratoga Springs run on hot-water or steam boilers and cast-iron radiators rather than forced-air furnaces. We handle high-efficiency gas and oil boiler replacement, circulator and zone-valve work, and near-boiler repiping, and we size the new boiler and stage the install around plaster, finished basements, and tight original mechanical rooms so an older house heats evenly.

It usually depends on how the house was built. A house with ducts suits a furnace, and a house with radiators or baseboard suits a boiler, because the pipes or ducts are already in the walls. Our guide on boiler vs furnace walks through the trade-offs.

It depends on the size of the house, the efficiency you choose, any venting or ductwork changes and the fuel. We give a written price after we look at the home. Our heating replacement cost guide explains what moves the number.