Furnace & AC Repair in Newark, Ohio

Heating and cooling for Newark homes

Newark is the county seat and our home base, and its housing covers more than a century of building. The older neighborhoods around downtown are full of two- and three-story homes built long before central air existed, many with basements that have seen coal, then oil, then gas. Farther out, ranch homes from the 1950s through 1970s and newer subdivisions bring their own mix of equipment and problems. We work on all of it.

Because we are based here, most Newark calls are a short drive, and on cold nights that matters.

What we see in older Newark homes

• Furnaces venting into old masonry chimneys. When an 80% furnace replaced an older unit without a chimney liner, the flue gases can condense inside the chimney and deteriorate it. We check draft and the chimney base on every older home.
• Ductwork that was added, not designed. Upstairs bedrooms fed by a single small duct squeezed into an interior wall, often with no return air.
• Air conditioning retrofitted decades later, with line sets running through window wells and coils that do not match the furnace.
• Asbestos-era duct wrap and pipe insulation in some basements. We identify it and work around it safely, and tell you when it needs professional abatement.

Newark winters are hard on equipment

Newark sits where the North and South Forks of the Licking River join, and the river valley holds cold air on still winter nights. The first real cold snap of the season always brings a wave of calls, mostly from furnaces with worn igniters, dirty flame sensors and clogged condensate drains that were fine in October. A fall tune-up is the easiest way to stay off that list.