When the heat quits on a cold January night, you need someone who shows up and actually fixes the problem. Heights Plumbing, Heating & Cooling repairs and maintains every common type of home heating system in North Jersey: gas and oil-fired furnaces, steam and hot-water boilers, heat pumps and hydronic baseboard.
We are family owned and operated, licensed and insured, with 56 years of industry experience behind every service call. Our technicians are background checked, screened and drug-tested, and we quote with No Worries Pricing so you know the cost before any work starts.
No Heat, Or Not Enough Heat? Here Is What Is Usually Going On
Most no-heat calls come down to a handful of causes: a failed igniter or flame sensor, a tripped safety limit, a bad thermostat, a clogged filter choking airflow, a stuck circulator pump, or air trapped in the radiators. None of that is obvious from the thermostat, which is why guessing gets expensive fast.
The other version of the problem is subtler. The system runs, but the upstairs never warms up, the boiler short cycles, or the gas bill keeps climbing. That usually points to a distribution or control issue rather than a dead part, and it is worth diagnosing properly before anyone talks about replacement.
What Our Heating Repair & Maintenance Service Includes
On a repair call we start with the symptom and work backward. We check thermostat calls and wiring, verify gas pressure or oil supply, inspect the burner, igniter, flame sensor and heat exchanger, test safety controls and limits, and look at airflow or water flow depending on the system. You get a clear explanation of what failed, what it takes to fix it, and the price before we pick up a tool.
A maintenance visit is preventive rather than reactive. We clean burners and the combustion area, replace or check filters, test the flue and draft, check the thermostat and controls, lubricate and inspect blower or circulator components, bleed radiators and check water level and pressure on boilers, and measure combustion and temperature rise. Small problems found in October are much cheaper than the same problems found in a cold snap.
Signs You May Need Heating Repair
- System blows air but the house stays cold
- Heat runs constantly and never satisfies the thermostat
- Loud banging, rumbling or whistling when it fires
- Burner lights, then shuts off within a minute
- Radiators or baseboards cold at one end of the house
- Burning or sooty smell when the heat kicks on
- Gas or oil bills rising with no change in habits
- Carbon monoxide alarm sounding near the equipment
Noticing any of these? Call (201) 245-7772 or request service online. Same-day appointments across North Jersey.
Our Heating Repair & Maintenance Process
Schedule and confirm
Call 201-245-7772 and we book you in, with same-day service available in most cases. After hours you reach a live person who takes the details and books the next available slot.
Diagnose the actual cause
The technician tests the system end to end rather than swapping parts on a hunch. You get told what is wrong and why in plain English.
Price it up front
We present the repair and any reasonable alternatives with straightforward upfront pricing. Nothing proceeds until you approve it.
Make the repair
Most common failures are fixed the same visit from parts on the truck. If something has to be ordered, we tell you the timeline and get you interim heat where we can.
Test, clean up and advise
We run the system through a full cycle, verify safe combustion and proper temperatures, clean the work area and flag anything worth watching.
Heating Repair & Maintenance Options We Offer
No-heat diagnostic and repair
One visit to find the fault and fix it, covering furnaces, boilers and heat pumps. Same-day service is available in Bergen and Essex Counties.
Annual heating tune-up
A full clean and inspection before the season starts. This is the visit that catches cracked igniters, dirty burners and failing pumps before they leave you cold.
Boiler service
Steam and hot-water boiler work, including low-water cutoffs, circulators, zone valves, expansion tanks and bleeding air from radiators.
Furnace service
Burner and heat exchanger inspection, igniter and flame sensor work, blower motor service and airflow correction on ducted systems.
Heat pump service
Refrigerant checks, defrost control testing, reversing valve and auxiliary heat diagnostics for systems that heat as well as cool.
Controls and thermostat work
Thermostat replacement, zoning controls and wiring corrections. We have an engineer on staff and do our own electrical work on system installs.
Why Choose Heights for Heating Repair
- Family Owned & Operated: A family business means more personalized service than you get from big chain providers.
- 56 Years of Industry Experience: Over 56 years of combined industry experience across plumbing, heating and cooling.
- Licensed & Insured: NJ HVAC Lic. #197400 and NJ Plumbing Lic. #1221100. Fully insured for residential and commercial work.
- Engineers On Staff: Our own mechanical and electrical engineers design systems and handle wiring, so you don’t need a second contractor.
- Same-Day Service: Schedule with us and we’ll provide service within 24 hours, arriving on time as scheduled.
- No Worries Pricing: Straightforward pricing with no surprise fees or up-charges. You know what you’re paying before we start.
Heating Repair Across Bergen, Essex & North Jersey
We provide heating repair from our offices in Fair Lawn and Hillsdale to every municipality in Bergen County and Essex County, including:
We also serve Sussex County, Passaic County, Warren County, Morris County, Hudson County, Union County, Hunterdon County, Somerset County, Middlesex County, Mercer County.
Heating Repair FAQs
Can you come out today?
Often yes. We offer same-day service, meaning service within 24 hours of scheduling, and we prioritize no-heat calls in cold weather. Call 201-245-7772 and we will tell you the soonest slot.
What if I call after hours?
You reach a live person, not a machine. They take the details and book you into the next available appointment.
How often should heating equipment be serviced?
Once a year, ideally in early fall before you need it. Annual service keeps combustion safe and efficient and catches failing parts while it is still convenient to replace them.
Do you work on older boilers and radiator systems?
Yes. A lot of homes in this part of New Jersey still run steam or hot-water boilers with cast-iron radiators, and we service them regularly alongside modern equipment.
Will you push me to replace instead of repair?
No. We tell you what the repair costs and what condition the system is in, and if replacement genuinely makes more sense we explain why. The decision is yours.