Clifton is one of the larger cities in the state by land area, and it plays more like a dozen neighborhoods stitched together — Botany Village and Athenia are tight blocks of older two-families, while Allwood and Montclair Heights run to postwar capes, colonials and ranches. Route 3, Route 46 and the Garden State Parkway all cut through, so the housing on either side of those corridors was built in very different decades. That spread means one call is a 1920s steam boiler and the next is a split-level with ductwork that never cooled the back bedrooms properly.
Heights Plumbing, Heating & Cooling is a family-owned, licensed and insured plumbing and HVAC company serving the city of Clifton in Passaic County, New Jersey. ZIP 07011, 07012, 07013, 07014. We offer same-day service, on-time arrival and upfront No Worries Pricing on every job, and we handle residential and commercial work.
What We See in Clifton Homes & Buildings
- The older sections are full of two-family houses where a single heating plant and one waste stack serve both floors, which changes how a replacement has to be staged.
- Postwar sections built in the 1950s and 60s are now on their second or third water heater and first real ductwork rehab, and undersized returns are the usual reason upstairs rooms stay warm.
- Original cast iron drain lines and clay sewer laterals are still in service across much of the city, so camera work before digging saves a lot of guessing.
Sections of Clifton we serve include Botany Village, Athenia, Allwood, Richfield, Montclair Heights, Delawanna, along with every other part of the city.
Popular Services in Clifton, NJ
These are the services Clifton customers call us for most, based on the local housing and building stock.
Plumbing Services in Clifton
Our licensed plumbers handle water heaters, drain cleaning, sewer line repair, leak detection, gas lines, repiping and fixture work for Clifton homes. See all plumbing services.
Air Conditioning Services in Clifton
AC repair, maintenance, replacement and ductless mini splits for Clifton homes, sized with real heat gain calculations by our mechanical engineer. See all air conditioning services.
Heating Services in Clifton
Furnace, boiler and heat pump repair, maintenance and installation, including the steam and hot-water systems common in older Passaic County homes. See all heating services.
Commercial Plumbing & HVAC in Clifton
Clifton has a deep commercial base for a residential city — shopping centers and car dealerships along the Route 3 and Route 46 corridors, restaurants and storefronts in the older business districts, plus office, medical and light industrial property. Our commercial division handles rooftop units, commercial boilers, walk-in coolers and commercial plumbing, with an electrical engineer on staff for the wiring. See all commercial services.
Clifton Plumbing & HVAC FAQs
Clifton is huge. Do you cover the whole city?
We do — Botany Village and Athenia through Allwood, Richfield, Delawanna and Montclair Heights. Our trucks come from Fair Lawn and Hillsdale, and we work every section of the city, not only the blocks nearest the county line.
Our 1950s Clifton house has central air that never cools the second floor. Is a bigger unit the fix?
Usually not. When a system was added to a house built before central air was standard, the duct and return sizing is normally the limit, not the tonnage. We measure airflow and static pressure first, because a larger condenser on undersized ducts just runs shorter cycles and dehumidifies less.
Can you replace a steam boiler in a two-family without disturbing the upstairs tenant?
In most cases yes. The work is at the boiler and the near-boiler piping, so the upstairs apartment is only affected while the system is drained and refilled. We schedule the changeover so heat is off for as short a window as possible and tell both units what to expect.
Nearby Service Areas
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