Totowa is a hilly borough above the Passaic River where Route 46 and the interstate come together, and that interchange gave it a retail and business strip out of proportion to its size. Away from the highway, the streets are residential and steep — mid-century capes, colonials and split-levels on sloping lots, many of them still on their original ductwork. The grade is a real factor here, both for basement water and for how heat moves between levels.
Heights Plumbing, Heating & Cooling is a family-owned, licensed and insured plumbing and HVAC company serving the borough of Totowa in Passaic County, New Jersey. ZIP 07512. 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 Totowa Homes & Buildings
- Split-levels are everywhere in the borough, and their half-story layout makes a single-zone system struggle to keep the bedroom level and the living level comfortable at the same time.
- The residential blocks are served by public water and sewer, and the older ones still have their original cast iron drain lines, so a slow drain here is often a main-line problem rather than a fixture problem.
- Most of the housing is 1950s through 1970s, which puts furnaces, condensers and water heaters in the same window for replacement and makes it worth planning them together.
Popular Services in Totowa, NJ
These are the services Totowa customers call us for most, based on the local housing and building stock.
Plumbing Services in Totowa
Our licensed plumbers handle water heaters, drain cleaning, sewer line repair, leak detection, gas lines, repiping and fixture work for Totowa homes. See all plumbing services.
Air Conditioning Services in Totowa
AC repair, maintenance, replacement and ductless mini splits for Totowa homes, sized with real heat gain calculations by our mechanical engineer. See all air conditioning services.
Heating Services in Totowa
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 Totowa
Totowa carries an outsized commercial base for a small borough — highway retail and shopping centers, office and medical buildings, restaurants, and light industrial and warehouse space near the interchange. 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.
Totowa Plumbing & HVAC FAQs
Our split-level is hot upstairs and cold in the den. Can that be balanced?
Usually it can be improved a great deal. Split-levels almost always have return air problems, and adding or resizing returns plus proper damper balancing fixes more than replacing the equipment does. Where the layout will not cooperate, zoning or a mini split on the problem level finishes the job.
Do you handle rooftop units for retail and office buildings in Totowa?
Yes. Rooftop equipment on small commercial buildings is regular work for us, from service and filter changes through full replacement, and we schedule around business hours where the space needs to stay open.
Is it normal to replace a furnace and air conditioner at the same time?
In houses of this era it often makes sense. The indoor and outdoor equipment were installed together and age together, and matching a new condenser to an old air handler and coil usually costs you the efficiency you paid for. We lay out both paths and the real difference in cost.
Nearby Service Areas
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