I have to highly recommend Richard's Oil Burner Service. Richard had my boiler up and running in about an hour today and I finally have heat and hot water for the first time in about 2 months.
Richard charges $95 plus parts. He doesn't charge a trip fee and another fee for walking in the door like most other companies. If he comes out and doesn't provide service, you don't pay. He also services AC and has low prices for freon.
Richard explained that boilers are special and that HVAC technicians aren't trained to work on them. In the end, he was only $95 and fixed my boiler in about an hour.
When I had an HVAC technician look at my boiler, I paid a few hundred for parts that I may not have needed and that didn't fix the issues my boiler was having. After 2 months and $500 in repairs, I was left believing I needed a new boiler. The HVAC technician wasted my money and left me and my kids without heat or hot water for 2 months. Not to mention the $600 electric bill I had from running space heaters day and night in the dead of winter. I'm dreading the next one - a painful, expensive lesson.
Richard left a sticker on my boiler about 2 years ago and I didn't call when it went bad this time - and I'm kicking myself now for not calling him sooner. I remembered how honest and professional (and cheap) he was from last time and gave him a call. I promised him, today, that I would always call him if my boiler is broken and I even put him in my phone contacts.
He has a $225 per year service contract which includes cleaning (which should be done every year) and I'm definitely going to sign up.
If you have a boiler and it needs any kind of work, PLEASE, call Richard. He is the best and you won't be disappointed! And tell your friends how great he is too! read more