Furnace Repair in Yardley, PA
Region Home Services repairs gas, oil and electric furnaces, heat pumps and boilers in Yardley and Lower Makefield homes. We drive out from our office in Bensalem, about 25 minutes away. The phone is answered 24 hours a day, and the price goes in writing before any work starts. Tell us what the furnace is doing, and we’ll take it from there.
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- Written price before any work
- Most urgent no-heat calls same day
- Your technician’s photo by text before arrival
Or call us directly: 215-639-0424 – open 24 hours
- 5.0 on Google · 270+ reviews
- Family-owned since 1974
- Our own technicians
- PA HIC #PA182723
- Open 24 hours
What We Fix in Yardley Homes
Gas is the main fuel here, but plenty of homes run a heat pump, an oil burner or a boiler, and we repair all four.
Urgent No-Heat Repair
When the house is cold, call 215-639-0424. Someone answers around the clock, and we schedule most urgent calls for the same day. We carry common furnace parts on the truck, so the technician shows up ready to repair, not just to look.
Gas Furnace Repair
We read the error code first, then test the hot surface ignitor, flame sensor, inducer motor and pressure switch. On high-efficiency furnaces with PVC vent pipes, common since the ’90s, we clear the condensate drain and check the vent. Call if it won’t light.
Heat Pump and Electric Furnace Repair
About three in ten homes here heat with electricity. We test heating elements, sequencers (the relays that bring the elements on in stages), the limit switch and the blower. Call if a heat pump is stuck on auxiliary heat, won’t defrost or blows cool air.
Oil Furnace and Burner Repair
Oil still heats roughly one home in six. We replace the nozzle, which sprays oil into a fine mist, and filter, set the electrodes, check the fuel pump, clean and adjust the burner and run a combustion test. Call after a puffback or a lockout.
Hot-Water and Steam Boiler Repair
Some older houses in the borough may still run a boiler with radiators or baseboard. We work on circulator pumps, expansion tanks, relief valves and zone valves, on hot-water and steam systems alike. Call when one zone stays cold or a radiator won’t warm up.
Tune-Ups and Service Contracts
On a tune-up we clean the burner and flame sensor and check ignition, safety controls and venting. On oil, a new nozzle and filter go in. Service contracts add a fall heating check and a spring cooling check. Book in early fall.
The Furnaces We Open in Lower Makefield
Much of Lower Makefield went up in the ’80s and ’90s, so the furnace we open is usually one of two kinds. It’s either the original from that era, now 25 years old or more, or the replacement that went in since. Those replacements are mostly high-efficiency gas furnaces with plastic PVC venting, and on them the no-heat calls we see come from condensate drains, pressure switches and inducer motors far more often than from burners. Roughly half the homes in Yardley and Lower Makefield run on PECO gas. Close to a third use electricity – electric furnaces and heat pumps – and about one in six burns oil, so our trucks carry gas, heat-pump and oil-burner parts. Older houses around Afton Avenue and Main Street in the borough may run a boiler or an older oil burner, and we service those too.
What that means for your visit: the technician is on our payroll and knows these furnaces. If yours dates from the ’90s and was never replaced, you’ll get a repair price and, when it makes sense, a replacement price beside it, both in writing. A furnace that age that hasn’t seen a technician in years should get a tune-up before the cold arrives.
From Your Call to Heat That Works
Here’s how a repair visit in Yardley runs, start to finish.
Tell us what the furnace is doing and we’ll set a time. You’ll get a text reminder the day before and the day of, plus the technician’s photo before arrival.
The furnace’s fault code comes first. Then we check the thermostat, power, ignition sequence, flame, airflow and venting until the fault is pinned down.
You see the scope and the cost on paper. No work starts until you approve it.
After the fix we run a full heating cycle and check the safety controls, temperature rise and venting. Then we walk you through what we did.
Why Yardley Homeowners Call Us
If you’re comparing companies, here’s what calling us gets you.
- No push toward a new furnace. We repair what can be repaired. When replacement makes sense, you get both options in writing and the choice stays yours.
- You know who’s coming. Every technician is our own employee, never a subcontractor, and a text with their photo arrives before the visit.
- Close by, at any hour. It’s a 25-minute drive from Bensalem, we answer the phone at all hours, and most urgent no-heat jobs go on that day’s schedule.
- A record you can check. We’ve been family-owned since 1974 and hold a 5.0 on Google from 270+ reviews.
- Every fuel on this side of the river. Gas furnaces, heat pumps, oil burners and boilers – one company handles all of them.
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Homeowners Describe the Visit
Our Google rating is 5.0. Here are four reviews about heating work. Read all 270+ Google reviews
“Dave and Rick were great, took photos explained everything. TESTED OPERATION. Hopefully, we won’t have any system failure next winter, and we can avoid replacing the furnace for a few years.”
“Very professional and the communication was stellar. Did not try to push anything on me. Talked to me about my system and allowed me to ask questions about next steps and gave advice. …”
“Had our heater serviced within 2 hours from initial phone call.”
“Dave did my winter inspection and was on time and did a thorough job. I watched him throughout the process and was happy with all he did.”
What You Notice and What We Do
The most common failure on a gas furnace is a dirty flame sensor. That’s a thin metal rod that proves the burner lit, and once it’s coated, the burner shuts off seconds after lighting. On the high-efficiency furnaces common here, a blocked condensate drain comes close behind: water backs up, a safety switch trips and the heat stops.
| What you notice | What’s usually wrong | What we do on the visit |
|---|---|---|
| The gas burner lights, then quits within seconds | Dirty or worn flame sensor | Clean or replace the sensor, then watch several full cycles |
| The gas furnace clicks or hums but never lights | Cracked hot surface ignitor, failed inducer motor or a pressure switch that won’t close | Pull the furnace’s stored code, test each part in the ignition sequence and replace the one that failed |
| A high-efficiency furnace shuts down and there’s water near it | Clogged condensate drain or trap | Clear the drain and trap, check the condensate pump and vent, restart the furnace |
| The furnace runs a few minutes, stops, then starts again | Clogged filter tripping the limit switch, the safety that cuts the burner when the furnace overheats | Replace the filter, test the limit switch, check airflow and temperature rise |
| The heat pump runs nonstop on auxiliary heat or ices over | Defrost control or reversing-valve fault | Test the defrost board, sensors and reversing valve, then repair the failed part |
| The oil burner won’t fire or keeps locking out | Clogged nozzle or oil filter, worn electrodes | Fit a new nozzle and filter, reset the electrode gap, run a combustion test |
| The boiler runs, but part of the house never warms | Failed circulator, stuck zone valve or air in the lines | Test the circulator and zone valve, bleed the air, check system pressure |
Two of these are safety parts – the limit switch and the pressure switch. If one keeps tripping, don’t bypass it. Call us and we’ll find out why.
What a Furnace Repair Usually Costs
A diagnostic visit usually runs $75–$200, and most furnace repairs come in between about $130 and $500. A flame sensor, a pressure switch or a condensate problem on a high-efficiency furnace sits at the low end. The expensive repairs can pass $1,000. Those are a blower motor (the fan that pushes warm air through your ducts), a draft inducer motor (the small fan that clears the flue before the burner lights) or a control board. What moves the price is the part, the brand and how hard the furnace is to reach. Oil equipment typically costs more to service, because the nozzle and oil filter are swapped for new ones at every tune-up.
| Repair | Usually runs | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic visit | $75–$200 | How long it takes to trace the fault and how many parts need testing |
| Flame sensor | $150–$250 | Whether the rod can be cleaned or has to be replaced |
| Hot surface ignitor | $150–$500 | The ignitor style your furnace takes and its brand |
| Draft inducer motor | $200–$1,500 | The motor alone or the whole inducer assembly, plus the brand |
| Blower motor | $600–$1,200 | A single-speed or variable-speed motor, plus the brand |
| Control board | $400–$1,200 | A factory board for your model or a universal replacement |
If a big-part quote on an older furnace starts to approach the cost of a new one, we’ll price both so you can compare. Whatever your Yardley furnace needs, you see the exact number written down before we start, and nothing is replaced until you approve it.
When We’ll Tell You to Replace Instead
If it can be repaired, we repair it. We price a replacement next to the repair when the fix would cost more than half the price of a new furnace, or when the unit is already 15–20 years old. Both numbers go to you in writing.
A second rule of thumb we use with homeowners: multiply the furnace’s age by the repair cost. A 14-year-old furnace facing a $600 blower-motor repair comes to $8,400. That’s past the $5,000 line where replacement is usually worth pricing. A new furnace usually runs $3,000–$7,000 or more. Gas furnaces typically last 15–20 years, electric ones 20–30.
Replacing a furnace in Lower Makefield needs a township permit. If the new unit vents into an existing chimney, the township asks for a written chimney and vent evaluation by a qualified professional. Financing is available for bigger repairs and replacements, and the exact figure comes in writing before work begins.
No Heat Right Now?
Call 215-639-0424 at any hour. Most no-heat emergencies get a same-day visit. A few nights each winter in Yardley drop to 10°F or below, so a dead furnace can’t wait for the weekend.
Gas smell. Leave the house first. Don’t flip switches or use a phone inside. Call PECO or 911 from outside, and don’t restart the furnace until the leak is fixed. Then call us.
CO alarm. Get everyone out of the house and call 911 once you’re outside. Don’t run the furnace until it’s been inspected.
Oil smoke, soot or a puffback. A puffback is a small blast at ignition that can spread soot. Turn the burner off at the emergency switch. Don’t keep pressing reset, and call us.
Call Now – 215-639-0424We Cover the Borough and All of Lower Makefield
We come out to Yardley Borough and every part of Lower Makefield Township – any address that reads Yardley, PA 19067. Yardley sits on the Delaware, across the river from Ewing and Trenton, NJ. From the Bensalem office it’s about 14 miles and around 25 minutes of driving. That’s travel time, not an arrival promise. Nearby Morrisville and the rest of Bucks County are on our map as well.
Answers Before You Pick Up the Phone
Short answers to what homeowners ask us before booking.
How much does furnace repair cost in Yardley?
A typical repair lands between about $130 and $500, after a diagnostic visit that usually runs $75–$200. Big parts such as a blower motor or control board can push the bill past $1,000. A tune-up usually costs $125–$200, a bit more on oil because the nozzle and filter are replaced. Either way, the exact price is written down and approved by you before we touch the furnace.
My basement flooded. Can I turn the furnace back on?
No. If water reached the burner, the controls or the gas valve, leave the furnace off until it’s inspected. A gas valve that’s been under water gets replaced, not dried out. The borough’s riverside blocks have flooded before, so we know what a flooded furnace needs. We inspect it, replace the flood-damaged controls and give you the price in writing first.
Do I need a permit to replace a furnace in Lower Makefield?
Yes. The township requires a permit for HVAC work. If a new furnace vents into an existing chimney, the township also wants the old chimney or vent pipe certified in writing by a qualified professional. We bring this up when we price a replacement, so the permit and the chimney question are part of the plan from the start.
Do you repair heat pumps and electric furnaces, or only gas?
Yes, we repair them. Roughly three in ten homes here heat with electricity, so this kind of equipment is regular work for us. We test the heating elements, sequencers, defrost control and auxiliary heat to find out why the house isn’t warming. Gas furnaces, oil furnaces and boilers are on the list as well.
How do I keep my furnace from breaking down?
Get a tune-up every fall and change the filter every one to three months. Keep the outdoor vent pipes clear of snow and leaves, since a blocked vent can shut a high-efficiency furnace down. On oil, a fresh nozzle and filter each season keep the burner firing clean. Our service contract covers both seasons, with a heating visit in fall and a cooling visit in spring.
Price on Paper First, Heat Tested Last
Call 215-639-0424 or send the form, day or night. Our technician finds the fault and writes the price down first. Before leaving, they watch your furnace run through a complete heating cycle.
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