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Furnace Repair in Parma, OH

Furnace repair, heating repair and AC repair in Parma and the suburbs south of Cleveland.

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Furnace, Heating and AC Repair in Parma

Parma Furnace & AC Repair fixes gas furnaces, boilers, heat pumps and central air in Parma and the suburbs around it. In winter that means furnaces that blow cold air, burners that light and shut off, inducer motors that hum, blowers that squeal and high efficiency furnaces locked out by snow over their PVC vents. In summer it means condensers that hum but will not start, coils that ice over and drains that overflow in the basement.

Call (440) 568-9484 for emergency furnace repair in Parma when the heat goes out, or for any furnace, heating or AC repair.

Heating and Cooling Repair Services

Used 16x25x1 pleated furnace air filter, its pleats coated in gray-brown dustFurnace Repair

Igniters, flame sensors, inducer and blower motors, pressure switches, gas valves and control boards.

Furnace repair in Parma
White manual dial thermostat with a 45 to 75 degree scale mounted on a textured wallHeating Repair

Hot water boilers, radiators, electric furnaces, heat pumps and thermostats.

Heating repair in Parma
Unfinished basement corner with painted cinder-block walls, glass-block windows and a sheet-metal trunk duct running along the ceilingHVAC Repair

The blower, ducts, filter, drains and controls the furnace and central air share.

HVAC repair in Parma
Three outdoor air conditioning condensers on concrete pads along a red-brick wall with white-trimmed windows, mulch underfootAC Repair

Capacitors, contactors, condenser fan motors, frozen coils, leaks and clogged drains.

AC repair in Parma
Two-story colonial house with lit upstairs windows during heavy snowfall at night, snow on the shrubs and front stepsEmergency Furnace Repair

No heat in a cold snap, lockouts after a snowstorm, furnaces that quit on the coldest days.

emergency furnace repair
Two-story sandstone John Froelich House with green shutters, beside a lawn and tall evergreensService Area

Parma, Parma Heights, Old Brooklyn, Seven Hills, North Royalton, Brooklyn and Middleburg Heights.

Towns and neighborhoods served

Parma Houses and Cleveland Winters

Parma was the fastest growing city in the country by 1956 (Parma's postwar building boom), and most of its houses still date from that boom. Many are on their third or fourth furnace, running on the original ducts and chimney. Old ductwork, a furnace that runs most of the winter and a central air system added decades after the house was built are the common causes of furnace and AC failures in these houses.

The history of Parma's neighborhoods puts the city at 28,897 people in 1950 and 82,845 in 1960.

Median year a Parma home was built1958 (Parma housing and heating data)
Homes heated with gasabout 87 percent of Parma homes
Heating load vs cooling loadabout 5,500 heating degree days vs about 950 cooling degree days a year at Cleveland Hopkins (NOAA 30-year climate normals)
Coldest monthJanuary, with a normal low of 22 degrees
Snowabout 64 inches a year at Cleveland Hopkins

Parma Service Area

Service covers Parma and the cities and Cleveland neighborhoods that border it in southern Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Each area page covers its own houses and the repairs that come up there. The full list is on the Parma area service list.

  • Parma1950s and 1960s houses from Brookpark Road to Sprague Road, gas furnaces in most basements
  • Parma HeightsPostwar houses plus apartments and condos with closet furnaces and electric heat
  • Old BrooklynCleveland's neighborhood north of Brookpark Road: pre-war houses, doubles and boilers
  • Seven HillsSingle-family houses from the 1950s to the 1970s, nearly all on gas heat
  • North RoyaltonNewer houses: high efficiency furnaces, heat pumps and electric air handlers
  • BrooklynSmall bungalow-style houses with compact basement furnaces
  • Middleburg Heights1960s and 1970s houses, townhomes and condos along Pearl and Bagley Roads

Furnace and AC Repair Questions

What is the most reliable furnace brand?

Reliability depends more on the install and the service history than the name on the cabinet. A furnace sized right for the house, on ducts that move enough air, with its filter changed and its burners and flame sensor kept clean, outlasts a better-known brand that runs hot on undersized ducts. We repair all the common gas furnace brands found in Parma basements.

What AC brands to stay away from?

The bigger risk is the install, not the badge: a condenser that does not match the coil on the furnace, a system sized wrong for the house, or a unit built around parts only one supplier carries. Before buying, ask whether the capacitors, motors and control boards are standard parts that any supply house stocks.

Should you run your furnace until it dies or replace it first?

It depends on the condition of the heat exchanger, how often the furnace has needed parts, and whether those parts are still made. A furnace that has needed several repairs in a row and is showing heat exchanger trouble is a poor bet for another Cleveland January. A furnace that needed one igniter is usually worth repairing.

Does a gas furnace need to be cleaned?

Yes. Burners, the flame sensor, the inducer and the blower wheel all collect dust and residue, and on a high efficiency furnace the condensate trap and drain need clearing too. A dirty flame sensor is one of the most common reasons a furnace lights and then shuts off. The best time is before the heating season starts.

Which furnace is the quietest?

Furnaces with a variable-speed blower and a two-stage or modulating burner run quietest, because they start on low and ramp up instead of coming on at full blast. Any furnace gets loud on undersized return ducts or a clogged filter, so airflow matters as much as the model.

How to tell the age of a York HVAC system?

Read the serial number on the data plate inside the furnace or on the side of the condenser. York, like most makers, codes the month and year of manufacture into the serial number. It is the easiest way to date an unlabeled furnace in an older Parma or Old Brooklyn basement.
Furnace, Heating or AC Repair in Parma

Call (440) 568-9484 for furnace, heating and AC repair.

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