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Heating Repair in Parma, OH

Boilers, radiators, heat pumps, electric furnaces and thermostats in Parma and nearby suburbs.

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Heating Repair in Parma for Every Kind of System

Most houses around Parma heat with a gas furnace, but not all of them. Heating repair here also means hot water boilers and cast iron radiators in older Cleveland houses, electric furnaces in apartments and condos, and heat pumps with backup heat strips in newer suburbs. Each one fails in its own way:

  • Boilers: circulator pumps, expansion tanks, zone valves, aquastats, pressure relief valves and low water cutoffs
  • Radiators and baseboard: air trapped in the top floor, stuck bleed valves, cold radiators at the end of a loop
  • Electric furnaces and air handlers: heating elements, sequencers, relays and limit switches
  • Heat pumps: defrost boards, reversing valves, outdoor fan motors and backup heat strips
  • Thermostats: wiring faults, failed batteries, wrong settings for a heat pump or a two-stage furnace
  • Gas furnaces: see the full list on the furnace repair page

Boiler Repair in Parma and Old Brooklyn

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Most of Old Brooklyn's older houses went up between the early 1900s and the 1950s, and in the Census tracts that cover Old Brooklyn about 44 percent of homes were built in 1939 or earlier. Houses from that era were often built with a boiler and cast iron radiators. Some still have them, and some were converted to forced air later with ducts added wherever they fit.

A hot water system that heats the first floor but leaves the upstairs radiators cold usually has air in the loop, a failing circulator, or a zone valve that no longer opens. A boiler that keeps dumping water from its relief valve often points to a waterlogged expansion tank or a bad fill valve. These repairs are to the parts around the boiler as much as the boiler itself.

Heat Pumps and Electric Heat South of Parma

About 22 percent of homes in North Royalton heat with electricity (electric heat in North Royalton), the highest share of the suburbs next to Parma, and Parma Heights and Brooklyn are close to 19 percent. Those houses run heat pumps and electric furnaces. Through a Northeast Ohio winter a heat pump spends hours in defrost, and once the temperature drops into the teens the electric strips carry much of the load. If the strips fail, the house slowly loses ground on cold nights even though the outdoor unit is running.

Cold Snaps and Heating Breakdowns in Cuyahoga County

Cleveland's official record low is minus 20 degrees, set on January 19, 1994 (Cleveland's record January cold). Most winters stay far above that, but Cleveland Hopkins still averages about 12 nights a year at 10 degrees or below. Those nights find the weak part in any heating system: a boiler pump with a worn bearing, a heat pump with one dead strip, a furnace igniter that was already cracked. Keep an eye on the National Weather Service winter forecasts and call before the cold arrives if the heat has been acting up.

Heating Repair Service Areas Around Parma

Heating repair covers Parma, North Royalton, Parma Heights, Old Brooklyn and the suburbs around Parma. For gas furnace parts see furnace repair in Parma, for a system that runs but does not move enough air see HVAC repair in Parma, and for summer cooling see AC repair in Parma.

Heating Repair Questions

What are the three types of boilers?

For houses: steam boilers, hot water (hydronic) boilers, and condensing hot water boilers. Steam and hot water boilers feeding cast iron radiators still heat some of the older houses in Old Brooklyn and on Cleveland's west side.

What are signs of boiler failure?

Cold radiators, banging or kettling sounds, water on the floor around the boiler, pressure that climbs or drops, a relief valve that drips, burners that lock out, and a boiler that fires on and off over and over.

What happens if you don't service a boiler?

Sludge and scale build up, the burner soots up, and the low water cutoff and relief valve can stop working the way they should. The boiler runs longer to heat the house, and worn parts tend to fail in the middle of winter instead of in the fall.

Should a boiler be serviced every 12 months?

Yes, once a year before the heating season. That covers the burner, the controls, the low water cutoff, the expansion tank, the circulator and the relief valve, and on a steam boiler the sight glass and water level.

How to tell if something is wrong with a furnace?

Cold air from the vents, burners that light and shut off within a minute, a furnace that runs without reaching the setting, a blinking error code on the control board, new banging, squealing or grinding, a yellow or lifting burner flame, and soot or a burning smell near the furnace are the signs. A furnace that locks out and restarts only after the power is cycled has a fault that needs a repair.

Is it worth replacing a 20 year old boiler?

Age alone does not decide it. Leaks in the sections, the same parts failing again and again, and parts that are no longer made are the reasons to replace. Cast iron boilers in older Cleveland houses often outlast the pumps, valves and controls around them.

What is the most expensive part of a boiler?

The heat exchanger: the cast iron sections on a standard boiler or the heat exchanger on a condensing one. A cracked section is what usually ends a boiler, while pumps, valves and controls can be replaced one at a time.

Why is cold air coming out when the heat is on?

On a gas furnace, the burners may not be lighting, the furnace may be locked out, the fan may be set to ON instead of AUTO, or the blower is clearing leftover air at the end of a cycle. On a heat pump, cool air during a defrost cycle or with failed backup heat strips is the usual cause.
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