Steam boilers, hot-water (hydronic) boilers, and gas combi units. Old Hoboken steam systems are bread and butter for us. Same-day diagnostic, NJ licensed.
Boilers fail differently than furnaces. Old Hoboken steam systems especially have their own dialect — we speak it fluently.
Pilot, thermocouple, gas valve, control board, or low-water cutoff. We’ll trace it through the safety chain in order — no skipping steps.
Hydronic boilers run 12–15 PSI cold, 20–25 hot. Outside that range usually means a bad expansion tank, failed pressure-reducing valve, or air in the system. Steam runs much lower — different troubleshooting.
Almost always pitched piping or failed air vents — not the boiler itself. Old steam systems have specific fixes for this, and we know them well.
Condensate from a condensing boiler is normal. Water from the relief valve, expansion tank, or pipe fittings is not. We’ll find the source and quote the fix.
Combi boilers heat both your radiators and your domestic hot water. If hot water stops but heat works (or vice versa), it usually points to a diverter valve or flow sensor.
Thermocouple, drafty pilot tube, or weak gas pressure. Standard order of diagnosis. Usually a same-day fix once we’re on-site.
Same diagnostic discipline across steam, hydronic, and combi boilers — old buildings get extra attention.
We ask what the system’s doing, what brand and age, and whether it’s a true emergency — before we send a truck. Saves you a trip fee on simple fixes.
Full system check — not just the loudest symptom. We isolate the actual cause so the repair fixes the real problem.
Parts, labor, and your options in writing before any work starts. If repair vs. replace is close, we’ll show you both numbers.
We repair, test the full cycle, and explain what we did. Clean up. Most jobs get a workmanship warranty on top of the parts warranty.
Boiler repair varies more than furnace repair. The system type and the building age both play in.
Modern combi or condensing boiler — mostly stocked parts, predictable repairs. Old cast-iron hydronic or atmospheric steam boiler — sometimes specialty parts and old fittings.
Pre-2000 boilers in Hoboken brownstones sometimes need parts sourced specially. We’ll tell you on the phone whether it’s a stock part or a longer wait.
Old basements with low headroom, painted-over pipe joints, or asbestos insulation all add time. We work safely around them — that’s real cost, not a surprise.
No fixed online prices — we diagnose, then quote. Call 201-245-5151 to schedule. After-hours emergency calls available.
Sometimes your old boiler has years left in it — sometimes it’s time to swap. Here’s where to go next.
Annual cleaning, low-water cutoff test, water-side flush, and combustion analysis. Single $185 · Combo $245.
Cracked heat exchanger? 25-year-old steam boiler tapping out? Time for a new high-efficiency boiler.
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Phones answered 24/7. We know old Hoboken boilers cold.
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