Our highly experienced Comfort Advisors work with you to ensure your new system is perfect for your home and/or business. For residential and light commercial heating installations and replacements, give us a call at (914) 337-5555. We offer free estimates so you can explore your options, determine your exact needs, and arrive at the perfect solutions with total satisfaction guaranteed.
Trusted Heating Installation Services.
As a Carrier Factory Authorized Dealer & President Awards winner, you can trust that AMHAC will provide you with the most energy-efficient, cost-effective, and technology advanced heating options on the current market. We specialize in all makes and models so we can provide a wide range of solutions for your home and business from furnaces, boilers, geothermal systems, ductless units, VRF systems, and more. You can rest assured that any system we install is ready to face the most extreme weather conditions, providing you exceptional comfort, all while maintaining a high-level of energy efficiency.
As a second-generation, family-owned business, we want to ensure you receive the highest level of service from start to finish, so we handle all aspects of the job in-house. No middlemen ensure there are no miscommunications and every detail measures up to our stands or quality. Our Comfort Advisors have been a part of our team for 30-plus years. Our NATE-certified installers and service technicians each average more than 10 years of experience. Due to our high-standards and vast experience, our expertise in design and building is unmatched. AMHAC also has custom sheet metal fabrication capabilities, allowing us to optimize everything from the airflow to aesthetics and customize ductwork to precise specifications
For the best results throughout Westchester County, NY, Fairfield County, CT, Manhattan and the Bronx, choose AMHAC.
Heat output measured in British Thermal Units, matched precisely to the thermal envelope of your home, determines whether a new heating system will keep you comfortable through the coldest nights or leave you compensating with space heaters and blankets. Correct sizing is the foundation of every heating installation we perform at AMHAC, and it is the difference between equipment that runs efficiently for decades and equipment that short-cycles, wastes fuel, and fails prematurely.
Since 1949, we have installed heating systems across Eastchester, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, White Plains, Bronxville, Mamaroneck, Riverdale, Yonkers, NY and Greenwich, CT, building a reputation of quality, expertise, and innovation. That history means we have installed nearly every configuration a home in this region can present, from tight modern construction with excellent insulation to century-old houses with original ductwork and uneven room temperatures. Each installation begins with an assessment of the actual building, not a guess based on square footage alone.
How We Approach a Heating Installation
A heating system is not a single appliance dropped into a basement. It is a coordinated set of components that must work together: the heat source, the distribution network, the controls, and the exhaust or ventilation pathway. When we plan an installation, we evaluate each of these elements and how they interact with the specific characteristics of your home.
The first step is a heat-loss calculation, commonly referred to in the industry as a Manual J load calculation. This process accounts for the insulation values of your walls and attic, the number and type of windows, the orientation of the building, air infiltration rates, and the local design temperature. The result tells us exactly how much heating capacity your home requires. Oversized equipment costs more to buy, cycles on and off too frequently, and wears out faster. Undersized equipment struggles during cold snaps. Getting this number right is the single most important decision in the entire project.
Once we know the required capacity, we evaluate the distribution method. Forced-air systems move heated air through ductwork, while hydronic systems circulate hot water through baseboards, radiators, or radiant floor loops. The existing infrastructure in your home often points toward one approach, but not always. We look at whether your ductwork is properly sized and sealed, whether existing pipes can handle a modern boiler’s flow requirements, and whether zoning would improve comfort in rooms that are chronically too hot or too cold.
Types of Heating Systems We Install
Homes throughout our service area rely on a range of heating technologies, and we install and configure each type to its full potential. Selecting the right one depends on your fuel availability, your existing distribution system, your comfort priorities, and your long-term operating cost expectations.
- Gas furnaces: High-efficiency condensing furnaces reach Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency ratings above ninety percent, extracting heat from exhaust gases that older units simply sent up the flue. These are a strong match for homes with existing ductwork and natural gas service.
- Boilers: Modern condensing and modulating boilers deliver hot water for baseboard, radiator, and radiant systems with excellent efficiency and quiet, even heat. They suit older homes in the region that were built around hydronic distribution.
- Heat pumps: Air-source heat pumps provide both heating and cooling from a single system, moving heat rather than burning fuel. Cold-climate models now perform reliably at low outdoor temperatures, making them a practical primary or supplemental heat source in our area.
- Ductless and ducted mini-split systems: These provide targeted, zoned heating for additions, converted spaces, and homes without existing ductwork, with inverter-driven compressors that adjust output continuously.
Fuel type and efficiency ratings matter, but so does the match between the equipment and the home. A high-efficiency furnace paired with leaky, undersized ducts will underperform. A powerful boiler connected to corroded piping will not deliver its rated output. We evaluate the whole system so that the equipment we install actually achieves the performance its specifications promise.
The Installation Process From Start to Finish
A well-managed installation protects your home, respects your schedule, and results in a system that operates safely and efficiently from the first day. Our process follows a consistent sequence that has been refined over decades of work in Eastchester, Scarsdale, New Rochelle, White Plains, Bronxville, Mamaroneck, Riverdale, Yonkers, NY and Greenwich, CT.
- In-home evaluation: We measure your home, inspect existing equipment and distribution, and perform the load calculation that determines correct sizing.
- System design and proposal: We recommend equipment matched to your home and explain the options, including efficiency levels, staging, and zoning.
- Removal and preparation: We safely disconnect and remove old equipment, then prepare the space, including any duct modifications, venting changes, or piping updates needed.
- Installation and connection: We set the new equipment, connect fuel, electrical, and distribution lines, and install venting to code.
- Commissioning and testing: We verify gas pressure, airflow or water flow, temperature rise, combustion safety, and thermostat operation before we consider the job complete.
Commissioning deserves particular attention because it is where many installations fall short. Setting a furnace in place is straightforward. Confirming that its temperature rise falls within the manufacturer’s specified range, that static pressure in the duct system is acceptable, and that combustion produces safe carbon monoxide levels requires instruments and knowledge. We complete these checks on every installation so that the system leaves our hands operating exactly as designed.
Technical Details That Determine Long-Term Performance
Several specifications influence how a heating system performs over its lifespan, and understanding them helps you make an informed decision. Furnace efficiency is expressed as AFUE, which represents the percentage of fuel converted to usable heat over a heating season. Single-stage furnaces run at full output whenever they operate, while two-stage and modulating furnaces adjust their output to match demand, delivering steadier temperatures and quieter operation.
Blower motor type also matters. Furnaces with electronically commutated motors use significantly less electricity and provide better airflow control than older permanent split capacitor motors. For heat pumps, the Heating Seasonal Performance Factor rating indicates heating efficiency, and cold-climate models specify their capacity at low outdoor temperatures, which is the figure that actually matters during winter in our region.
Venting configuration is another critical detail. High-efficiency condensing appliances produce acidic condensate and cool exhaust that must vent through appropriate PVC or polypropylene piping with a proper condensate drain and neutralizer where required. We install these systems to manufacturer and code specifications, protecting both your equipment and your home.
Serving Our Community the Right Way
At All Makes Heating & Air Conditioning (AMHAC) we dedicate time together toward improving the experience we provide to our clients. Although decisions and actions aren’t always clear-cut, it’s our values that provide us with guidelines for our choices. It is through the company standards that we improve our chances to behave consistently as a team on giving memorable experiences and making our family, friends, neighbors, and suppliers glad to live and work with us.
A heating installation is a significant investment in your home’s comfort and safety, and we treat it accordingly. From the first measurement to the final commissioning check, we hold ourselves to the standards that have defined AMHAC since 1949. Call AMHAC and experience our mission and values firsthand. We will ensure that servicing and/or replacing your HVAC equipment will be an outstanding customer experience.
