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Shade is a real number when we measure a Meadowbrook home for cooling. A roof and a west wall sitting under tall trees take in far less sun than the same home out in the open, so just matching the old system’s size overshoots here more than almost anywhere else we work. We fix, replace, install, and take care of central air conditioners throughout the neighborhood. A technician finds the problem and tells you the price before any work starts.
The repeat calls are weak airflow at the far vents, a frozen coil, a leak somewhere along a long refrigerant line, and an outdoor unit packed with leaves and seeds. Trees cut down the cooling need and then charge for it right back at the coil.
The rooms that complain in July are usually the same rooms that complain in January. Distance is the reason both times, since a wide floor plan puts bedrooms, sunrooms, and additions a long way from whatever is heating or cooling the air. We handle gas furnace repairs, new installs, replacements, and yearly check-ups.
A no-heat call usually comes down to a problem starting the flame, a broken flame sensor, a bad thermostat, or a filter nobody has reached in a year. In a home with two furnaces, the problem belongs to whichever one serves that wing, so we check both.
Boilers, steam systems, and oil heating stay outside what we work on. That does not stop us from designing and fitting the air conditioning in a Meadowbrook home.
A heat pump runs outside in January just as much as July, which changes what a shaded spot needs to do for it. Equipment tucked under low branches and evergreens needs open air above it, a clear path for water to drain, and somewhere for that water to go in winter. Pick the right spot with winter in mind, and summer takes care of itself. New heat pumps still work well even when it is well below freezing outside.
Where a gas furnace is staying, we can pair it with a heat pump that runs through the mild months and hands off to the furnace when it gets truly cold.
Our crews install, repair, replace, and take care of heat pumps. Rebates from the equipment makers and the Electrical Association of Philadelphia often apply, and payment plans are available for some jobs.
Meadowbrook homes have been added onto over the years, and those additions are what ductless systems answer best. A sunroom, a wing built off the back, or a room over a garage all carry a heating and cooling need the original ducts were never built to handle. One indoor unit serves that space on its own thermostat, without touching the rest of the home. Mitsubishi Electric is the brand we install most for ductless systems.
Distance across the home matters more here than height does. A wide floor plan can put an indoor unit a long way from the only sensible outdoor spot, and sometimes two smaller outdoor units work better than one big one. We measure the run wall by wall before deciding where the outdoor unit goes.
Driveways here tend to be long and dark, so our dispatcher asks about outside lighting before sending a technician out at night. W.F. Smith offers after-hours help for emergencies. We do not run regular service around the clock.
Our office answers calls Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. After that, an answering service passes the details to the technician on call, who calls you back to ask what the system is doing.
Nights and Saturdays cost more. Sundays and holidays cost even more than that, and we always tell you that price before anyone heads out. Customers with a maintenance plan get seen first. Tell us which system failed, since plenty of homes here run two.
A small neighborhood still changes block by block.
We also cover Jenkintown, Abington, Huntingdon Valley, Elkins Park, and more than 20 other communities across Bucks and Montgomery Counties, plus Lambertville, New Jersey.
Large older homes on deep lots, many with a second system added for an upper floor or a wing.
Generous lots and long driveways, where getting to the home and finding a spot outside takes as much planning as the actual work.
The edge toward Lower Moreland, where the tree cover is heaviest and leaves and seeds build up on outdoor units constantly.
Established single-family homes under tall trees, with bushes and plants grown in tight around the equipment.
The same ZIP code as the borough, but a completely different town and a different office for permits.
W.F. Smith has worked in Montgomery County homes since 1946, and the Smith family still owns the company and works in the office. Our five owners have more than 140 years of work experience between them. Our main technicians have worked here for over 20 years each on average. We hold Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor license PA003700 and have been accredited by the BBB since 1991.
On a Meadowbrook job, that long history shows up as knowing exactly where cooling power tends to disappear. We have split wide homes across two systems, cleared back landscaping that had swallowed an outdoor unit whole, and added cooling and heating to additions the first ducts never reached. Parts on repair work come with a one-year warranty, and new equipment is registered for its full warranty from the maker.