We've used Bigelow for both heating and air conditioner preseason tuneups and for rare in season…read moreissues. They have consistently provided prompt, high quality, reasonably priced services.

Bigalow Oil has been an indispensable partner for our child care center in Brookline, providing…read moreexceptional service for several decades. Their dedication to keeping our schools comfortable and safe for children and staff is unmatched. From ensuring reliable heating in the winter to effective cooling in the summer, Bigalow Oil consistently goes above and beyond. Their commitment to service excellence makes them an invaluable asset to our center, and we highly recommend them for any heating and cooling needs. Ina Brother Ltitle Corner SchoolHouse

Of course. I will gladly share my experience that I had with…read more Suburban . Updated my vacations home central air earlier this month. The technicians had a bit of travel to Cape Cod. On time and very knowledgeable. My central air quit on me this week in my home in the Boston area. Quit on me on one of the very hottest couple of days this month Was not expecting a visit for at least a day To my surprise the technician showed up and problem solved. Technician Dan and Mike were superb !!!!!! Will and have recommend Suburban to my friends and family. My apologies to the technicians who worked on Cape Cod for not knowing their names they were great as well. I was not present for that project. Judy D

Awful experience to date. We are a small local non profit and the heat pump install was faulty and…read morenow the humidification unit install is failing. No communication, reps show up and leave without any updates or status. A service visit this AM has led to a complete failure of the humidification system which is critical to the protection of items in our gallery. Will not recommend to anyone commercial or residential. Stay away.

UPDATE: A few hours after writing this we LOST ALL HEAT DURING A BLIZZARD. No power interruptions,…read moreit is THE SYSTEM NOT WORKING YET AGAIN. Called only to be told we'd get NO help or support for two days. Our entire house is only around 55 degrees now and we can't safely leave. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. I am so unbelievably upset. We called Friday asking for help and now here we are, heatless with two kids home during a blizzard. ----------------------------------- I waited a long time to write this review because we gave SumZero many opportunities to correct ongoing issues that have existed since day one of installation (a few years back). Unfortunately, we continue to have persistent problems with both heating and cooling. We have two young kids and at this point it is unacceptable these issues haven't been resolved. In the summer, our back room with vaulted ceilings is consistently 5+ degrees warmer than the rest of the house. In the winter, that same room is always about 5 degrees colder. The main living areas also had issues for the first few years, struggling to maintain temperature in the summer and leaving the house humid and unable to hold the thermostat setting some days. After extensive back-and-forth, SumZero ultimately replaced the entire outdoor unit, stating we must have received a "lemon." That replacement was installed this past summer, yet the temperature imbalance in our back living room remains unchanged this winter. Separately, we were provided a mini-split for our partial basement living room. That unit is unreliable and often does not work at night. The settings are correct, we have tried power cycling and resetting the breaker, and it still works only intermittently. It has been set to 68°F for days, yet the room is currently 56°F with no warm air blowing, despite the unit being on. My husband and I have contacted SumZero countless times over multiple seasons and years. Even after replacing major equipment, we still do not have a system that can adequately heat and cool our home as promised. The heat pump system installed through MassSave has never performed adequately in the years since installation. I understand that some older heat pumps can struggle in extreme conditions, but high-efficiency systems (like one we should have received via MassSave rebate with SumZero) should be able to handle New England winters and hot, humid summers., from my research. Ours cannot do either consistently. At this point, we are exhausted from having to address these issues every few months. While the customer service representatives and technicians are polite, no one has been able to properly fix the system. I strongly recommend going with another company if you want to avoid a long-term headache. Photos show mini split remote temp set to 68 but room thermostat shows 56, this is a common occurrence. Other photo shows main house ecobee (new thermostat for heat pump unit) set to 70 (has been set to this for months) but it's only at 65 in reality and continues to go down. The back room with vaulted ceilings thermostat currently reads 59 even though it should be at 70.

Great company! Honest people and fair prices…read more If you're anything like me, you hate shoddy work, and in the home remodeling industry, there's a lot of that. I would rather pay a premium to ensure it is done right and the quality is there. SumZero does that and more. We called, and within a day, they sent one of their experts, Raphael G., to quote us for ductless mini-splits to outfit our home. He was very thorough, offering different options that would work for our living room and bedrooms, which are boiling and humid during the summertime. He made the process extremely easy for us to understand and was willing to work directly with our condo association to accommodate their requests. We're still waiting to get them approved by our condo association, as there is a lot of work involved in obtaining approval. However, so far, the experience has been nothing but easy and painless. I'm looking forward to having the mini-splits installed.

I used Ideal Air HVAC and had an excellent experience from start to finish. They were responsive,…read moreprofessional, knowledgeable, and took the time to explain everything clearly. The work was completed properly, the pricing was fair, and they left the area clean when finished. It is hard to find a company that is this dependable and honest. I highly recommend Ideal Air HVAC to anyone who needs heating or air-conditioning service--you will be in good hands.

We had our oil burner blower fixed. Super grateful to Aderito from Ideal Air. Very bright and…read morehardworking guy. Our previous company said that the blower is stuck and we need to replace the whole unit + AC for 11K. Aderito pulled the blower out and replaced it with a new one for 1.5K. Super polite, explained everything, worked till 8:30 pm until everything was done. Can't be happier about them. After 3 days with no heat, I am so thankful that there are real professionals in the field!! I saved so much money, and if I could give them higher than 5 stars, I would do it.

I had purchased a complete heating system including indirect water heater from Boucher Energy…read more They tried to sell me an annual service contract but it was too expensive. One day I noticed my water tank had a slow leak. I contacted Boucher Energy since the tank had a lifetime warranty. They were very rude over the phone commenting on how I did not have an annual service contract and had not purchased anything from them in years. They scheduled a technician to come out 2 weeks later and look at the leak. The day of the appointment it was snowing. There was only an inch of snow on the ground. Boucher called me to cancel my appointment due to the weather. Who doesn't work when there is only 1 inch of snow on the ground? At that point, the leak had gotten worse and I had to put several towels down daily to absorb the leaking water. I was told by Tina that the service manager would come out the following week to personally inspect the water tank. The day he was scheduled to arrive, he never showed up or called. The following day he calls me and says I can just send him pictures of the leak. What a joke. It's now 3 weeks since I first called them and the leak keeps getting worse. Now they tell me that all they needed are pictures of the leak. I send them the pictures and they order the replacement tank. When the tank comes in, they call me to schedule installation. A few days before they are scheduled to come out and replace the tank, the leak is so bad that I have to put 5 towels down every 3 hours to absorb the water. I email the service manager Monday morning to see if they can come out right away so the tank doesn't burst and flood my finished basement. Below is his email reply. Good Morning, Unfortunately, I do not have any availability until Friday, the date of the installation. Thank you Stephen Cammuso Service Manager Boucher Energy Systems88 Millville St. Mendon, MA 01756 Office (508)473-6648 Fax (508)634-3509 The technicians that finally came out on Friday and replaced my tank said that the corrosion was so severe and that they are surprised that the tank didn't let go and flood my basement. I would never ever use Boucher Energy again. They are the worst company I have ever had to deal with. Rude, greedy and unprofessional.

Installations are great but service is expensive. Last two service calls marked up prices of parts…read moreby a factor of 3 to 6. A $65 part was billed at nearly $400 and sales tax was charged on that amount. The first service charge (for a thermostat) was changed when I questioned it but the second was not. Service manager pretended that labor was included in parts but he charged sales tax on the whole amount which suggests not. Service call is billed at $165 if over 15 miles, so no excuse for extreme parts markup.

i experienced having two Tingley electricians replaced the fluorescent light fixture with pull…read morechain above the kitchen sink. Beside it, they did a safety evaluation in my house and passed a GFCI test on 11/8/2024. They were very friendly and did a splendid job. I appreciated it. Recently I called Tingley and checked its website, finding no connection. Also, it is no longer listed in the Best Pick Reports of 2026. Dale Noll Email: nolld@aol.com

Initial appointment was supposed to be 8/08. No fewer than 3 visits and work still not completed -…read moreAKA WE HAVE NO HEAT. Owner cannot be bothered. Do not waste your time.

Atlantic Heating installed our complex heating, air conditioning, and humidifying systems years…read moreago, and did an outstanding job. The service has continued to be exceptional. Emerson came this morning, immediately figured out the problem (we thought we needed a new pump, it turns out there was air in the system), and fixed it. In addition to being skilled, everyone at Atlantic has been a pleasure to deal with. A+. !!!!

We've had a very long challenging history with Atlantic. The only reason we keep using them is…read morebecause our contractor really pushes using them, and it's hard to find an alternative in any case - I've had one other service out but they didn't really instill confidence. We moved into our condo 19 years ago; central AC stopped working when the next summer rolled around. Same with the next, and the next - a new coolant refill every time. Eventually, when pressed for an answer, Atlantic reported suspicion of a leak in the system, but were unable to find it over the next 5-ish years when AC kept failing to cool right when it gets really hot here each summer. At some point we decided to purchase a new system that cools the air within the unit - bypassing the concern about a possible leak. Absurdly expensive b/c it's huge and on the roof, requiring a crane etc. Except, that one also fails about every one-two years and no one knows why. They're *very good* at making you feel like this fix is the one that will stick, but it never does. Wish we had pushed for a warranty-based fix before our warranty ran out. Also, lots of variance between technicians. This summer, when the system failed per usual and I had to have a technician out, the first technician exclaimed that the amount of rust in the system was very concerning because we were "breathing it all in." When I showed it to an Atlantic salesperson/technician a week or so later, he said that there was absolutely no health risk and that the rust was completely normal. Which one to believe....? In the meantime our mini-splits on the lower floors have been conking out over the past 2-3 years - all pretty old. Said salesperson/technician from the last visit came to provide an estimate two weeks ago. Despite attempts to reconnect with him, he has vanished. I was hoping to get the AC taken care of by now as we're nearing July and it's going to get extremely hot here, but I'm about done with this company.

Our 25-year-old American Standard gas furnace was on its last legs when we put down a $5,000…read moredeposit with another large local provider for a Trane furnace. After we paid the deposit, they notified us that the project would be delayed for one month due to COVID supply issues. I grudgingly accepted this as a consequence of the "interesting times" we live in, until our furnace completely blew out a few weeks before Christmas. I called the other company to come up with some sort of temporary solution. They unapologetically offered nothing. I called Obie and was quickly notified of three important things: 1) they offered Daikin furnaces because of their quality, the best warranty in the business (exceeding Trane), and no supply issues, 2) We would be prioritized as an emergency and would be serviced within days, and 3) the cost would be 30% less than the Trane quote. After doing the necessary research on Daikin, which is a quality, highly rated brand, I asked for my deposit back from the other company and went with Obie. The friendly Obie team expertly installed our two-stage, variable speed blower high-efficiency Daikin furnace and Ecobee smart thermostat. The five inch filter they installed has eliminated the dust generated with the older furnace. The smart thermostat uses sensors you can put on each floor to figure out how to keep your home the most comfortable for the least amount of money. You can also adjust your thermostat from anywhere using the Ecobee app. Are the kids cranking the heat up too high while you are away? No problem, just turn it down! With our new Daikin furnace, we are saving money on natural gas every month while being more comfortable than we've ever been. No drafts, no cold spots. No noisy, clanking furnace. Complete, uniform comfort. Obie will help guide you through the rebate and zero-interest loan process. They will also schedule your appointment with the building inspector. If you are reading this, you are probably looking for a new furnace installer in Metrowest Boston. I understand the analysis paralysis that you are facing. I had been thinking about the same thing for years before I finally took action. I only wish I had acted sooner. That's why I am pleased to recommend Obie Comfort Solutions for your furnace installation needs based on my own, real-life experience.

RUN AWAY! About 9 years ago, I hired Obie to install a new central air/heat and tank-less water…read moreheater in my condo. The owner came out for the sales pitch and did a good job explaining etc. When the techs came, none spoke English and appeared to not know what they were doing - i.e. untrained. It took them 2 days to finish the install. I had an issue within a few weeks with the tank-less water heater and they sent their "best" plumber out. The plumber was not happy either and said that the pipes were not installed well and that it was "a mess." At a maintenance session a few years later, the tech told me I did not need to use filters and then proceeded to close up the filter opening. so I could not access it. Needless to say, within 2 years the system was not working, they sent out a repair tech who told me that the coils were filthy and it would need to be replaced. WHAT! Fortunately, they fixed it for free by cleaning it - not replacing it. I guess if you are paying for the repairs there is a different set of standards than if the company is fixing it. It does work, but am crossing my fingers that it will last through the next 6-7 years before I have to replace it. They appear to hire untrained workers hoping that no one will notice. Run away from them before you have a disaster too.