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HVAC & Plumbing in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Our shop is on Parrish Street, so Wilkes-Barre is not a service area to us, it is the neighborhood. Furnaces, boilers, air conditioning, water heaters and drains, across the North End, Parsons, Miners Mills, the Heights, Rolling Mill Hill and South Wilkes-Barre. Licensed, insured, family-owned since 1921, and the phone is answered by a real person around the clock.

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Why homes in Wilkes-Barre, PA call us

Most of Wilkes-Barre was built before 1940, and that shapes almost every call we run here. Coal-era doubles and single homes that were heated by coal, converted to oil, then converted again to gas, often with the original distribution left in place. We work on steam and hot water radiator systems that newer companies will not touch, and we still carry parts for equipment that stopped being made a long time ago.

The other thing that shapes this city is the river. Anyone who was here for Agnes in 1972 or Lee in 2011 knows what a basement can do. If your furnace, boiler or water heater sits on a basement floor that has taken water before, there are real options: raising the equipment, moving controls above the line, and a sump pump that has actually been tested rather than assumed. We would rather look at that in September than in the middle of a bad week.

Downtown is its own situation. Between Wilkes University and King's College there are a lot of converted properties and a lot of landlords who need a no-heat call handled today, not Thursday, because a tenant is sitting in the cold. We work with property owners on that basis and we will tell you honestly when a system is worth one more season and when it is not.

Being based in the city means the drive is short. That matters most on the nights it is fifteen degrees and the heat has quit, which is the call we get more than any other between November and March.

Frequently asked questions

How quickly can you get to a no-heat call in Wilkes-Barre?

Our shop is on Parrish Street in the city, so the drive is usually short. Call the number and a person answers, day or night. We will tell you honestly when we can be there rather than give you a window we cannot keep.

Do you work on steam and hot water radiator systems?

Yes, and a lot of Wilkes-Barre still runs on them. Many homes here were heated by coal, converted to oil, then converted to gas, with the original radiators and piping left in place. We service and repair those systems rather than telling you to rip them out.

My basement has flooded before. What should I do about the furnace and water heater?

Have someone look at where the equipment sits and how high the controls are. Raising a water heater or a boiler onto a platform, moving controls above the historic water line, and testing the sump pump before the season are all straightforward. It is a much better conversation in September than during a storm.

Do you work with landlords and rental properties?

Yes. There are a lot of converted properties downtown and near the colleges, and a no-heat call in a rental cannot wait. We work with property owners on repairs and replacements, and we will tell you when a system is worth another season and when it is not.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. C.W. Schultz & Son holds PA License #001864 and carries full insurance. The family has run this business from Wilkes-Barre since 1921.

What we do in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Emergency service, around the clock

We answer the phone 24/7, 365 days a year. A real person, not a call center.

(570) 822-8158

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