Boiler Installation & Replacement in Pelham & Pelham Manor: what to know
Nearly every house in Pelham and Pelham Manor was built between about 1900 and 1940, and original one-pipe steam with cast iron radiators is everywhere. These systems can be very comfortable when they are vented and balanced properly, and we spend a lot of time correcting near-boiler piping and venting on replacements done by others.
The local housing stock
Pelham and Pelham Manor are almost entirely 1900s-1930s Tudor, colonial and Shingle-style homes, many with original steam heat, cast iron plumbing and slate roofs, with the Manor's southern edge near the Hutchinson River and Long Island Sound.
Mid-century homes with hot water baseboard
The 1940s-1970s colonials, capes and split-levels found across Pelham & Pelham Manor are mostly heated by hot water (hydronic) boilers feeding baseboard or cast iron radiators. Typical problems are waterlogged expansion tanks, failing circulators and zone valves, air in the lines, and boilers that are 25+ years old. These systems are also great candidates for high-efficiency condensing boilers with outdoor reset controls.
Older single-family homes with steam or gravity heat
Many of Pelham & Pelham Manor's older homes still run on their original one-pipe steam systems, often with a boiler that has been replaced once or twice and never resized. Steam works well when it is set up correctly: proper near-boiler piping, adequately sized main vents, correct pressure settings and pitched pipes. We see plenty of homes where fixing those basics ended years of banging pipes and cold rooms.
Common boiler installation & replacement calls in Pelham & Pelham Manor
- Cracked cast iron sections or a leaking heat exchanger
- Boiler is 20-30+ years old and needs repairs every heating season
- Converting from oil to gas
- Uneven heat that has not been solved by repairs
- Adding indirect domestic hot water off the boiler
Learn more about our full boiler installation & replacement service, including how we diagnose and what we check.
How a Pelham & Pelham Manor service call works
- Site visit and sizing
- Options in writing
- Permits and utility coordination
- Install, start-up and walkthrough
Permits and local requirements in Pelham & Pelham Manor
Work in Pelham and Pelham Manor is permitted through each village's Building Department, under a licensed plumber.
Westchester municipalities each have their own building departments, and most require permits for boiler and furnace replacements. Rental properties are also subject to local housing codes on heat.
What affects the price
- Steam vs. hot water: steam boilers must be replaced with steam
- Chimney liner or new venting needed for high-efficiency units
- Oil tank removal or abandonment on conversions
- Adding zones, an indirect tank, or outdoor reset controls
- Rebates and incentives currently available from the utility or NYSERDA
Serving all of Pelham & Pelham Manor
We provide boiler installation & replacement in Pelham Heights, Pelham Manor, Chester Park, Village of Pelham and ZIP codes 10803.
