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George E.
04/2017
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreTom DiLiberto did an outstanding job. He was fast, neat and professional. He also charged a very fair price.
Description of Work: I had a new Riello oil burner installed on my existing steam boiler.
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$300
Sean P.
04/2017
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreVery well. Tom came in less than a half our. Diagnosed the problem and took care of it in no time. He was kind, courteous and very professional. Its was a pleasure doing business with him. We will definitely be calling him again. Highly recommended!
Description of Work: Our boiler stopped running. Needed a thorough cleaning.
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$175
Marilou F.
03/2017
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreHe cleaned and serviced the burner and had it going in no time. In two hours, we had heat and hot water again! I would highly recommend Tom to anyone needing service for their furnace.
Description of Work: My oil burner would not turn on after a fuel delivery. I called Tom and he came promptly, the same day, only 3 hrs later. I've been using North Shore Heating Service for many years and rely on Tom and his excellent work. He is trustworthy and reliable and his prices are very fair.
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Liz F.
03/2017
heating & air conditioning/hvac, plumbing, heating oil companies
+ 1 moreTom came out early, he advised that if i wanted to save money i did not need to replace the chamber. he also said the 1600 quoted was a fair price, but that maybe i did not need a coil either. he said it might be the expansion tank that the other plumbers said "sounded" fine. one of them even took it off and since no water in it, had to be the coil. Tom from North Shore came out and serviced the burner in addition to replacing the tank. it was a gamble, i might have a coil problem, but for 100.00 on top of the service, it was worth checking. sure enough. leak is gone. extremely different opinions from these plumbers. tom could have sold me the coil and chamber, and maybe going forth i might need them, but my leak and pressure problems are gone with the tank replacement for 100.00. tom knew the system and that a tank might sound fine, but still could have been the culprit for my slow leak and my pressure issue. he diagnosed the problem skillfully. the pressure was not high when he came so he knew it was not the coil. he saved me a LOT of money and needless work. he charges about what everyone else charges for service and repairs, but he only does what is needed and he does it with skill and care. he can be trusted. i am grateful.
Description of Work: my oil burner was leaking. a plumber came out and changed expansion valves and said the tank sounded fine. it kept leaking. he came out again and said my coil (40 year old burner) likely had a hole. he said he doesn't repair them. i could get a new boiler 6500 or a hot water heater w/indirect 2500. i chose the heater :D for next week install. then i needed to keep hitting reset so i called my oil delivery company for service, that guy said i could get coil repaired. i then called another plumber for estimate for repair, he said 1600 total for coil and new chamber. then i called Tom from North Shore for an estimate and service.
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$300
Dean A.
02/2016
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreHe called me right back after i left a message. He managed to find time to come see me the same day I called. Called me back again to let me know exact time. He was so nice right from the start....acted like it was a pleasure to help me. You don't get that very often on this Island. He took his time to figure out the problem and started with the least expensive issues first. He was here for about 2 hrs, figured out what could be the problem and he was right on....he got it to work and it's been running great since. I would absolutely use him again. Excellent work for a fair price and he cares about his business and the work he does.
Description of Work: He diagnosed the problem with my commercial oil burner, replaced the capacitor, rewired and tested the unit.
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$300
Byron C.
11/2015
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreI bought the house in 2011 and called Tom because he was the tech who seemed to have worked on the boiler for the prior owner. Tom came to give it an annual cleaning and to get the unit started again. He even took the time to show me how to bleed the heater baseboard pipes in the three zones of my house so that there would be no more sloshing water sound in the baseboard pipes whenever the heater was running. This past month, my heater was having some issues kicking on and Tom slotted me into his busy schedule to come and do the maintenance work. He is polite and professional, he cleaned out my entire unit as well as the exhaust chimney. My heater system is now running sweet as a nut.
Description of Work: annual service/maintenance appointment to change filters, vacuum boiler unit and clean chimney.
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$380
Don S.
04/2015
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreHe is very good. It is one guy, Tom, and he is very responsive, he stays until he gets the job done, and he was very good at troubleshooting what my issue was. I had no idea that it was the exchange plate, and then once I got the part, he came right back and replaced it. It was expensive, but he had to repipe some things. Although it cost a lot, there was a lot that he had to do.
Description of Work: I use Reliable Heating Services. He does mostly servicing and repairs of oil burners. I had to exchange a heat exchange plate, so I got the parts, and he replaced it.
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$500
Glynnis C.
12/2013
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreTom came as he promised and serviced our boiler. He also gave my husband tips on how to maintain and service the boiler in the future. My husband was very impressed that he willingly shared his expertise and we will definitely use him again.
Description of Work: Boiler was out of service for 2 days.
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$300
James M.
04/2013
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreTom methodically checked on possible reasons why the boiler ignitor wasn't working and quickly found and resolved the problem. He is very pleasant, informative and professional.
Description of Work: I contacted Tom at the last minute regarding a furnace problem. He called back within an hour and made a service call later in the day. In a short time the issue was resolved. We were very satisfied with the result.
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$100
francisco B.
02/2013
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreExcellent service by a true professional. See services performed for additional information.
Description of Work: Our heating system had been on the fritz for a few days and was now not working at all. To top it off my mother was coming in later that evening. I called Tom of Reliable Heating, also known as North Shore Heating, and he scheduled a visit right away. Tom was at my home for a few hours trying to pinpoint the problem. Although his experience and expertise is primarily with oil/gas boilers in the basement, Tom found his way to our attic and tested the various relays on the air handler. Finally, he made sense of the problem and replaced the relay the following day. Tom mentioned that although he does not feel comfortable in the attic, he felt it was the right thing to do and try to help me out as my mother was coming in and he noticed I had a wife and two small children. All in all, Tom did a great job. So much so that he is my go to guy for all future boiler work. We scheduled a seasonal boiler cleaning for January of this year. I mistakenly let the oil tank run empty a few weeks ago and Tom was at my house in hours to help get everything back in order. Please note that all the while Tom has been in my house he has made a point to let me know what is going on and explains all the various components and their functions. He did not need to do that, but felt quite at ease sharing his knowledge. Maybe I'll do the work myself next time. Ha ha. That was a joke. I'll leave that work to Tom.
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
John C.
11/2012
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreOur oil burner and water heater were not properly serviced by previous companies - for years. My oil company put me in touch with Tom; he called back right away and showed up when requested to assess and service the system when it started malfunctioning, i.e., the burner not reacting to the thermostat, and also no hot water. In the process, he told us about a problem our system had that no one else even mentioned. Plus, he insisted we wait to see how the units operated after the servicing to see if new lines were even needed. He did not try to "work" us into spending more money - especially helpful since we lost some business income from Hurricane Sandy. All told, he spend over two hours here and left the place clean.
Description of Work: Oil burner and hot water heater evaluation and service.
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$225
David I.
04/2012
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreI spoke to Tom, who was friendly and helpful, and arranged for him to come by on a Saturday. This was necessary, as I work on the weekdays and can't be at the house until 5PM. I had gotten an oil burner installed by someone else, and had issues with it for some time. I had told him that the guy who installed it may not have done a good job. Tom opened it up and took a look. He was honest with me and told me that the person who installed it had done a good job, but the filters needed to be replaced and I needed to put oil in my oil tank. Of course, I do not listen and my oil burner dies again as I run out of oil on Christmas weekend. I called Tom, who was kind enough to come over on Christmas Eve. He brought over some oil and had to replace the filters again, due to the sludge that lies at the bottom of my oil tank. He did an all around good job, and came to help me when I was in need. I would recommend him to anyone who needs help with their oil burner.
Description of Work: Diagnosed causing oil burner to stop and not be able to start. Replaced oil burner filters and delivered emergency oil for my burner on Christmas Eve.
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$200
Don S.
04/2012
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreI posted a review prior to this one, after meeting Tom and having him replace my water heater tank. Since then (2 years now), I switched from a "big oil" service contract, dropping them, purchasing my own oil based purely on price with no included "service contract" and usingTom on a "pay as you go" basis for service. I will admit I was concerned about doing this, but, when I honestly evaluated my previous"big oil" service contract, I was getting less and less from them and, historically, I had a number of burner issues each season that took them 2 or more trips each time to eventually resolve. With Tom, you do pay a bill for his yearly service, but, in my experience, it has been well worth it. Unlike the "big oil" guys, who stopped doing routine cleaning and servicing unless you specifically called to schedule, and who remembers about that?...Tom is there for several hours and goes through everything, cleans everything and tests everything. Since I hired Tom, I have had no downtime whatsoever with his yearly scheduled service visits. Well worth my money, that's for sure.
Description of Work: Yearly burner service
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$350
Jeanine G.
01/2011
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreOur oil burner wasn't working so we had no heat. We searched around for other companies to come out on a SUNDAY and they wanted upwards of $300 just to come to our house! Tom charged $125 to come out on the weekend, which we felt was fair and was here for about 2.5 hours diagnosing the problem and thoroughly cleaning and tuning the burner. He would come up periodically to let us know what he was encountering and discuss the price of the next step before he just went ahead and spent more time at our house. Very responsible, honest and professional. We felt his price was very fair and he was very clear in his communication. He also mentioned that the company's name will be changing to NORTH SHORE HEATING so if you can't find RELIABLE HEATING on Angie's list, look for NORTH SHORE HEATING.
Description of Work: He cleaned out and tuned up our oil burner after it stopped working on a Sunday.
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$300
Don S.
06/2010
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreTom from Reliable Heating was very responsive when a number of other firms were not. He came to the house and diagnosed the problem along with the proper replacement equipment. He came the day after the tank arrived and replaced the leaking tank. Tom was professional, courteous and did a terrific job. I would recommend him to anyone.
Description of Work: Diagnosis of problem and replacement of water heater
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Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,250
Naren J.
10/2008
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 moreGreat. I used to have a contract with the another oil company to do the service, but this year, I decided to pay for the service and do a Spot Oil purchase. There's a world of difference between how Tom did the service and how the other company did it. Tom spent 2+ hours cleaning and replacing the filters. The other oil company had spent 5 minutes just looking at the burner last year. Since the cost of spot oil is always less than the yearly contract rate, (I look online), the $240 cost to get it serviced is just about equal to the savings from the spot oil purchase.
Description of Work: Oil burner service. Cleaning and vacuuming boiler and pipes. Servicing oil burner, cleaning chimney, replacing filters.
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$240
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North Shore Heating Service is currently rated 5 overall out of 5.
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North Shore Heating Service offers the following services: Heating, Air Conditioning
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18 Vine Lane E, Northport, NY 11731