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Case Studies

We think the easiest way to tell you what we do is to show you what we do. Serving the greater Philadelphia area, we've done installations from Old City to Elkins Park, Trenton to Yardley, and have served Delaware Valley homeowners for over twenty years.

So, find a home or a neighborhood that looks like yours and see how we helped the homeowner with their home comfort problems. If you don't see your neighborhood or your type of home here, please click here to let us know where you live and we'll see if we have a story near you.

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Heating and air conditioning for Lower Bucks and the Greater Philadelphia area

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From Tudors to Colonials to split-level homes and more, we've installed heating and air conditioning in all types of single family homes, condos, townhomes and apartments in and around the Philadelphia area.

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Jan 22, 2021 11:46:25 AM by Joe Berardi - 0 comments

Cooling A Philadelphia Row Home With Ductless Air Conditioning

PROBLEM: This 1920's home had electric radiators for heat but no central air. This meant our homeowners had been relying on bulky window air conditioners that are a pain to install and take down. 

SOLUTION: ECI Comfort installed a Mitsubishi Ductless Mini-Split system. This system doesn't need ductwork to add both air conditioning and supplemental heat, so it's a perfect way to solve heating and cooling problems in older homes that lack the extra space for ductwork.

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Jan 15, 2021 11:57:12 AM by Joe Berardi - 0 comments

Mitsubishi hyper heat provides heating & cooling to South Philly RowHome

PROBLEM: New homeowners in Philadelphia, Pa. did not have central air or a working radiator system. They needed an efficient AC system as well as a way to heat their home. 

SOLUTION: ECI installed a multi-zone Mitsubishi Hyper-Heat Ductless Mini-Split system to provide year-round heating and cooling for their entire home.

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Dec 18, 2020 1:58:05 PM by Joe Berardi - 0 comments

Three Story Apartment Building in Philadelphia Gets Multi-Zone Ductless

PROBLEM: This apartment building, with an individual unit on each floor, had no heat after the existing oil furnace stopped working right as winter began. On top of that, none of these units had air conditioning either!

SOLUTION: ECI installed a Multi-Zone Daikin Ductless heating and cooling system. This system gave each apartment individual control over its heating and cooling needs, versus one single-controlled, single-zoned system. 

 

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Jan 31, 2020 2:19:32 PM by Ron Musser - 1 comment

Ductless Mini Split (Finally!) Adds AC in A South Philly Rowhome

PROBLEM: A South Philly rowhome had no air conditioning. Our homeowner didn’t want to add ductwork, and there was no room outside for an AC condenser. 

SOLUTION: ECI Comfort installed a Mitsubishi ductless mini-split with four air handlers inside and a side-discharge heat pump in the breezeway.

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Dec 2, 2019 8:30:00 AM by Ron Musser - 0 comments

New Boiler Works Better for Less Money in Chestnut Hill Home

PROBLEM: Our homeowners' 30-year-old boiler was due for replacement -- they were having to repair it more frequently and their energy bills were increasing. 

SOLUTION: ECI Comfort installed a Thermoflo high-efficiency gas boiler to replace the old system.

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Nov 18, 2019 8:45:00 AM by Ron Musser - 0 comments

Perfect Heating and Cooling in a New All Seasons Room

Problem: A new all-seasons room needed heating and cooling. The homeowners wanted an effective and energy-efficient system.

Solution: Installed a Mitsubishi ductless mini split with two air handlers mounted to the home’s exterior wall and two heat pumps hidden behind a retaining wall. 

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Sep 20, 2017 9:16:58 AM by Whitney Hoffman - 0 comments

Northern Liberties Condo Needs a New Furnace

PROBLEM: These homeowners were having problems with their heating system. Upon inspection, we found that the old Lennox Gas Furnace had a cracked heat exchanger.

SOLUTION: ECI Comfort replaced the old system with a new 80% efficiency Carrier Gas furnace and added a new gas water heater.

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Sep 1, 2017 1:54:40 PM by Whitney Hoffman - 1 comment

Cooling a University City Twin in Philadelphia with Unico High Velocity

PROBLEM: These homeowners were looking for a better solution for their home than lugging window air conditioners up to the third floor of their University City home. They wanted a whole-home solution that would keep them cool and run more efficiently than window units.

SOLUTION: ECI Comfort installed a Unico high velocity system that will provide the homeowners with quiet air conditioning (and heating) comfort throughout their home, and will even be able to remove 30 percent more humidity out of the air -- a blessing to anyone living through Philadelphia summers!

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