All Star Mechanical

I had a problem with my furnace and Larry responded quickly and was able to come out to take a look the very next morning. He figured out the issue and had it fixed quickly. Not only was he knowledgeable but he was professional and friendly.

My mother was out of town on vacation and as one of my siblings was house sitting, of course the furnace went out! Larry was quick to come out and within a few minutes knew what the issue was! Part ordered and 24 hours later the furnace is up and running. Thanks Larry for your outstanding service!

Larry and the staff at All Star Mechanical are outstanding. The choices on which furnace and air conditioning units to pick, as well as when to replace them, were some of the easiest buying decisions my wife and I have ever made because they’ve earned our complete trust. My normal approach to any large purchase would be to research the topic to death and compare prices among several competitors. That step was completely unnecessary with this decision because I know that Larry would only recommend what was truly in our best interest. I came into this process knowing I wanted a high-efficiency setup and could have easily been convinced that spending extra money was justifiable. But Larry was clear on where there was a return on investment and where there wasn’t, even if that meant less revenue for him.

When we decided it was finally time to replace our ageing units, I expected a significant wait time given that it was literally the coldest week of the winter season so far. Yet, they had a team parked in our driveway in less than 48 hours, ready to go. The installation seemed exhaustive given that the unit being replaced was ancient, yet they worked tirelessly for over ten hours to make sure that we would have our heat back on. They were friendly, exceedingly professional, and great with our easy-to-spook pets. The basement was literally cleaner when they left than it was when they arrived.

We’ve now had the furnace for a couple days and I’m shocked with how great it is. I would have never though a two-stage natural gas forced air heating system with a variable speed ECM would have made the list for one of my favorite purchases for the house so far, but it’s now easily up there with our upgraded kitchen appliances and 60” 4K TV. We had become accustomed to the noise of our old unit; the rattling of the glassware as it kicked on the blower had become part of the 100+ year old house’s charm. We had gotten used to bundling up to watch TV in our drafty living room at night; it was our own cute take on “Netflix and chill”. Then we were thrust into modernity by Larry and his team. The new unit is so quiet that when I, in my geeky curiosity, went into the basement to watch the furnace cycle on, I had nearly convinced myself that it must be broken because I had heard the flame ignite but after 5 minutes the blower was still off. Then, when I finally went back upstairs and put face in front of a register, I realized it had actually been on the whole time. We can now catch up on the latest episodes of Ice Road Truckers without having to feel like we’re actually there.

It took a little while to get the house back up to temperature after the installation - it was, after all, 1 degree Fahrenheit outside at the time. Larry took the time to explain to me that in order to get the best efficiency, you want to get a furnace with *just* enough power to heat your home, but not too much. The way I understood it, since I wanted to save on my gas bill and do my part to not light the Earth on fire, he had recommended a Prius, so I shouldn’t be surprised when it can’t put out the power of a supercharged V8. Once it had reached a comfortable temperature, though, our home was substantially more comfortable than even the best day with the old furnace. Because it runs more constantly, our new furnace keeps the previously-freezing corners of the house at a much more consistent, comfortable temperature.

We would recommend All Star Mechanical to any friend, family member, or arch nemesis. They showed me that even my highest, most unreasonable expectations could still be blown out of the water by their kindness, talent, and attention to detail. Choosing any other contractor for your HVAC needs would objectively be a mistake.