HVAC & Heating in Catskill, NY

Catskill still heats with oil more than anywhere else in the area — roughly two thousand households, though propane has been gaining steadily as people move off oil.

Oil service is not optional here

An oil boiler or furnace that goes unserviced for two or three years will eventually fail on the coldest night of the year, and the failure is usually a fouled nozzle or a clogged filter — cheap parts, expensive timing. Annual service, in the autumn, is the single most effective thing you can do to avoid that call.

The propane question

Propane conversions have been rising in Greene County, and they make sense where a tank is already on the property or where an oil tank is at the end of its life. The honest calculation is about delivered cost per BTU in your house, not about which fuel is newer. We will run it with you rather than tell you what to think.

What is different about homes in Catskill

• Fuel oil remains the leading heat source in Catskill, with about 2,000 households still heating with it, though propane and natural gas are growing.
• Census data shows propane use in Greene County rising sharply over the past decade as some homeowners move off oil.
• The Town of Catskill includes the hamlets of Leeds, Jefferson Heights, Palenville, and Kiskatom, each with its own mix of old and new housing.
• Outside the village, many properties rely on private wells and septic systems rather than municipal service.
• The area sits at the edge of the Catskill Park, where lots are larger and utility runs are longer between buildings.
• Greene County winters push temperatures low enough that oil systems and buried lines take real punishment each season.

Areas we cover: Village of Catskill Leeds Jefferson Heights Palenville Kiskatom Cauterskill Hamburg Cementon Catskill Park area Town of Catskill