Davis Modern Heating & Cooling

Had Davis install a new heating and AC system in 2008. Of the companies we talked to, they were, by far, the most knowledgeable and professional. They also didn’t play games (i.e. «sign today and I can take $ 500 off the price») with pricing, which I really appreciate.
Just recently, the AC unit didn’t work. I called there afterhours line. Their tech got back to me in 15 minutes! They were out at my house the next day and replaced the broken part at a very fair price. That’s amazing service.

Came quickly for a no heat call. Very polite and and great service. Fair price. Would definitely call again.

Really terrific company. Very professional. Excellent service. On time, even called before to make sure I was home. My technician was really informative. Gave me helpful tips on a new thermostat, but never pressured me to switch anything. Just a super, easy and painless experience. I would definitely recommend Davis!

I received nothing but outstanding service from the gentleman that fixed my heater. During the big snowstorm I was trying to get the snow off my heat pump. I must have torn a wire from the bottom which automatically caused a fuse to blow triggering not just my heat pump but the heater to shut down. Thus, I had no heat, including the emergency backup. I was desperate to get this fixed as soon as possible and called many other heating and cooling companies the next day. All said due to their work load they were unable to come out for at least a couple of days. That is with the exception of Davis, who understood my dilemma and said that they would do their best to come out sometime during the day, if not later on. Actually I was quite surprised to see Davis’s truck pull up after 6 that evening because I was sure it was hard for them to come out at all due to so many calls they must have had that day. As I opened the door I was thinking I was going to get charged a large bill because of being in the evening and on the weekend. I was quite surprised when I was only charged $ 59 for the service call! The service technician was nothing more than courteous to me as he was getting my system up and running. My little dog kept going over to the technician. I didn’t want her bothering him so I called for to her to get away. I was surprised when he said it was OK and picked her up and kissed her on the head. I am sure that wasn’t part of the service. LOL
If you are interested in having great repair work done or any job pertaining to installation at an unbelievable price by a skilled technician, I highly recommend Davis! They are now my new heating/​cooling service company!
THANK YOU Davis!

From day 1, Jim and his crew were the best professionals I’ve ever had the chance to meet.
Jim was able to summarize all the problems and found the best solution: a propane boiler that will also help us save on water heating. 2 in 1!
His quote was one of the best, they took charge of everything, including the old oil tank removal.
His team was really nice, hard-​working and more than competent. It was a pleasure to talk and work with them.
The result is beautiful and we already saved a lot on heating.
I would recommend them without a doubt!

I have used Davis a few times and each time the bar for service gets higher. Their entire team is friendly, professional and punctual. I have tried other HVAC companies but I have found the best

Our thermostat was showing that our auxiliary heat was on. I had three different companies — Horizon, Carney’s, and Davis’s come out to diagnose. Horizon and Carney’s told me that the unit needs to be replaced. They each sent out salesman. The salesman from Horizon gave me an outrageous estimate for HVAC system replacement — $ 12,000−14,000! And that was for 3-​year warranty. The sales guy didn’t even produce any paperworks. Carney’s was better. They quoted $ 6000. My only gripe with them was that diagnostician did a very cursory job before recommending system replacement. Then I called Davis’s at the recommendation of my neighbor. Jim actually came initially to talk about price estimate for system replacement, but ended up recommending a thorough diagnostic work where they top off the heat pump with fluorescent dye to locate the leak. He said that if we are lucky, hopefully the problem can be solved with a simple repair. But he did warn us that it’s a gamble. We took Jim’s advice and had a technician come out to fill up the heat pump with refrigerant and dye for $ 800. A couple months later, I noticed that aux heat was running again, so I called Davis to come out and locate that leak. This time, Davis also told us that HVAC needs to be replaced. Davis offered $ 5600, and took off the $ 800 diagnostic fee from the total. Davis’ offered 10 years warranty for parts and labor. This was the best offer yet. Today, the two guys came on time to install the new HVAC unit. The guys worked efficiently outside in the cold (the temperature today was in the 20s) and were courteous. From scheduling to installation, Davis was courteous, patient, efficient, on-​time, and was honest. I’d highly recommend this company to my friends and neighbors.

Converted oil to gas for a duplex in Lansdale — turned it into two zones for separate meters. Davis was fast, professional, and great to deal with. Highly recommend.
Long version: researched 15 places, called about 8, had 4 estimates. Davis was the most professional. They explained everything as they were looking around, saying why we would need something and why it was the best choice (in types of model and pros and cons). When we disclosed that another place recommended model XXX system Davis immediately explained why that was overkill and due to the age of our property and pipes it would be costly in the long run. (Particles in the water from old pipes is unavoidable and it would clog the XXX system due to its configuration/​setup/​type.)
Apparently the XXX model rates at 96% efficiency but if something went wrong, the whole system would have to be replaced. And it was costly: $ 12,000. Davis recommended YYY model, that’s rated at about 92% efficiency but it’s more common, and parts can be easily replaced instead of the whole system, and at that same cost, can give us two zones instead of one. So that’s what we decided to go with. One zone would have been $ 8,000.
During conversion, it turns out our chimney is already lined so they took $ 500 off the bill. Communication between the office and technicians weren’t the best so they showed up thinking it was already zoned for two — they had to buy more pipes. I don’t remember if we had to pay extra for that or not. They said it would take 2 days but ending up with 3 days… no big deal, since they tried their best to keep the hot water off for the minimum amount of time. They also drained and removed the oil tank; they clean up after themselves!
When it got cold recently we tried to turn the heat on for the first time (besides right after conversion for testing) and it didn’t turn on; the second unit’s heat turned on just fine. We called them, and they came out within the hour at no charge to fix it. Very professional and timely. It turns out it was the electrical line to the thermostat that’s old and didn’t work. You don’t get professional and courteous service like that much anymore. I would highly recommend Davis to anyone who is looking to convert oil to gas.
Our oil bill was about $ 700-​$ 900 every 3 weeks so I can’t wait to see what this winter’s bills will be!!! This thing will pay for itself in about 2 – 3 winters I think!
FINANCING: Davis does offer financing. 0% for 12 months was available for me AT THE TIME (don’t know by the time you read this lol) but I used my credit card (I had 0% promotional APR for 18 months) so I was able to get the «cash discount» else it’d been a bit higher.
A couple people mentioned they called Davis and never got a response. My experience with them was very prompt and timely. I think it’s because I got to them before their busy season. My conversion was done end of July/​early August. They came out for an estimate the week after I called, sent the estimate over the next day, and worked with PECO for us and we scheduled the conversion less than 2 weeks after the estimate. YMMV if you call them August and on, but hey, it’s their busy season. Btw we already had gas lines set up so we saved the PECO fees, about $ 1,200 I think. Not quite sure why previous owners switched from gas to oil… but we’ll take the $ 1,200 saving haha.
(When I was doing research I didn’t find much information for oil to gas conversions and which companies are best at this — so that’s why I tried to write a detailed review so hopefully it’ll help someone else out.)

This is the second furnace and central AC system I have had Davis install for me. The installer had to cut my closet door to fit the unit. I have had to call them twice for service and now a third time.
Just reviewed my electric bills, from May to now (had the system installed in May) I have used significantly more electric than my old 17 year old furnace and AC.
Although Davis is responsive to my calls. Not happy with the quality of the system which I paid top dollar for.

With all the HVAC companies I’ve met and talked to, which is about 8 different ones, they had the best service, courteous, and also the best deal for the buck.
I highly, highly, highly recommend Davis~

Best HVAC Company in the area!
Davis Modern is a wonderful company. They came out Monday to give us an estimate and today is Friday and the job is done well, at a very fair price, by true professionals. The gentleman who gave us the estimate was honest, completely clear on exactly what the cost was for the unit, the labor and the permits. And he showed us units that were reasonable in price with better warranties than any other brand. What really impressed me was the pride every person we dealt with took in where they work. The owner called to schedule our install and he, the technicians and Jim who gave the estimate all said they want to have our business for life and they will stand by their work.
We found out our Central Air Unit was leaking coolant and needed to be replaced. Never a fun surprise. The company we have had service our units for years came out and the technician added coolant and said he would have the Sales Dept. call to schedule a time to come out and get an estimate. We were happy with Oliver for years but sadly they lost our business. Their sales person was clearly interested in selling us the Cadillac of units with an estimate of over 14k as we had to replace the AC and gas furnace that were almost 18 years old. He never even showed us anything but the Lennox line which we found out is double other lesser comparable units. We even had to ask him to write out his estimate as he planned to leave us brochures to look over with no prices. Though he pressured us to act quickly or the rebates would end. We paid less than half his estimate without any rebates. And through this process we found out we have been paying more than hundreds of dollars a year for our maintenance contract when every other company charges around 100 dollars a year.
Stay away from the guys in the Orange trucks and be careful. Davis was clearly the best company after we did our homework realizing we could easily be fooled.