About
About Clement Boston Heat Pumps
Ducted heat pumps for Boston-area houses, sized from the house and checked with instruments before we call the job done.
An oil bill you'd like gone, a furnace and AC both past 20, a radiator house with no ducts? At Clement Boston Heat Pumps we install ducted heat pumps across Boston and the towns within 20 miles. Here is what we take on, how a job runs and how to reach us.
What do we work on?
Ducted air-source heat pumps: whole-home systems, conversions from oil, gas, boilers and baseboard, dual fuel, air handlers and ductwork, and the repair and maintenance that keep them running.
- Whole-home heat pumps
- Oil to heat pump conversion
- Boiler to heat pump conversion
- Heat pump ductwork
- Attic air handlers
- Dual fuel heat pumps
- Heat pump replacement
- Furnace to heat pump conversion
- Replace AC with a heat pump
- Baseboard heat to heat pump
- Air handler replacement
- Commercial heat pumps
- Heat pump maintenance
- Heat pump repair
- Oil tank removal
- Panel and service upgrades
How do we plan a system?
From the house. On the first visit we run a room-by-room load calculation, test the ducts, check the panel and find a spot for the outdoor unit. The written estimate lists the equipment and its capacity at 5°F, every duct change, the electrical work, the permits, the rebate path and our price.
The standards we work to
- A load calculation for every house. Room by room, using the ACCA Manual J method at your town’s design temperature: 7°F at Logan, colder inland.
- Measured ducts. Static pressure, return size and leakage are read before equipment is chosen, and airflow is measured again at startup.
- Cold-climate equipment. Whole-home systems are on the ENERGY STAR cold-climate list, which Mass Save also requires.
- Pressure test, deep vacuum, charge by weight. Every line set is pressure-tested with nitrogen, pulled below 500 microns and charged by weight for its length.
- Permits and noise rules. Electrical, sheet metal and gas permits through your city or town; outdoor units placed to meet the local noise limit, 50 dBA at night at the lot line in Boston.
How do we price a job?
Every house gets its own written estimate after the visit. The price follows the tonnage, the duct work, the line set route, the panel and where the outdoor unit can go. Our typical ranges are in the cost guide. We install qualifying equipment as a participating contractor in Mass Save's Heat Pump Installer Network, so Mass Save's rebates apply where your house qualifies. The terms set out how the work is arranged.
Where do we work?
Boston and every town of 10,000 or more people within about 20 miles. The service areas page lists them, with the utility, rebate program and town rules for each.
How do you reach us?
Call (857) 837-1475 during business hours (Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat-Sun 9am-2pm), or send the form at the bottom of this page. Tell us what heats the house now and roughly where it is.
How a job runs
First call
You tell us what heats and cools the house now, which rooms aren't working, and roughly where the house is.
Home visit
We measure the house for a load calculation, test the ducts, check the panel and look for an outdoor spot.
Written estimate
Equipment, duct changes, electrical, permits and the rebate path, line by line, with our price.
Install
Permits first, then the work: usually two to five working days on site.
Commissioning
Pressure test, vacuum, charge by weight, airflow and controls set before we call it done.