East Bay Hydronics
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Solar system installation
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“Matthew patiently worked through each part, troubleshooting and fixing until everything was running smoothly.” in 19 reviews
“He is adept at and at home with Baxi tankless combi heaters (hot water and radiant heat)--an artist, really.” in 6 reviews
“My hydronic heating system was not working since Sunday, Aug 8, 2021.” in 2 reviews
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Matthew C.
East Bay Hydronics offers expert troubleshooting and inspired solutions for the often nested issues that can arise in modern and traditional hydronic radiant heating systems. Our designed mechanical systems and solutions are proven in the field with 20 years experience. We diagnose, repair or replace pumps, controls, valving and boilers of all makes and models, and are here to make your home heating as comfortable as it can be.
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- Rachel W.San Francisco, CA66219Jul 24, 2023
We reached out to Michael after having zero luck with our home warranty company fixing our Baxi combi boiler when we lost our hot water. Communication with him was super easy over phone/text, and after briefly describing the problem to him and sending some photos he was able to diagnose our problem and the part needed to repair our boiler almost immediately.
Customer service has been great. He gave us a thorough overview of our system and recommended maintenance that would likely be needed for the remainder of the boiler's life. He even followed up with us to ensure that our hot water continued to work after his repairs before billing us.
He is definitely your best bet for quick, efficient, and expert service for heating/cooling system issues in the East Bay!Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 1Oh no 0 - Christian R.San Francisco, CA24Jan 27, 2023
Matthew did a great job repairing our 30 year old thermal solar system which stopped working. I've never seen it run so efficiently and a lot quieter.
Matthew was very responsive, coming over to analyze the issues and providing quick competitive quotes.
Our system had all sorts of unusual configurations but Matthew displayed a "can do" attitude matched with deep expertise and problem-solving skills to work through them. It was reassuring to see him actually plan solutions before jumping into cutting pipes.
Turned out we had pretty much a full system collapse and it was not easy to determine what was working or not. Matthew patiently worked through each part, troubleshooting and fixing until everything was running smoothly. Sometimes the system had to left running for a couple of days to see how it responded to real day/night cycles, and Matthew would return promptly and without delay to continue the work with the new information.
Matthew and his assistant are super nice and respectful, easy to have around while they do the work. I highly recommend!Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 0 - Salvador O.Oakland, CA65319Dec 21, 2022
Our heater died on us almost before Thanksgiving.
Upon calling Mathew, he walked me through the options to repair and showed up at my place ready to replace the heater.
I have a complex one because it feeds the h heating system and also hot water. It was also in a tiny space, so all around a bit challenging.
He resolved every issue, super profesional and very knowledgeable.
The work was well done, fairly priced and clean.
The new heater works incredible!
I highly recommend them, in fact a couple of my neighbors have used him as well and were very happy with their results.
Don't hesitate on calling him.Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 0 - Amy R.San Francisco, CA116Jan 10, 2023
Very pleased with my experience working with East Bay Hydronics - especially after the first company I contacted had to be nagged to provide an estimate and then charged me $265 for a misdiagnosis of the problem with my hydronic heating system. The other company's "repair" was going to be $1000! I appreciated that Matthew contacted me before he came out and walked me through some trouble-shooting so he could make sure he came with the right part. His total cost was $300! I wish I could find a company like this for all my household repairs.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Shay E.El Cerrito, CA332913Jul 24, 2023Updated review
I wanted to replace a burst radiator with underfloor heating. Matthew gave me a very reasonable estimate, and he and his team did a clean work, and fast. And best of all, no need to go through endless phone calls to the main office: he answers texts fast.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Dec 3, 2021Previous reviewI bought a house with hydronic heating that stopped working a week after I moved in.
Everyone was excited to sell me a new water heater, claiming the one I had was old & busted.
Matthew shrugged off, told me it's old but not yet destined to the recycle bin, and replaced just the faulty parts, saving me 1000s of dollars and getting my heat back up again. - Brandon T.Oakland, CA602202Feb 3, 2022
Have a hydronic heater? Search no further and use East Bay Hydronics!!
I live in a 2nd floor condo and for whatever reason all of the units on the second floor here were built with a hydronic heater. The first 6 HVAC businesses I reached out to all said they do not work on hydronic heaters. I finally came cross East Bay Hydronics, reached out, and Matthew quickly replied!
Throughout the whole process we was very responsive, professional, and got the problem fixed very quickly. I wish I had found him sooner to save me all of that time researching and reaching out to others in the beginning.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Alan H.El Cerrito, CA032Dec 15, 2021Updated review
Matthew came through again with our radiant floor problems. The thermostat of some 20 years age died. I tried to put in a new Honeywell wi-fi thermostat that had a third wire, but no luck.
He figured out the transformer even though the notation was arcane and there was no real instructions for the old controller. The heater works great now and my wife is very HAPPY.
If you have a radiant floor issue, call Matthew and you will have your problems solved.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0Feb 6, 2020Previous reviewOur older radiant floor system stopped working. A couple of estimates required us to replace the whole heating system for up to $9,000.
Matthew analyzed the system and realized that the pump was reversed when the older water heater was replaced. He fixed the problems at a fraction of the estimates because he understands hydronics and radiant floor heating.
We highly recommend Matthew for all your hyrdronic, radiant heating needs. When it comes time to install a solar heat-pump water heating system we will call East Bay Hydronics. He says that he even does ground source heat pumps if we want to go that expensive way.
Matthew, thank you for knowing your business. - Mariela M.El Cerrito, CA05Dec 11, 2022
Matthew and Jesus are a joy to work with. I have a hydronic radiant heat system and they were able to quickly understand it and service it successfully.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 1Oh no 0 - Jake M.Oakland, CA2544Dec 13, 2020
Matthew is a pro. I wish I'd used him from the beginning.
My plumber on an ADU project didn't have the skill needed to follow through on the radiant floor system in his contract. When he hit a wall, he called Matthew. Matthew fixed the problem in a few hours and left me with a very nicely-wired system, with everything accessible and serviceable.
Fast forward a year and I needed help adding a second Nest thermostat in order to separate out heating zones. I got two visits from OnTech, "the Google Nest install team," and both were failures in separating the zones.
Matthew to the rescue again - this time he just texted me a wiring diagram that I was able to follow for myself. No charge, no problem. System worked like a dream on the first try after that.
Hydronic / radiant systems are complicated, so just go with the pro. This guy is a great resource for the East Bay.Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Josh W.San Francisco, CA1021Apr 18, 2021
6 stars! Matthew went above and beyond with his help. He arrived early. He wore a mask. He communicated and educated on every part of his repair. We did not have heat for a week, and he came in, quickly found what to look at, fixed the issue, and we had heat within minutes. This alone would get him 5 stars. On top of all of this, he helped with with other random things for a spare minute that we were told would take weeks to fix. If you want trustworthy, knowledgeable, prompt, and long-lasting repairs, for water heaters, pumps, and even a dash of electric work, look no further. Couldn't recommend enough. Thank you!
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