A working town
Ardmore has always been busier than the towns around it. The Autocar plant built trucks here for more than half a century, Suburban Square opened in 1928 as one of the country’s first shopping centers, and the Lancaster Avenue storefronts still draw people from all over the Main Line. The houses followed suit: after World War II, Ardmore grew more densely than its neighbors, with more homes on smaller lots close to the train station and the shops.
Across the county line
Ardmore is unusual in straddling two counties: the Montgomery County side belongs to Lower Merion and the Delaware County side to Haverford Township, with Lower Merion’s own township building sitting right on Lancaster Avenue. For a repair or a tune-up, that line makes no difference at all. It only comes up when a system is being replaced, and we sort out that side of it.
Small lots, loud summers
On a smaller lot, the outdoor unit is the part of the system your neighbors notice. Where it sits affects how much noise reaches the next house, whether it meets the setbacks, and whether a technician can reach it later. A noisy unit isn’t always a sign it’s dying either: a worn fan motor, a failing capacitor or a loose panel can each make a racket and cost far less to fix than a new system.
Repair or replace
Many Ardmore houses run on a furnace and central air, systems that typically wear out on a shorter schedule than an old boiler. When one fails, we look for the repair first and give you the price before we start. When both the furnace and the air conditioner are near the end, a heat pump that handles heating and cooling is worth pricing, and PECO offers rebates on qualifying models.
PECO rebates can take some of the sting out of a replacement. As of September 2026, PECO electric customers can get up to $300 back on a qualifying ENERGY STAR air source heat pump and up to $200 on central air. The federal 25C tax credit ended with 2025, so it no longer applies to a new system.