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Utah's Heating Specialists

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What we do

Hydronic specialists. Plumbers when you need us.

Boilers, radiant floor heat, and snow-melt systems are 90% of our work. Water heaters and emergency plumbing fill in the rest.

Boilers

Cast-iron, condensing, and combi systems. Service, repair, and replacement — sized to your house, not the old unit's rating.

What we work on

Cast-iron, condensing, combi, atmospheric-vent, and high-efficiency wall-hung boilers from every major manufacturer including Weil-McLain, Burnham, Lochinvar, Navien, and Triangle Tube. If it has a flame and circulates hot water, we know it.

Service & annual tune-ups

Every gas-fired boiler should be tuned annually — combustion analyzed, heat exchanger inspected, pressure relief tested, expansion tank checked. Skipping this for years is how surprise mid-winter failures happen.

Sizing matters

When a boiler genuinely needs replacement, we don't just match the BTU rating on the old unit — older boilers were often massively oversized. We do a real heat-loss calculation on your house and size the replacement correctly. Right-sized boilers run more efficiently, last longer, and cost less to run.

Repair vs. replace

If a boiler is under 15 years old and the repair is under 30% of replacement cost, fix it. Older than 15 and needing a major component? Time to talk replacement. We lay out the math honestly and let you decide.

Why a boiler company beats a plumber

Boilers are hydronic systems — they move water through loops, pumps, zone valves, mixing valves, and expansion tanks. Most plumbers can install one but very few troubleshoot them well. Boilers are 90% of our work. That's the difference.

Radiant Floor Heat

In-floor hydronic heat for new builds and retrofits. Quiet, even, and dramatically more comfortable than forced air.

Why radiant

The most comfortable heat you can put in a house. Warm feet, no air blowing dust around, no temperature swings, no duct losses. Often more efficient overall, especially in well-insulated homes.

New construction

We design and install hydronic radiant for new builds — slab-on-grade, suspended slab, and staple-up under wood floors. We work directly with builders to coordinate manifold locations, zone counts, and pour scheduling.

Retrofits

Adding radiant to an existing house depends on floor structure and headroom. Joist-bay staple-up systems work well in many cases. We assess the home first and tell you what's actually feasible — not just sell you the dream.

Zone control

Bedrooms, living areas, bathrooms, garages — each can run on its own thermostat and circuit. That means heat where you want it, when you want it, instead of one zone for the whole house.

Pairing with the right boiler

Radiant runs cooler than baseboard or radiators (often 90–110°F vs 180°F), which is where condensing boilers shine — they extract way more heat from the fuel at lower return temperatures. We size the boiler and loops together.

Snow-Melt Systems

Hydronic snow-melt loops under your driveway, walks, and steps. Stays clear automatically all winter.

How it works

PEX tubing runs through concrete, pavers, or asphalt. When sensors detect snow or freezing temps, a dedicated loop circulates warm glycol mix through the tubing and melts everything from the bottom up. No shoveling, no salt damage, no ice.

Where it makes sense

Park City and Heber Valley driveways. Mountain-home walkways and entry steps. Steep driveways where snow blows in faster than you can clear it. Anywhere you'd otherwise be shoveling at 6am before work.

New install vs retrofit

Easiest on new pours — the tubing goes in during construction, costs the least, and lasts the life of the concrete. Retrofits are possible but require either tearing out existing concrete or doing a thinner overlay system.

Tied to your boiler — or its own

Snow-melt can share your main boiler with a heat exchanger to isolate the glycol mix, or run on a dedicated unit. We'll talk through which fits your situation.

Energy use

Snow-melt isn't cheap to run, but you control when it activates. Smart controls only fire it when actual precipitation is detected, not just any cold day. Most owners are surprised how reasonable the run-time costs are.

Water Heaters

Tank, tankless, and heat-pump systems — installed, repaired, and replaced. Same-day swaps when yours quits.

When yours fails

Cold shower this morning? We carry the most common sizes and brands on the truck so most replacements happen in a single visit. We size the new unit to your household's hot-water use, install to code, and haul the old one away.

Tank, tankless, or heat-pump

Tank water heaters are the workhorse — affordable, reliable, easy to service. Tankless heats on demand and never runs out. Heat-pump hybrids run 60–70% more efficient than tank. We walk through which fits your house, not push the most expensive option.

Repair before replace

Lukewarm water isn't always a new-heater problem. Could be an anode rod that's done its job, a failed element, a bad thermocouple, or sediment buildup. We diagnose first, then tell you straight if repair is worth it.

Maintenance & flushes

Annual flush and anode-rod check on a tank water heater can double its lifespan, especially in our hard-water region.

Emergency Plumbing

Burst pipes, leaks, no hot water — when you can't wait. Same-day response across most of the Wasatch Front.

Burst & frozen pipes

We see a lot of this in older homes, garages, and unfinished basements during a Utah cold snap. We shut off the water at the source, locate the break, repair the line, and walk you through how to prevent the same spot freezing next winter.

No hot water

Pilot light out, element failed, gas valve dead, or the tank's just leaking everywhere — we diagnose on the spot. Most failures we can resolve same-visit, including same-day water heater replacement if the unit is done.

No heat — winter emergencies

Boiler down on a cold night is a real emergency. We answer the after-hours phone, get a tech rolling, and most of the Salt Lake Valley sees us within an hour. Boilers are our specialty, so we usually have the part on the truck.

Slab leaks

Hot floor in one spot? Hot water bill suddenly doubled? You may have a leak in a copper line running through your slab. We locate it without breaking the whole floor, repair or reroute it, and document everything for insurance if applicable.

Insurance documentation

If your situation involves a homeowner's insurance claim, we provide invoices, photos, and written diagnosis on request — typed up the way adjusters expect to see them.

Leak Detection

Find the leak before tearing up walls. Acoustic listening and thermal imaging to pinpoint it first.

Slab leak detection

Leaks in copper or PEX lines running under your foundation are some of the trickiest to find. We use electronic listening devices and thermal cameras to triangulate the leak, then talk through repair vs reroute.

Hidden wall & ceiling leaks

Sometimes a wet spot is right under the leak. Often it's not — water travels along framing and shows up two rooms away. We trace it back to the source before you open a single piece of drywall.

Pressure testing

When we can't hear or see a leak but the meter keeps spinning, we isolate sections of the plumbing system and pressure-test each one to narrow down where the loss is happening.

Repipe estimates

Older homes with galvanized steel supply lines often reach a point where leak-chasing isn't worth it anymore. We provide honest repipe estimates with realistic timelines.

Catch it early

A small leak today is a $300 fix. A small leak two months from now, after subfloor rot and mold has taken over, is a $15,000 fix. If something seems off, get it looked at.

The Other Buddy difference

Local techs. Fair quotes. No upsell games.

1st

Time fix. Most service calls are done in a single visit with the parts on our truck.

<60min

Emergency response across most of the Salt Lake Valley.

100%

Up-front pricing. You see the number before we start. No surprise bills.

2yr

Workmanship warranty on every install, plus full parts coverage.

Where we work

From Ogden to Provo, and over the hill to Heber and Park City

If you're somewhere along the Wasatch Front or Back, odds are you're in our service area.

Salt Lake Valley

Salt Lake City & suburbs

  • Salt Lake City
  • Sandy
  • Draper
  • South Jordan
  • West Jordan
  • Murray
  • Cottonwood Heights
  • Holladay
  • Millcreek
  • Taylorsville
  • West Valley City
  • Riverton
  • Herriman
Park City & Summit County

Mountain communities

  • Park City
  • Snyderville
  • Jeremy Ranch
  • Kimball Junction
  • Coalville
  • Kamas
Wasatch Back

Heber Valley

  • Heber City
  • Midway
  • Daniel
  • Wallsburg
  • Charleston
Utah Valley

Lehi to Provo

  • Lehi
  • American Fork
  • Pleasant Grove
  • Orem
  • Provo
  • Lindon
  • Alpine
  • Highland
Davis & Weber County

North along I-15

  • Bountiful
  • Centerville
  • Farmington
  • Kaysville
  • Layton
  • Ogden
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Our service map keeps growing. If you're close to one of the regions above, there's a good chance we can still help.

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About

The hydronics guys you should've called first.

A locally owned, heating-first company. Boilers and radiant heat are what we do every day — and we run the rest of the work to the same standard.

Derek

Owner · 25+ years in hydronics & plumbing

Spent a quarter-century turning hydronic heating from a finicky specialty into something Utah homeowners can actually rely on. Boilers, radiant heat, and snow-melt are systems he's worked on every day for two decades — and the reason the company leads with them.

Chris

Master Plumber · 3rd-generation · SLCC instructor

Third-generation plumber and an instructor at Salt Lake Community College, where he trains the next class of Utah plumbers. Deep, certified expertise in radiant heating and hydronic systems — the kind of background that makes the difference on a complicated install.

Most folks don't think about their boiler until the house is cold. When that day comes, you want someone who actually specializes in hydronic systems — not a generalist who installs a couple of boilers a year and guesses at the rest. Boilers, radiant heat, and snow-melt are 90% of what we do. We picked up the phone when you call, show up in the window we promised, quote the job before we start, and leave your home cleaner than we found it — same standards for the plumbing work that comes with it.

Honest quotes

You see the number before we start. If we run into something unexpected, we stop and re-quote — we don't surprise you at the end.

Trained techs

Licensed, background-checked, and continually trained. The person showing up at your door is someone we'd send to our own mom's house.

Right first time

We carry common parts on the truck. Most service calls finish in a single visit — and if we have to come back, the second trip is on us.

Clean work

Drop cloths down, shoes covered, the work area swept and wiped before we leave. You shouldn't be able to tell we were there.

Real warranty

Two-year workmanship warranty on installs, plus full manufacturer coverage on parts. If something we did fails, we make it right.

Local, always

We live in these neighborhoods. Not a franchise routing calls to a national dispatch center. Your call goes to a Utah office, every time.

Recent Work

Some of what we've built and brought back to life.

Boilers, radiant systems, and snow-melt jobs from across the Salt Lake Valley, Park City, and the Wasatch Back.

Reviews

Real customers, real heat.

What the neighbors are saying.

★★★★★

"The Other Buddy gave me the best price on my new boiler last year and recently replaced a circulation pump the same day I called them."

— Nextdoor recommendation
★★★★★

"This company is above the other boiler companies out there. This is their niche — trained and certified in boiler replacement and service."

— Yelp review
Get in touch

Tell us what's going on.

Pick up the phone or fill out the form — both go to the same place, and you'll hear back fast.

Call or text

(801) 685-3976

Real people answer — including evenings and weekends for emergencies.

Hours

Mon–Sat: 7am – 7pm
Sunday: Emergency calls only
24/7 emergency line available

Service area

Salt Lake Valley, Park City & Summit County, the Heber Valley, Utah Valley, and Davis & Weber counties.

What we'll need

A quick description of what's going on, your address (or city), and a good number to reach you. Photos help — especially for leaks, water heaters, and weird-looking pipes.

Book a service visit

We'll reach back out to confirm a window — usually within an hour during business hours.