Family-owned. NATE certified. Available 24/7 when your furnace quits at midnight.
In 2002, Dave Kowalski started Buckeye Comfort in a 600-square-foot garage in Bowling Green with two work trucks and a belief that HVAC service should be honest, fast, and transparent. Back then, emergency calls came through his cell phone, technicians shared a single office space, and Dave answered every estimate request personally. Twenty-two years later, that same commitment to transparency and reliability drives everything we do — we've just scaled it to serve 12 counties across Northwest Ohio with a team of 14 NATE-certified technicians.
We grew not by cutting corners or undercutting prices, but by doing the opposite. Every job gets a written estimate before work starts. Every technician carries the highest industry certification. Every installation comes with a 10-year warranty — the longest in the region. Word-of-mouth and repeat business became 80% of our jobs within five years. When someone in Findlay, Toledo, or Perrysburg calls for furnace repair, they're usually calling us because a neighbor recommended us.
Today, Buckeye Comfort operates from a 3,500-square-foot facility with a full-time scheduler, administrative team, and technicians trained to handle emergency calls at 11pm on a Friday in January — because that's when furnaces fail. Dave still reviews every major installation estimate and walks significant jobs with the tech team. His philosophy hasn't changed: if you wouldn't want it installed in your own home, we don't install it for anyone else's.
Mike has been with Buckeye Comfort for 14 years and handles all furnace replacements and complex diagnostics. He trained under Dave and holds certifications in natural gas systems, electrical safety, and refrigeration. When a customer has a question about whether their system needs repair or replacement, Mike's the one who makes the call — and he'll always tell you the honest answer, even if it costs us the service call.
Sarah is one of only four female HVAC technicians in the region and brings 9 years of emergency repair and AC service expertise. She specializes in heat pump installation and has a gift for explaining technical issues in plain English. Customers specifically request Sarah — she's patient, thorough, and makes people feel confident in what we're recommending.
Tom takes our after-hours emergency calls and has averaged a 35-minute response time for 7 years straight. He specializes in emergency repairs and carries every common replacement part on his truck — because 2am is not the time to discover we need to order something. Tom is why we can promise same-day emergency service and actually keep that promise.
Ohio HVAC Contractor License #OH-HVAC-2002-19847. Full liability coverage on every job, every time.
You get a written price before we touch anything. No surprises. No "we found something else" add-ons after the fact.
Furnace out at 11pm in January? We've been there at 1am with the part on the truck. It's not a slogan — it's a promise.
Free estimates. Upfront pricing. Same-day emergency service. This is what HVAC service is supposed to feel like.