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Sila describes itself as a Greater Boston-based home services company providing heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical and drain services, in business since 1989. A recent customer said Sila responded within a day when their entire HVAC system had to be replaced, then did the job in a day, using a crane to replace the AC condenser on the roof of a 3-story building. A recent customer who came home to a cold house said Nicolas Turco came on time, figured out what was going on and fixed it within 20 minutes. A recent customer said Brian came out to troubleshoot a cooling issue, quickly identified the problem and walked them through the repair options. A recent customer said Roy came on time and, when his truck couldn't fit down their street, walked back and forth. A recent customer said a Sila tech replaced four capacitors on a central AC system; about two months later the system failed again, and a tech they called found the caps wired incorrectly. A 2025 customer said a technician saw some rust on a camera, decided the whole furnace needed replacement, placed an unsafe-to-operate sticker and turned off the gas, and Sila quoted $23,000 to replace the furnace, AC and condenser. A 2025 customer said their mother's gas was shut off at an annual maintenance appointment while she was pressed to buy a new system for 28k, and a second opinion found nothing wrong. A 2024 Angi customer said they were charged $1200 to have a kitchen faucet replaced. A 2026 r/newtonma commenter wrote that Sila put in a new gas fired boiler to replace one it had serviced for years, and urged others to avoid it. A 2026 r/newtonma commenter called Sila probably not the cheapest but very reliable and responsive to follow up questions. On Google, Sila holds 4.8 stars from 4,823 ratings; Angi shows 4.7 stars from 4,798.
“Please don’t ever hire Sila for anything.”
“Sila is owned by Goldman Sachs. Don’t hire them for anything.”
“We used Sila and were happy. They were very professional and organized.”
“I have worked with Andrew Markarian a few times. Honest. Shows up fast, charged me a few hundred for something SILA said I needed to replace my whole system for. Guy is solid.”
“I agree the premise seems surprising. In HVAC world Sila/NETR are, in electrician world seems like most are owner operators with 0-5 employees.”
“Sila is a rip off.”
“Skip Sila, they are significantly over priced.”
“I have had two (Sila and Akian) that wait until 5 minutes of the scheduled time to tell me that they’re not coming.”
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Faucets, Fixtures and Pipes - Repair or Replace
Small customer Beware!!! Cancelled- Same AI nonsense not addressing customers issues. I scheduled maintenance for my 2 AC units using their promotional maintenance pricing. They happily scheduled me, called days before to confirm service day/time. The forecast that week predicted a heatwave and the day of service extreme temps hit. Sila canceled my appointment the morning of service ONE HOUR before arrival time. Then instead of being honest and saying they would be taking higher paying and higher profile jobs for the next few days they said it was being rescheduled due to over booking (even though they confirmed the job only days before). They were unable to reschedule because they had no idea when they would have staff available. It was also a weekday so I had to take the day off of work which they had little regard for. I asked to speak to a manager but they wouldn?t let me and said they would call back. No call back. Ever. Still waiting months later. Spend your money elsewhere.
Service guy was very nice and friendly but price of service is outrageous. My AC system had dirty sock syndrome. And to get rid of this you spray a disinfectant into the coil and put a couple of antibacterial tablets into the drip pan. And I had to pay $1089 for less than 15 min of service, which I thought was a bit outrageous.
Unfortunately, NETR (now Sila Boston) has been completely incapable of supporting existing customers when they need service most. We had our mini-splits installed three years ago, and even that experience was frustrating - it took NETR nearly two years to complete the permitting process with the city despite multiple follow-ups from us. This year, we scheduled our complimentary service appointment because several of our indoor units stopped cooling properly. We have a four-month-old baby at home during a heat wave, and it took multiple calls explaining the situation before Sila would send a technician. In the meantime, our appointments were repeatedly cancelled and rescheduled. When a technician finally came out, they confirmed there is a refrigerant leak that requires repair. Since then, we've repeatedly tried to schedule the repair, but our calls and requests have gone unanswered. It's nearly impossible to get past their AI answering service to reach a real person, leaving us with no clear timeline for a permanent repair after only an interim fix by the technician. We're incredibly disappointed. Installing a heat pump is a major investment, and the quality of post-installation service matters just as much as the installation itself. Based on our experience, Sila Boston has failed to provide the level of customer support we were promised, and we can no longer recommend them to friends, neighbors, or other local families. If someone from Sila Boston reaches out and resolves this promptly, I'll gladly update this review to reflect that experience
The service was outstanding. Great communication, Fast response to a plumbing problem. Showed up on time and our technician, Josh was incredibly professional and competent.
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Typical Greater Boston range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from Sila Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
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$5,000 – $11,400
Typical HVAC project around $8,200
Solves what others missed5.0
Prompt scheduling5.0
No upselling4.5
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