Bosch Stove Repair in Camillus & Skaneateles, NY

Two waterways explain much of the area's history. The Erie Canal ran across the northern part of the territory, and its traces remain: Camillus Erie Canal Park preserves a section of the old channel with the restored Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct and a replica of Sims' canal store, and in Jordan the original canal route ran right through the village before the Barge Canal shifted traffic to the Seneca River in 1918. Houses in these canal villages are typically older, with stone or block basements, narrow cellar stairs, and kitchens that have been remodeled again and again within the same walls.

To the south, the Finger Lakes shape daily life. The northernmost Finger Lake in this territory is Syracuse's reservoir as well as the village of Skaneateles's, and its water reaches city taps without conventional filtration. The lake's northern shore holds historic estates, year-round homes, and seasonal cottages, many reached by steep drives. In Marcellus, the Onondaga County Water Authority runs its Otisco Lake treatment plant, and Nine Mile Creek flows north from the Otisco area through the village and on toward Camillus. Seasonal homes in this lake country follow a yearly cycle of opening and closing that has a direct effect on appliances.

Between and around the villages lies open farm country, especially in Elbridge, Marcellus, and around Warners. Farms bring outbuilding freezers, utility laundry, and farm-stand refrigeration, and rural properties bring long driveways, private wells, and appliances that face the full force of Central New York weather. We prepare for those calls differently from village or suburban visits, with more attention to access, water quality, and the condition of outbuildings.