Schneller Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning

★★★★☆ 3.5 / 5 (35)
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: 615 W 9th St, Covington, KY 41011
: (859) 757-0963
: https://www.schnellerair.com

Company Overview

Since 1928, Schneller Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning has been a reliable provider of plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services for almost a century. Our goal is to exceed what our customers expect by offering exceptional plumbing, heating, and air conditioning services to residents in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. We proudly provide emergency repair services, transparent pricing, flexible payment options, and much more. Call Schneller Knochelmann today for unparalleled plumbing and HVAC assistance!

Founded in 1928 by the Schneller family, Rudy and Jean Schneller started the company as its first owners. The company was bought by Kris Knochelmann in 2011. Kris has been involved in the plumbing, heating, and air conditioning industry since his high school days. In 1991, he, along with his brothers and brother-in-law, took over his family business, Knochelmann Plumbing, Heating & Air. They sold that business to Service Experts, a national chain owned by Lennox, in 1997. In 2011, after losing his job, Kris opted to purchase Schneller. He is now joined by his three brothers, four nephews, previous technicians, managers, installers, and office staff, all dedicated to treating customers as family. That's the way it ought to be!

Kris Knochelmann finished Covington Latin School and received his accounting degree from Xavier University in 1991. In 1996, Lisa Knochelmann completed her education at Notre Dame Academy and NKU, earning a degree in accounting. From 2007 to 2015, Kris was a Kenton County Commissioner and now holds the position of Kenton County Judge Executive. He has been active in various community service organizations. Kris has served on the board of the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission, NKCAC, Supported Living, and the Northern Kentucky United Way Action Council, Covington Rotary, and is currently involved with the Faith Community Pharmacy. Kris and Lisa are involved in their church, St. Joseph of Crescent Springs, participating in various committees and councils. Kris and Lisa make their home in Crescent Springs, KY, where they raise their three children.

Business Services

  • Bathtub installation
  • Bathtub repair
  • Drain installation
  • Drain repair
  • Faucet installation
  • Faucet repair
  • Garbage disposal installation
  • Garbage disposal repair
  • Gas line installation
  • Gas line repair
  • Hot water recirculation pump installation
  • Hot water recirculation pump repair
  • HVAC installation or replacement
  • HVAC system repair
  • HVAC system maintenance
  • Plumbing inspection
  • Plumbing installation or replacement
  • Plumbing repair
  • Sewer installation
  • Sewer repair
  • Shower installation
  • Shower repair
  • Sink installation
  • Sink repair
  • Sump pump installation
  • Sump pump repair
  • Toilet installation
  • Toilet repair
  • Water heater installation
  • Water heater repair
  • Water pipe installation
  • Water pipe repair

Business Location & Hours



Mon:Open 24 hours
Tue:Open 24 hours
Wed:Open 24 hours
Thu:Open 24 hours
Fri:Open 24 hours
Sat:Open 24 hours
Sun:Open 24 hours

Recommended Customer Reviews

Ken B.
★★★★★

David and Nate did a great job installing or new furnace.
All aspects of the installation were explained including how to program the new thermostat.
David programmed all of our schedules and made sure everything was completed to our satisfaction.
I would recommend Schneller and Knockelmann for any HVAC installations or service.

Sandy S.
★★★★★

Very polite, efficient and knowledgeable. Spent time thoroughly inspecting/repairing each unit. Highly recommend!

Beverly G.
★★★★★

Logan was a nice honest guy! Recommend! Found problem right away! Considering him to do the work

Anne H.
★★★★★

Tydus did a great job quickly diagnosing and repairing our malfunctioning furnace. He was very personable and knowledgeable providing us with some very helpful advise on our Nest settings and sourcing reasonably priced filters with the right Merv rating for our type of furnace. We would definitely recommend him!

Leslie G.
★★★★☆

After a new install in the beginning of the summer, I have finally used the cooling and now the heat! everything works very well so far. I can barely hear it turn on. My last unit was loud. This is a quiet nothingness when it turns on. Love that! The quality for the price was competitive with other hvac companies. My bills are not sky high either. It was needed! Thank you for a superb job. The techs and leads were on point and know what they are doing. I felt that everyone cared. Great place! Great team! Great experience!

Randy A.
★☆☆☆☆

My daughters 40 gallon Rheem gas water heater started to leak and needed replacement. She had been hearing the radio ads for Schneller and Knochelmann and decided to give them a call. She called me after the estimate in tears because she was trying to figure out how to come up with $4000.00 to have a pressure regulator and water heater installed. I told her to get another estimate or two and she found a local plumber that was willing to do the job for $1,500. That's an extremely large spread in price. It was a simple install and the lower priced plumber installed an expansion tank pressure regulator and the water heater itself for $1500.00. We are still trying to figure out why the difference in cost was $2,500 between the two.

Joe M.
★☆☆☆☆

I do not recommend using this business. Standard $95 fee to bring them out that gets used towards the fix. I get that. However, I'm extremely disappointed that the plumber they brought over was worthless. Told me my toilet couldn't be fixed and that I'd simply have to replace it. He'd be happy to do that for $1009. What a joke!! Needless to say I hired one of their competitors and said it was a simple fix. Never calling these guys, what a scheme!! I'm extremely disappointed.

Eric M.
★☆☆☆☆

Don't do a good job right from the get-go. Called to have 2 toilets fixed. These were just simple issues, toilet running and just needed inside-the-tank parts replaced.

Receptionist Kelly asks if this is a single family home, I tell her it's a condo...She speaks to ""dispatch"" and comes back on to tell me that Scheller & Knochelmann won't do it as sometimes the water shut-off is in some other part of the building. I explain this isn't the typical condo building; ours is a 3,400 sq ft, 2 story condo and all water shut-off is in our condo.

On top of that, the project is just to replace the inside the tank parts and I have already shut the water off.

I see their trucks in our community yet, somehow when I call to employ their services, they won't work on our condo.

Maybe S&K has decided that they aren't interested in smaller residential jobs, either that or they are just too busy to care about new business.

I don't blame Kelly, she was just repeating what she was told however, it's pretty poor reflection on either dispatch or the overall operations.

Hate to give them one star but that's the lowest this system allows.

I know I won't be calling them ever again for any of their services.... And maybe, just maybe, that's what they want; to eliminate the smaller jobs.

Liz F.
★★★★★

We've now replaced the furnace and central air unit in two houses and used Schneller both times. Their prices are fair and they stand by their work. Their staff has also always been very nice; they seem trustworthy and I'm comfortable with them being in my home.

Nikki B.
★☆☆☆☆

Spent 15 minutes with a Chat representative and then a phone call to be told they do not do the requested work. The only reason I reached out was because it literally says on their website that DO in fact do the requested work. Should not be advertising for repair work if in fact you are not able to do it! Very frustrating!!!!!!!!!

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