Built for NE Ohio winters
Cortland sits at the north end of the Mahoning Valley near Mosquito Lake, inland of the worst Erie lake-effect but still in for a long, cold heating season — hard freezes November through March and a 42-inch frost line. Open lake-adjacent lots catch more wind, which drives wind-chill at exposed outdoor units and pipes on the coldest nights. The frost line here is about 42 inches and hard-freeze season runs November through March, so heating equipment in Cortland works longer and harder than it would almost anywhere else — and the cost of a no-heat call in February is a lot higher than an inconvenience.