Heating and cooling can account for as much as half of the energy used in your home. Making smart decisions about your home’s heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. This decision can have a big effect on your comfort , and your utility bills. Steps can be taken to increase the efficiency of your heating and cooling […]
Face it, no one really enjoys spending time and money on home improvements or repairs. HVAC energy saving tips makes a big difference in which can save you up to 50% on your energy bills during usages. Wouldn’t that be worth it? Sure it would. It’s a little-known fact that most of the $1,500 […]
Many Illinois Residents are suffering this year from bad allergies and difficulty breathing. Common Allergies Asthma Allergic rhinitis Itchy skin Hives Dog Allergies Cat Allergies Summer Allergies Fall Allergies Spring Allergies Winter Allergies Hay Fever Mold Allergies Pollen Allergies Dust Allergies Chemical Allergies Pet dander Mold and bacteria can thrive in a variety of conditions […]
My AC is broken? We receive phone calls stating that our air conditioner is not working. Our answer to this quagmire starts this way. Have you checked or changed your furnace filters recently? We ask that question because 40% of AC issues are caused by clogged furnace filters. Your air conditioner can malfunction if your […]
Clogged chimneys are common when older atmospheric furnaces and boilers are used. Such as Standard furnaces and boilers whereas the flue gases vent with steel pipe to the chimney. We’ve seen an uptick in chimney collapses in the past few years. Does anyone want to know? I’ll explain. As the government continues to push for […]
Central air conditioning sale A/C specials include installation of furnaces to get the ball rolling and if available an evaporator coil with the central air conditioning system. If the central air conditioner is working OK, consider a central air conditioner tune-up and maintenance check. This will ensure the A/C is clean and not struggling to […]
Last week we installed a new Super high efficient Bryant 96% furnace at Addison and Hermitage Street in Chicago and when we removed the old furnace, the existing evaporator coil was melted and clogged with everything. What Does a Melted Evaporator Coil Look Like? We showed the homeowner their evaporator coil and they were disgusted. […]
My boiler starts and then shuts off. Boilers are a vessel that heats up water to180 degrees if it’s a water boiler and approximately 912 degrees above 212 degrees if your boiler is a steam boiler. My boiler starts then shuts off. Now many of the common boilers have 2 ignition systems. Standing pilot ignition, […]
There is nothing worse than having an incredible warm day and you try to kick in your central air to find that your central air conditioning unit is only blowing warm air. It is even worse when this occurs in the middle of summer! These last couple days here in Chicago have given us Chicago […]
What does the blower motor have to do with my Air Conditioning System? Why does the blower motor sometimes blow harder that other times? How much should a blower motor cost? Small questions, big answers. The blower motor circulates air through your duct work. It regulates (along with your limit control) the amount of heat […]