Posts Tagged ‘heating cooling’
Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
How does a furnace work? The heating cycle begins as soon as the thermostat determines that the temperature in the room is below the setpoint at which the homeowner had placed on the thermostat.
***(As a side note, a programmable thermostat can save you a great deal of money in the long run as you can easily program the thermostat with a lower setpoint for all the hours that you know you will not be home. Why keep the house any warmer than you need to when no one is there? If you know that you usually arrive home from work at 6:00pm, for example, you can program the thermostat to warm your house up for you starting at 5:30 rather than keeping the house unnecessarily warm all day long). (more…)
Tags: duct work, Four Seasons, Furnace, furnace operation, gas valve, Glenwood, heat exchanger, heating cooling, HVAC, IL, Lynwood, pilot, programmable thermostat
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Sunday, October 10th, 2010
By cleaning your system prior to the season you will help, Extend the Life of Your Equipment, Prevent Untimely Breakdowns and Enjoy the Peace of Mind that your system is working at peak efficiency.
Before setting an appointment with a licensed heating & cooling company verify what they will perform during the cleaning process. Here is a checklist to help you through this process. (more…)
Tags: air conditionig, Furnace, heating cooling, spring tune-up
Posted in Air conditioning, Heating | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Flu. Asthma. Allergies. What you and your family breathe inside can have direct effects on your health and well-being. 70% of U.S. households are affected by allergies or asthma. Improving your indoor air quality is an important step in reducing allergic and asthmatic triggers. How do you improve indoor air quality, try an air cleaner, uv germicidal lights or a media air cleaner. (more…)
Tags: air cleaners, Air Quality, Burbank, Chicago, Four Seasons, Frankfort, heating cooling, IL, indoor air quality, media air cleaner, mold, Orland Park, UV lights
Posted in Air Quality, Air filtration, Consumer protection, Health, Safety | 2 Comments »
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
You may have seen it in your neighborhood or as you look at houses on your commute to work — Houses where the gutters are full of ice and large icicle formations.
Houses that are more prone to ice dams often have inadequate insulation or major leakage of warm air from the home into the attic. Studies show that on average, 40% of your heat loss is through the ceiling and out the roof.
If you’re like most people, you probably don’t spend much time in the attic. In fact, the vast majority of Americans only go up to their attics only when dealing with a leaky roof or “animal intruders” like bats, squirrels, or raccoons. When it comes to heating & cooling issues in your home, the attic should not be ignored. (more…)
Tags: attic insulation, Blue Island, Bridgeview, Chicago, Four Seasons, heat loss, heating cooling, ice dams, IL, Plainfield, R-Value
Posted in Consumer protection, Heating, Home Services, Informational, Safety, attic insulation | 3 Comments »
Monday, September 13th, 2010
If you’re currently in the market for a new furnace and live in Chicago, there has never been a better opportunity to save. The gas company will give you an instant $450 rebate and the federal government is also offering a $1500 energy tax credit on top of the $450 gas company rebate, for a total savings of $1950 dollars. When you take these rebates on your new furnace and combine them with the rebates from Lennox and Four Seasons you can receive a total of $3000 cash back toward the purchase of a new high efficient furnace. The tax credits given by the federal government expire December 31, 2010. The Peoples Energy rebates end on January 15, 2010 and the Lennox rebates as well as the Four Seasons Heating rebates end March 1, 2010. (more…)
Tags: cooling heating, Energy Rebate, Heating, heating air, heating cooling, HVAC, new furnace, Peoples Energy Gas Rebate
Posted in Air Quality, Furnace, Go Green, Heating, Informational, Savings | 4 Comments »
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Beginning May 1, 2010 until May 31, 2011, residential rebates are available to Nicor Gas customers for purchases and installation of the following high efficiency products. Rebates as much as $400 on boilers, between $200 – $250 on furnaces.
The eligible products include high efficiency water heaters, furnaces, and gas boilers. These products must be installed by a professional heating & cooling contractor. Your purchase must be made between May 1, 2010, and May 31, 2011. Your application must be received by Nicor, and be postmarked no later than 60 days after purchase. Unlike, some other tax credits or rebates, this one is available to landlords.
This is a great time to capitalize on the Nicor rebate if you are a Nicor customer because you can also take advantage of manufacturer discounts and the federal tax credit on energy efficient products like furnaces, air conditioners and boilers. A reminder, purchase and installation of attic insulation also qualifies for a tax credit of up to $1,500.00.
Tags: Air conditioners, attic insualtion, boilers, furnaces, heating cooling, Nicor Gas, rebates
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Sunday, July 4th, 2010
If you need expert advice, why not call an expert?? If you’re like a lot of homeowners in the Chicago area, you have problems. Lots of them. We’re talking about problems with your home that have stumped the local heating and cooling guys and frustrated you and your family for quite some time. We know it’s true because we see it everyday.
Everyday people ask us to give them advice about their air conditioning system, or they may need a second opinion about a heating repair that’s been recommended. Sometimes they have troublesome humidity problems in their home; air quality issues, carbon monoxide fears or more.
Usually they’ve already had a diagnosis, but they just don’t understand it. Or perhaps they don’t trust it. We’ve found that most people simply want an honest opinion, instead of a sales pitch.
Well that’s why we’re here, and that’s why we’re writing this – If you need a TRUE expert to tell you what’s really happening in your home, or you have a problem that up until now, can’t be fixed—call us. We can help. We charge an honest rate for expert advice, and we’ll never make you uncomfortable with a high-pressure sales pitch.
Tags: air quality issues, central air conditioning, expert advice, heating cooling
Posted in Air Quality, Air conditioning, Quality, customer service | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
How do you size your hvac system? When sizing a heating and cooling system for a home, a load calculation is the best and only system recognized by city codes. Yes, you’ve probably heard it all before, but a poorly sized HVAC system can lead not only rob you of your comfort by providing insufficient heating or cooling but also be costly in terms of higher energy bills.
Most HVAC contractors only size your system based on your old furnace & A/C size. The problem is that the new system is more efficient then your old system. For example: your old furnace is 60% efficient (afue) and has a 150,000 btu input. That means 40% of the natural gas or propane your furnace is using is going up the flue pipe into your chimney. Also your btu output of your furnace would be 90,000 btu’s (150,000 minus 40%). So if the contractor replaces your old furnace with the same size new furnace (new furnaces range from 80% to 95% efficiency) a 150,000 btu furnace at 80% efficiency would give you an output of 120,000 btu’s, which would give you 30,000 more btu’s then you have with your old furnace. (more…)
Tags: efficiency, Furnace, heating & air conditioning, heating cooling, hvac system
Posted in Air conditioning, Consumer protection, Furnace, Heating, Informational | 9 Comments »
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Air conditioning repairs can be expensive. They’re also very common on heating & cooling systems that aren’t maintained properly. When it comes to home maintenance you have to consider your cooling system much like any other area of your home. You can ignore a problem, cross your fingers or you can take action. Postponing a repair may lead to further damage of your system or possibly going without home cooling for some time. What you have to ask yourself is would you rather pay for a nice vacation, or a new compressor? (more…)
Tags: Air conditioning, clean & check, cooling system, heating cooling, repairs
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