It's summer in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora and Plainfield. The heat starts to climb, which activates your air conditioner. Sometime later, you notice the air inside isn't any cooler even though the system has been running awhile. You try some basic troubleshooting such as double-checking the thermostat and the air filter, but those don't appear… Read More about How Much Does It Cost to Replace an Air Conditioner in 2021?
It’s another summer day in the 80s or 90s in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora and Plainfield. Maybe you’ve been outside for a bit, or you can feel the temperature rising inside. If your thermostat is set, it should be turning on the AC at your set comfort point. But what if your outside AC unit… Read More about My Outside AC Unit Is Not Turning On
It's summer in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora and Plainfield and your AC turns on. Sometime later, you notice that air is blowing through the vents but not cooling your spaces. On another occasion, when the AC activates you hear a shaking and stuttering from the outside unit – what the HVAC profession might refer to… Read More about Should I Replace the Compressor or Buy a New AC?
If we're honest, some of us in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora and Plainfield will admit that we probably don't think about scheduling annual HVAC maintenance. A few people might be on top of it, but more of us go on faith that our HVAC will continue to perform as it should. If an issue suddenly… Read More about Are HVAC Preventive Maintenance Plans Worth It?
Most of us know refrigerant as the fluid that flows through the coils of our cooling-system equipment. Inside the system, the compressor, condenser and evaporator apply different pressures on the refrigerant to make it change states between liquid and gas. This activity turns the fluid either hot or cold, and from that, heat is either… Read More about R-22 Refrigerant Is Now Obsolete: How Does the Phase-Out Affect You?
Today’s central air units are built to perform better than ever. At the same time, being machines, even the most efficient of them have a life cycle. If you’ve recently installed or replaced an air conditioner, you have some time before you need to ask how long central air units usually last. If on the… Read More about How Long Do Central Air Units Usually Last?
Many of us at some point will face a big HVAC question: Should I replace my air conditioner, or just keep repairing it? When late spring and the summer roll around in Oswego, Yorkville, Aurora, Naperville and Plainfield, if the AC isn’t working, we need to resolve it. Oftentimes, a fix might be all that’s… Read More about Should I Repair or Replace My Air Conditioner?
When it comes to our air conditioner, for most of us it’s pretty simple: We turn it on during the heat and then turn it off during the cold. If we’re lucky (as we hope), we might be able to pass through a season or two with just changing the air filter. We’re really just… Read More about Do Home Air Conditioners Need Maintenance?
What to Look for in a Commercial HVAC Contractor If you need commercial furnace/heating repair or replacement, you’ll typically go online and type in your search phrase. Your results will present many commercial HVAC service providers in and around communities such as Aurora, Naperville, Plainfield and Batavia. Access to service is never a problem –… Read More about What to Look for in a Commercial HVAC Contractor
For many of us, replacing a furnace and an air conditioner at the same time might sound like a lot of work and especially a lot of money. Plus, it’s more in our nature to replace each unit only if needed close to or during its season of use. Yet here’s what we should know… Read More about My Furnace and My Air Conditioner: Should I Replace Them at the Same Time?
