Scenario: Winter is approaching. As a proactive homeowner in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora or Plainfield (IL), you’ve scheduled maintenance for your furnace to ensure it will be ready for the cold. The technician arrives and examines the unit. Once done with the inspection, the technician explains that your furnace’s heat exchanger is broken or cracked… Read More
Is Furnace Maintenance Necessary?
Those of us who live or work in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora or Plainfield have plenty of expenses to manage throughout the year: mortgage or rent, health insurance, auto insurance, gas, taxes, utilities. The list goes on. Adding furnace maintenance to the list may not be something we're always quick to do. Now that we're… Read More
Should I Install a Whole-House Humidifier?
Here at Air Dynamics, one of the many things we love about what we do is being able to support people through the changes of the Midwestern seasons. We spend the summer making sure our customers in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora and Plainfield are safe and comfortable in stifling heat. Then, before we know it,… Read More
Do I Need a Whole-House Air Purifier for My HVAC System?
For those of us who live in Oswego, Yorkville, Naperville, Aurora or Plainfield, our home is our refuge. It is where we relax in comfort with family and friends. On a more basic level, it is also our shelter where we seek safety from outside weather and elements. Yet here’s what many people do… Read More
R-22 Refrigerant Is Now Obsolete: How Does the Phase-Out Affect You?
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
How Long Do Central Air Units Usually Last?
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
Should I Repair or Replace My Air Conditioner?
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
Do Home Air Conditioners Need Maintenance?
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
How Often Should I Clean My Air Ducts?
If we ask ourselves when the last time we cleaned our air ducts was, some of us might be really on point and know the answer. We might even still have the paperwork. Many more of us might have a general recollection (e.g. “a few years back”). There’s also a chance a few of us… Read More
What to Look for in a Commercial HVAC Contractor
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