Most central air conditioners are connected to a home’s forced-air distribution system. Thus, the same motor, blower, and duct work used for heating are used to distribute cool air from the air conditioning system. When a central air conditioner is operating, hot air inside the house flows to the furnace through the return-air duct. The hot […]
Have you had your central air conditioning cleaned and checked? At Around the town Heating and Cooling use a 16 point check list to perform our air conditioning cleaning and tuning to insure the air conditioning unit you own is safe, energy efficient, and will last longer with proper maintenance. Here is what we check […]
Furnace air filters, heating and air conditioning contractors all over the world know the importance’s of the furnace air filters. Shouldn’t you? Season after season we see furnace and air conditioning system break downs due to dirty furnace air filters. The furnace air filter was originally designed to keep the dirt from being trapped in […]
With this uncharacteristically warm weather here in Chicago, air conditioning is the mind of us all. Can you believe that it got up 86 degrees this week? It does not matter where you live (from Oak Lawn to Buck Town to Crestwood to South Loop), when air conditioning problems strike, you need to fix them […]
Here in Chicago, it already feels like it is summer. I think we have had over 6 days in a row over 80 degrees. It is definitely time to start thing about your air conditioning and if it is ready for this summer. Here are a few tips to get through the summer:
If you live in the Chicago area, you will know that we have a Chicago snow storm heading our way. It is suppose to drop anywhere from 6 – 12 inches depending on where you live in the Chicagoland area. The wind is also suppose to pick up, and we will all feel as if […]
Like your car or your truck, in order to achieve peak performances you have to tune your furnace up. If you want the most efficiency from your furnace or boiler, you should consider having the heating system cleaned and tuned annually. I hear from customers every heating season that their gas bills are high. With furnaces, we […]
Planning on up grading your air conditioning systems? That is a wise choice since most of the new furnace and air conditioning systems are much more energy efficient. If you are going to only replace your furnace, make sure that the blower motor is sized correctly to handle air flow issues as well as the possibility […]