It’s time for a new furnace, you know you need one, however the money is scarce but your credit is decent. Where are furnace loans available? At Around the Town Heating and Cooling, we offer financing two ways. First, we have Spring Leaf Financing that’s available to you. If you live in Chicago, we also […]
To: Condo Associations, Property Owner and/or Managers The federal Department of Energy will prohibit manufacturers from making gas furnaces less than 90 percent efficient after May 1, 2013. New furnace minimum efficiency laws that will affect all mid rise condo’s and apartment buildings concerning their gas furnaces. Read page 18,19 and 20: https://www.appliance-standards.org/sites/default/files/Furnace_AC_HP_Agreement_Text.pdf 90% furnaces […]
Tis the season for holiday cheers and family gatherings. The worst thing that can happen is for your furnace to fail, especially now with Christmas shopping and all. We know that the dollars don’t stretch like they should during the holidays. For that matter, the dollars don’t stretch too far with this weakened economy. We […]
With the heat that visited us this past summer, the last thing on your mind is more heat; however, winter will be approaching soon. Furnaces work in conjunction with the air conditioning systems – if you have had a leaking system during the air conditioning season and water happened to drip on your furnace, you may […]
The summer of 2011 brought us the heat we didn’t want and our air conditioners ran nonstop until they broke or until our electric bills were sky high. Summer is pretty much past us now, well at least the extreme heat is. During the extreme heat not only did the a/c run continuously, but the […]
Some of the reasons for replacing your furnace can be as follows: A heating contractor service technician says you have to. There are several reasons a HVAC contractor will tell you this. You could have a crack in your heat exchanger. Your furnace is too old to fix. Your repair cost is more than […]
Replacing your furnace should be a pleasant experience. The crew of Around The Town heating and cooling makes the transition of replacing your furnace a no hassle task. All you have to do as a home owner is to point our technicians to the furnace room and then walk away and let the guys go […]
Today’s furnaces can run up to 97% energy efficient. The standard furnace of today is a minimum of 80% efficient. Now, if you have a 20 year or older furnace, you can be sending your hard earned money up the chimney and providing new corporate jets for the gas company Ceo’s. Ask yourself, is that […]
Fall is officially here, what does this mean to you? First, the kids are in school, secondly, holidays are coming around and this could mean you may have a day off of work to get some chores done around the house like getting your furnace or boiler cleaned and tuned up for the cold winter […]
HVAC FLOOD ASSISTANCE CHICAGO FURNACE Have you submitted your claim through your insurance company or through FEMA from the floods of July and August 2010? If not the deadline is October 18 2010 unless the Feds extend the time for submitting new claims. Floods reap havoc to furnaces and boilers as well as washers and dryers […]