Being a furnace repair company is hard enough without having any added stress by employees. Therefore we train our guys correctly the first time out.

Furnace repair pricing differs for each application however most furnace manufactures design their equipment close to the same way. But the prices for parts differ greatly, why, do you wonder? Well I believe the answer to that would be greed. So therefore we can’t change the manufactures pricing but we can control our mark ups, service call rates and flat rates if applies.

If furnace repair is your need then Around the Town Heating and Cooling is whom you need to seek. Call today for service at 312-243-9896

Our team is so dedicated on helping you get a new furnace or central air conditioning system that we went beyond the terms of our financing agreements by offering to you 3 financing companies to choose from.

Our first and best offer is through Peoples Energy (GAS).  You can get a new 95% efficient furnace installed and the financing will be on your gas bill at the low rate of 4.99%.  You can finance your furnace for 4, 6, or 10 years.

Through Trane, there is Wells Fargo financing up to 5 years.  As of April 1st, we will have a great special of 36 months at 0% with qualifying Trane equipment.

We also provide financing through Spring Leaf financial services with great rates with approved financings.

Need heating financing? Whether it’s for a new furnace, boiler or rooftop unit call Around The Town Heating today!

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Just yesterday, we received a call from a person that lives in a gated residential home subdivision that was frantic because she thought she was being forced to change her furnace because of the new furnace efficiency laws of 2013.  Single family home owners have nothing to fear. Townhome and condo homeowners have more of an issue then single family home owner.  She received a letter from the homeowners association president stating:

Pleased be advised that after May 2013, the United States government is mandating that all replaced furnaces must have a 90% efficiency rating versus the current 80% rating. Unfortunately this mandate requires that the 90% efficient furnaces cannot be vented into a common chimney used by other gas appliances or any other high efficient appliances. (This part is correct.)

It continues by saying:

This means you have to modify your home by installing a separate PVC vent pipe to the exterior of your home, which will greatly increase the cost of replacing your furnace. (Any high efficient furnace requires the usage of PVC piping for venting; only rare cases will the cost increase.)

The letter continues by stating:

If you should you need to replace your furnace do it before the deadline of May 2013,since you will still be allowed to use an 80% efficient furnace. This mandate is an outrageous government regulation and that you may want to write your Congress person and/or Senator asking them to modify this mandate based on the current recession this country is experiencing.

The terms “greatly increase the cost of replacing your furnace” is a bit exaggerated. A new high efficient furnace is more expensive than a 80% efficient furnace. The cost of a new washer and dryer is twice as much as the washers and dryer of old. Everything in life is just more expensive. A new high efficient furnace will reduce your gas bill by about 30% or even more depending upon your window type, the insulation factor of your home as well as if the furnace is sized correctly.

I have seen homeowners’ gas bills go down from $200 to $120 a month, and in some cases, I have even seen the gas bill go down to $90 a month. Every home is different though. However, in most basic single family homes, your new high efficient furnace will save you money and give you a ten year parts warranty and in some case a ten year labor warranty to boot. If your new high efficient furnace cost you $3200.00 to install and you save 30 to 50% on your gas bill, how long will it take for the furnace to pay for itself? (Remember we have about a 6 month heating season here in Chicago). The heat is much better, the blower motor is more efficient, free accessories come with the purchase as well as a utility bill rebate.

Be careful of the unscrupulous predators that are using this new law as a scare tactic! This is just the beginning of the 2013 Furnace Efficiency Law scammers. Have you received one of these letters yet? Has anyone tried to scare you using the 2013 Furnace Efficiency law?

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How will the new 2013 furnace efficiency laws will affect your home?  If you live in a single family home with one furnace and have a basement, the new law will not affect you a whole lot.  With the new high efficient furnaces, the venting is through PVC piping.  The PVC becomes your new chimney that vents horizontally out the side wall of your  home. Now, the new high efficient furnaces can be vented through the roof if there is a way to run the PVC piping up and out the roof line.  The existing chimney will still be used for your hot water tank.  Basically, there will be a 2” or 3” PVC stub protruding out the side wall and turning up ninety degrees about 2 feet with another ninety degree elbow facing down towards the ground. The reason for this is for snow.  If the snow gets too high, it can cause the furnace to stop working. There are flat side wall vent outlets as well as long as snow levels are not a concern in that particular venting location.  The main thing that will affect you is that you will no longer be able to purchase an 80% efficient furnace any longer.

If you are needing a new furnace, now is the time to replace it.  Between now and May 2013, prices are only going to go up as 80% efficient furnaces run out of stock.

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1. Did you have your boiler checked this year?  A home boiler should be checked once a year to make sure that all of the components are working correctly.  This inspection will make sure that your boiler is intact, installed properly, and that that your pipes are not clogged.  Your technician will also test for carbon monoxide leaks.
2. Have you checked the pressure recently?  Your boiler has a pressure gauge (most likely, it is on the side), and the pressure should be around 12 lbs. to 15 lbs. Pressure  If the pressure is over that limit, there should be a release valve that you can turn or twist to relieve the pressure.  Depending on how your boiler responds determines whether or not you will need a professional technician to come to your home.  If the pressure is below 12 psi, you will need to add water to the system to increase the pressure.
3. Is the room that the boiler is in clean?  You don’t want dust getting into pilot light area.  This can cause it to go out or worse, start a fire.
4. Do you have hard water?  If so, you are going to want to descale the boiler at least once a year.
5. Is the area around your boiler cluttered?  Don’t leave combustable items like paint cans around your boiler.

Having a boiler is great.  However, there are a few things you need to think about to keep your boiler working in tip top shape.

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