Chicago heatwave and air conditioning tips

Comfort tips for these hot days.      

Keep cool, be careful out doors!

Tips for keeping your a/c working through this next few days of extreme heat.

1. For your health, drink plenty of fluids, never guzzle ice cold soft drinks or water.
2. Wear protective head wear to keep the blaring sun off of your head.
3. If you feel dizzy from the heat get to a cool location and seek medical treatment or ask a stranger for help, by all means don’t be pig headed and say I’ll be all right.
4. In your home or business, its no problem if you remove your furnace filter for a day so your blower motor and evaporator coil gets proper air flow for humidity control and proper cooling.
5. Keep your thermostat at a reasonable temperature setting like 75 degrees so that if your going in and out of your home or place of business your body does not get shocked.
6.  By all means if your a/c isn’t working pick up the phone anc call the comfort cooling guys of Around The Town heating and cooling at 312-243-9896 “Bringing comfort to you.”

Hot water tank problems

HAVE YOU PURCHASED THE NEW STYLE HOT WATER TANK AND SEEM TO HAVE NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT?

DON’T FFEL ALONE, WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE NEW HWT’S CONCERNING THE FLAMES STAYING ON OR NOT ENOUGH HOT WATER.

OUR GOVERMENT AND THE LAWS CONCERNING SAFTEY AND EFFICIENCIES??? POPPY COCK!

THE OLDER STYLE HOT WATER TANKS WHEN YOU HAD TO LIGHT THEM MANUALLY SEEMED TO LAST FOREVER, WE HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE THE OLDER STYLE HWT’S THAT ARE 30 YEARS AND OLDER AND STILL WORKS WELL.

THE NEW HOT WATER TANKS HAVE GLASS LIMIT CONTROLS AND FUSEABLE LINKS THAT TRIP IF THE CHAMBER GETS TO HOT, THE OLDER STYLE TANKS WORKED JUST FINE, NEW TECNOLOGY????

THE NEW RULE IS THAT YOU’ AS THE CONSUMER SHOULD EMPLOY HEATING AND PLUMBING CONTRACTOR ONCE A YEAR TO CLEAN AND VACUUM THE BURNER TRAY AND ASSEMBLY. AROUND THE TOWN HEATING AND COOLING OFFERS REASONABLE RATES FOR HOT WATER TANK CLEANING AND WHILE WE ARE AT YOUR RESIDENCE LET US CLEAN YOUR BOILER, FURNACE AND AIR CONDITIONER.

CALL 312-243-9896 TODAY.

New air conditioning system sale

Oak lawn, IL. Air conditioning Sale. Is a new central air conditioning system on your to do list, this summer? If so, you have found the right HVAC company  to call.

Around The Town Heating and Air conditioning services has great specials through the month of June 2010 on replacement air conditioner( swap outs) systems as well as on new installation( if no a/c exists). Our specials include Westinghouse, Goodman and Sure Comfort Systems by Rheem.

Our prices stand second to none and we will not be under sold, our installations come with a 10 year across the board warranty, Another words 10 year parts and 10 year labor warranty. Some restrictions may apply but not many, if any.

Call The number one HVAC contractor near and around Oaklawn at 708-388-2247 for your free in home estimate. Don’t worry we do not use high pressure sales tactics and we will always be fair and we use local merchants for our supplies.

If a new central air conditioning system is not in your budget this year, no worries at the very least have your a/c tune up and cleaned to get the most performances available from your air conditioning system. Call 708-388-2247!

Thanks ED

Air conditioning and heating repair contractor.

The subject comes up every once in awhile at our supply house about how the illegal aliens comes here and starts a heating and air conditioning company.  While doing so these illegals are undercutting our bids at an alarming rate that should make the consumers think why so cheap.

Every year at least 50 to 100 consumers call us that had a furnace or air conditioning system installed by these illegals or side jobbers and guess what they are calling us to make repairs on these new hvac systems.  The other fact that remains is that many hvac supply houses are selling furnaces and air conditioning systems to these illegals knowing that they are not licensed contractors or even have papers to be in this country.  EPA, a fine institution, would be rolling over, if they new just how many hvac wholesalers are selling to unlicensed  heating and air conditioning contractors.

This is typical in the hvac industry, we see and hear this regularly.  Consumers are looking for the cheapest furnace or air conditioning system available to them at the time when the system is needed, but don’t look at the long term costs by not having a lifetime heating and air conditioning contractor installing the system for them. The old adage is, “you get what you pay for”. It is not always a wise decision to think cheap when it comes to your heating and air conditioning or for your brakes on your car, I think you get the jest of the last.

I write this blog just as a simple reminder about the importance of hiring the right contractor for whatever task is needed.  Around The Town Heating & Cooling offers free phone consultations about your air conditioning and heating system, however you really don’t receive the fullest information available to you over the phone so it is always best to set some time aside and invite a good HVAC contractor like us to your home for a free in home estimate.

Air conditioning and heating repair contractor = Around The Town Heating and Air conditioning . Call today 708-388-2247 or 312-243-9896

You are entering the Green Zone

Welcome to our world

Earth day is set forth to promote awareness of the environment and the effects of global warming caused by the constant polluting of earth and its atmosphere.

This article has cynicism attached to it.

Around The Town Heating & Cooling believes in the preservation of our environment; however we are not completely sold on what the government is selling concerning the causes of global warming.
We as an EPA certified HVAC Company has and will always perform our proper procedures when it comes to the Green zone, Welcome to our world of HVAC.

 The only releases that may occur, would fall under the protection of the De mininmis release rule. Section 608 Clean Air Act.
“Effective July 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any person, in the course of maintaining, servicing, and repairing, or disposing of any appliance or industrial process refrigerant, to knowingly vent or otherwise knowingly release or dispose of any class I or class II substance used as a refrigerant in such appliance (or industrial process refrigeration) in a manner which permits such substance to enter the environment. De minimis releases associated with good faith attempts to recapture and recycle or safely dispose of any such substance shall not be subject to the prohibition set forth.”

Think about this, the corporations and the amount of toxins they spill daily in the waterways, rivers, lakes, oceans and so on. Heating and air conditioning and refrigerants have a very small role if any in the global warming issues compared to the amount of pollution the big manufacturing corporation are spilling.  Just look at the amount of oil spills that oil companies have had. Look at the BP Whiting Indiana plant that recently has been approved to spill more toxins in Lake Michigan. Acceptable ranges of pollution. Are they insane? Just recently in the news a oil rig off the gulf of mexico had an explosion that killed 11 men and the rig sank, http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1984338,00.html?xid=rss-topstories now I ask you, did the air conditioning guys cause that problem?

The poor refineries complain that it’s costing too much money to  dispose of their waste, so our politicians say ok dump more pollution in the waterways. The mindset of the above statement is that if the government doesn’t allow the refineries to dump more global warming waste in the lakes and oceans they will just tax us on the cost of fuel or goods.  Not good for re- election” Sounds like either blackmail or kickbacks, one of the same.

Anytime the Government screws up, it’s always the fault of the little people. Let’s go after the heating and air conditioning companies they are at fault for global warming (we HVAC contractors did not design refrigerants that kills shit, the big corporations did). Another thought about global warming, do you thing that this earth was designed to with stand the amount of rockets, space shuttles and all the foreign objects that break into the stratosphere? Again the Government.  Approximately 500.000 pounds of fuel is required to send the space shuttle into orbit, do you think that burnt fuel is clean? Oh please! I’m not against global warming protection, but let’s get to the truth to whom is really responsible for our global warming issues and go after them.

Do your part, as we always do and on April 22 2010 participate in Earth Day. Check out  our air conditioning system specials and the HVAC tax credits associated with it.

You are now leaving the Green Zone. 312-243-9896

New central air conditioner

April 2 2010 the weather was balmy, windy and warm, Saturday April 3 cool and rainy, “go figure”, typical Chicago Weather.

On April 2nd the warm weather was a good indicator that the heat is coming and air conditioner switches at the thermostats are going to be switched over from heat to cool.

Is your air conditioning system ready for a long summer?

A few items you may want to check that will answer the above question.

1. If you use an air conditionercover, have you removed it yet?
2. Have you called your air conditioning man out to tune your a/c system?
3. Have you had problems with your a/c last cooling season? and have you  made preparations, financially speaking, to handle your a/c problems soon?
4. Have you been told you need a new unit and the cost to replace your unit with the new refrigerant 410 a is out of your ball park?

• Finally, have you researched your choice of air conditioning contractors and have you called them to schedule an appointment?

These are simple questions you already know, how ever air conditioning this season is going tobe  long and hot so prepare now.

The Around The Town Air conditioning crew is waiting for your call and is determined to handle any and all your air conditioning concerns and needs.

If your in need of a new a c system Chicago or suburbs, please don’t wait until the price gets driven up do to extreme heat.

Around The Town Heating and Air conditioning prices don’t increase because of heat, but we have heard of such things happening, and we just like for you to know this fact.

Air conditioning Chicago 773-809-4103 Air conditioning South loop 312-243-9896, Air conditioning Evergreen Park 708-388-2247

Air conditioning Chicago

Means hard sell, hard work and too many incompetent and unlicensed heating and air conditioning guys out there.
♣ Homeowners in Chicago and in general should consider looking beyond the cheap price tag of a sale and look into the crystal ball for the future. I ask a common question when I’m on a sales call for air conditioning, boilers or furnaces. The question is this, how long do you plan on staying in your home? The majority of answers come back as probably not long we hope.

I know a lot of those answers are to get a cheap price( I don’t bite) If I had a quarter for all the people that had told me this I would be rich and I would not be writing this blog.

I have had people call me for service work after I had given them a bid for a New HVAC System of some type and did not get the job because my bid was not cheap enough and wouldn’t you know it 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 and so on years later they are still in the very same home and the contractor that installed the equipment was nowhere to be found. And here I am like an idiot repairing the system I lost a bid on, “Blind justice wouldn’t you say?

My point is that cheap, even today is not always the best choice. I’m not saying that you should take our companies bid every time (although it would be nice) what I am saying is look at the bigger picture besides how low in price can you can you go. When you buy cheap you always get what you paid for! You never know what life will bring to you so never assume anything, but always hope for the best.

Central air conditioning sales has already begun this spring of 2010. When you call a contractor out for an estimate you might try asking them how long they have been in business, and then ask them to verify their answer when they come on the sales call with a document or 2. Legit companies will provide the doc or 2. Or you can look them up on this link at; http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/corp.html or the Cook county office at 69 West Washington Phone 312-603-0500, or the City of Chicago DCS 312.744.4006 contractor verifications. While I was typing this blog I found this info from cbs2chicago.Tips For Choosing a Home Repair Contractor – cbs2chicago.com

I am amazed of the amount of information that is on the web and a consumer should never get ripped as long as they do a little research. In closing, central air conditioning Chicago season starts in a few week or so, especially for high rise tenants and their air conditioning. High rise tenants start using their air conditioning systems earlier than single family home dwellers. Due to the amount of heat that gathers in these high rise building. Start thinking a/c and a new purchase or just a simple air conditioning tune up, be the early bird that gets the worm! Call today to schedule your appointment! 312-243-9896 or 773-809-4103 or in the suburbs call 708-388-2247. Big Ed