06Nov
04Nov
How to install a c-wire adapter for a smart thermostat
A c-wire adapter for a smart thermostat solves the no-common-wire problem in four moves. Check your wiring for a spare wire, pick a kit made for your thermostat and heating system, connect the adapter at the furnace and at the thermostat, then test heating, cooling...
03Nov
Gas Furnace Valve Replacement Cost
The gas valve is the part that opens to feed natural gas or propane to your burners and closes to cut off the fuel when something goes wrong. Gas furnace valve replacement cost usually lands between $300 and $950 installed, and quotes across the country run...
26Oct
Evaporator Coil Replacement Cost: What Sets the Price
Evaporator coil replacement cost most often lands between $600 and $2,500 for a typical home. However, it can reach $4,500 or more on a large, older, or out-of-warranty system. The evaporator coil is the indoor part of your air conditioner. Refrigerant flows through it and absorbs...
20Oct
What Should an AC Fan Motor Replacement Cost in Chicago
An AC fan motor replacement usually costs $200 to $700, with a national average near $500. The motor itself runs about $100 to $550, and labor plus the service fee make up most of the rest. This article shows where the money goes, walks through a...
19Oct
Cost of Furnace tune up
The cost for furnace tune up service in the Chicago area usually runs $80 to $250, and most homeowners pay between $100 and $150. A furnace tune-up is a yearly preventive visit where a technician inspects, cleans, tests, and adjusts your heating system so it...
14Oct
Furnace Fan Motor Replacement
Two neighbors can have the same failed blower motor and receive quotes that sit hundred's of dollars apart. The gap rarely comes from the contractor. Instead, it comes from the motor type inside the furnace and what else broke along with it. The fan motor, also...
12Oct
Furnace Tune Up ?
In short - A furnace tune-up is a yearly inspection and cleaning that covers the burners, heat exchanger, igniter, flame sensor, blower, filter, thermostat, and safety controls. Most Chicago homeowners pay roughly $80 to $200, and a gas furnace should be serviced once a year,...
08Oct
Furnace replacement Cost
When a furnace dies in the middle of a Chicago winter, a budgeting question becomes an emergency overnight. Most cost guides give you a range so wide it is useless, so here is one built from real local numbers. Furnace replacement costs in the Chicago area...
06Oct