Furnace Installation in Chicago

Trust Safe Heating & Cooling with your Furnace Installation

It's time to shop for a new furnace and, with that, you'll need furnace installation. Perhaps you're building a new home, or maybe converting from a different heating system, or simply replacing your old furnace. Whatever your reason, shopping for a new furnace and having it put in is a big deal. It's a big investment. At Safe Heating & Cooling, Inc. we can both help you select and install a furnace properly sized for your budget and your home. Getting both equipment and installation right is critical to the performance and life of a furnace.

Having provided heating and cooling services in Chicago, Hyde Park and surrounding areas since 2008, Safe Heating & Cooling is known and preferred by many local homeowners. You can check out our reviews to see this is true. We know the ins and outs of furnace installation and how to optimize system performance to your keep monthly bills as low as possible. Need a quote? Have questions? Call us at (312) 858-0358. If we aren't already your go-to HVAC contractor, we'd like to be!

Why Getting a Good Furnace Installation Matters

A furnace is not a plug-n-play appliance like a refrigerator. It is far more complex, not just the mechanisms inside the furnace itself, but also all of the attached components that interact as part of the larger distribution system. This is why when it comes to furnace installation, a thorough understanding of the physics at play is required to get a system to perform to its full capacity. Having installed furnaces in the Chicago area for 17 years, Safe Heating & Cooling is a seasoned pro in this arena.

Beyond performance, there's the issue of safety when it comes to furnace installation. That's not surprising with a heat-generating appliance, particularly when the combustion of natural gas is involved. Inexperienced handling has the potential to be explosive. On the quieter and far more common side, if an inexperienced installer puts in a furnace that is too big for the space it will heat, its heat exchanger will be prone to cracks that can leak carbon monoxide into a home. This is why its always best to work with a licensed and insured contractor like Safe Heating & Cooling from quotation through installation and to have your furnace maintained and inspected annually.

Finally, a furnace that was not properly installed can result in premature wear, tear, and breakdown. While any part can wear out in the course of a furnace's life, frequent repairs before a system's mid-life often trace to issues with how the system was installed. Years can go by before issues with how a furnace was installed are identified as the cause of problems. Meanwhile, performance suffers and system life is negatively affected.

These are all reasons why Chicago-area homeowners are wise not to cut corners on furnace installation. Working with an experienced professional contractor like Safe Heating & Cooling, Inc. will give you peace of mind knowing the job was done right.

What to Look for When Choosing a Chicago-Area Heating Contractor

There are several indicators to look for when deciding who you will entrust with your furnace installation. Visiting a contractor's website can answer some of these questions, but you might also need to make a call.

Things you will want to look for or ask about when evaluating a Chicago or Hyde Park furnace installation company:

• Licensing: This is a basic qualification in most states for good reason—these systems involve electricity, gas, and combustion. For safety reasons alone, it's not a good idea to use an unlicensed installer.
• Insurance: If during installation someone gets hurt on your property or something is damaged, who is responsible? Finding out it's you because a contractor isn't properly covered is sure to make a bad day worse.
• Experience: Experience in the field is invaluable, and what separates the rookies from the pros. A breadth of knowledge about different systems, scenarios, and solutions helps deliver consistently solid results.
• Referrals: It may seem old-school, but asking family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers who they've used, for how long, and why they like the company is still an excellent way to help narrow down the field.
• Reviews: Similar to referrals but involving consumers who are likely strangers, reviews can give you a good idea of the general public experience with a contractor, particularly if they have a lot of reviews.
• Guarantees: Many companies offer guarantees on their workmanship (not the equipment itself) that protect their customers after installation. The length of time and conditions may vary from contractor to contractor.

At Safe Heating & Cooling, Inc., we welcome such scrutiny. We know furnace installation is a big decision and investment so we try to do all we can to earn and keep our customer's trust. We want you to feel confident and secure when choosing us as your Chicago heating contractor. If you have questions about how we do business, give us a call at (312) 858-0358.

Steps in Our Easy Furnace Installation Process

We've been out to your Chicago-area home to assess your needs and, after listening to your concerns and answering your questions, offered you options and pricing to install your furnace. You've decided to work with us. Great! Now what?

Safe Heating & Cooling will work with you to schedule a day and time for the install. Our office will call when our team is on its way. We will ask that you secure your pets while our technicians work. We'll also need a clear path for carrying large equipment in and out. In hallways, it's a good idea to remove any wall hangings so they aren't bumped or damaged. Finally, we'll ask that you clear a place for our truck to pull up as close as possible to load and unload the heavy equipment.

Upon arrival, our team will introduce themselves and then proceed to:

• Lay floor protectors down where they will come in and out
• Go over the plan and verify all measurements
• Disconnect the old furnace and take it outside
• Prepare the site for the new furnace
• Bring in and seat the new furnace
• Connect all necessary fuel, power, ducts, and venting
• Power up and run diagnostics on the new furnace
• Make any needed safety or efficiency adjustments and test again
• Load the old furnace to our truck
• Go over the installation and operation with the homeowner
• Answer any questions and give tips for furnace efficiency
• Clean up the work area and floor coverings before leaving

Typically, an installation takes at least 4-5 hours, longer if your job is more involved. You'll get the paperwork documenting your new system and everything you need if your equipment qualifies for tax credits or rebates. At Safe Heating & Cooling, as your comfort partners, we are always looking for ways to help.

Installing Furnaces in Chicago and Hyde Park since 2008

Choosing the right furnace and installer can take a little effort but, when you consider the expense involved, it makes sense to do your homework up front. It makes sense to try and avoid the inconvenience and costs stemming from a bad installation. At Safe Heating & Cooling we consider ourselves partners in home comfort with our customers in the Chicago-area. We do everything we can to involve and educate you in decisions regarding your home comfort. As heating and cooling experts, our goal is for you to consistent comfort in every room of your home every month of the year. That's why we provide preventive maintenance to help maintain your manufacturer warranty and to keep your furnace operating efficiently, ensuring you get all the years from the heating equipment in which you invested.

Have questions not answered here about furnace installation in the Chicago-area? We're happy to help. Call Safe Heating & Cooling, Inc. today at (312) 858-0358.