Living in Chicago means dealing with serious weather just about year round… My friend and I experience sub zero uneven temperatures, vicious wind chill & feet of snow during the winter.
In the summer, temperature climbs into the upper eighties or even the nineties with brutal humidity.
The cost of indoor temperature control significantly impacts the budget. I take certainly nice care of the furnace & the cooling system. I’ve enrolled in a service plan that includes two service calls per year. A licensed Heating, Ventilation, & A/C supplier handles the essential inspection, cleaning & tuning of the boiler in the fall. She does the same for the cooling system in the Springtime. I make sure to replace air filters every six to eight weeks… Because of this diligence, I expect both systems to operate reliably. I was not gratified when I had some concerns with the cooling system last summer. I noticed a great deal of dust circulating in our breathing air & a musty stink coming from the supply vents. The cooling unit seemed to be running for longer cycles & struggling to keep the dwelling nice & cool, certain rooms felt slightly overheated & sticky. Every time the cooling system cycled on, I’d start sneezing & suffer from frequent headaches. I finally tied up cooling system repairs. The supplier first checked out the indoor & outdoor components of the cooling unit but found no concerns… When she took care of the air duct, she found that small imperfections were allowing approximately twenty percent of the conditioned air to leak out. These same holes were drawing in unconditioned air & introducing contaminants into the residing space. A duct sealing process solved the difficulties with operation.