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Service call: $99. Call to discuss the visit and repair options.

Yes. Call (312) 934-8329 any hour, any day.

Smell gas? Get everyone outside. Do not use switches, the thermostat or a phone inside. From outside, call 911, then your gas company’s emergency line. Call us after the emergency responders say it is safe.

We’re based in Whiting, Indiana, and work across Northwest Indiana and Chicagoland, about 50 miles from Whiting. Call (312) 934-8329 to check your address before booking. Where we work

Cash, check, credit card, or Zelle.

Yes. Estimates on new systems are free. New systems

Yes. Rooftop units, unit heaters, and boilers in shops and commercial buildings. Commercial work

We install and service Goodman, American Standard, Rheem and Carrier.

Yes. We’re licensed in Indiana and Illinois, and bonded and insured.

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No. You can keep repairing an R-410A system for as long as it lasts, including big repairs like a compressor or a matching outdoor unit. Nothing in the new rules makes you replace working equipment. R-410A may get harder to find over the next few years as production winds down.

We service existing R-22 systems. R-22 is no longer newly produced or imported for normal service in the U.S. Existing systems can still use previously produced stock and reclaimed refrigerant. Availability and price vary. A recharge does not repair a leak.

If the R-22 outdoor unit dies, you can’t swap in a new R-410A one, because the old indoor coil won’t work with it. That’s usually when a new system makes sense. Refrigerant, explained

The refrigerants in most new central air systems since 2025. They replace R-410A in new equipment. They’re rated mildly flammable, so the equipment made for them is built differently. That’s why you can’t put them in a system built for R-410A, or the other way around.

If anyone offers to “convert” your old system to a new refrigerant, say no.

Qualifying R-410A equipment manufactured or imported before January 1, 2025 can still be installed while that inventory lasts. Ask what is available and appropriate for your system.

An 80% furnace remains an option today. We’ll check which replacement suits your house and its venting. A 95% condensing furnace may qualify for utility rebates, but needs suitable venting and a drain. You do not have to replace a working furnace just because a new-equipment standard is scheduled.

It depends on your house, venting and installation cost. We can compare the options. 80% or 95%, side by side

No. The federal 25C credit for furnaces, central air, and heat pumps ended for anything installed after December 31, 2025. If you put a system in during 2025, claim it on your 2025 return (IRS Form 5695). If a quote you got this year still counts the credit, the quote is out of date.

We’re not tax advisors, so check with whoever does your taxes.

Rebates depend on your utility account, equipment eligibility, installation date, required paperwork and available funds. Check the program requirements for your quote. Check your utility bill.

• NIPSCO (Northwest Indiana): $250 on a 95% gas furnace or boiler, $550 to $650 on new central air, $65 on a smart thermostat. Installed by November 30, 2026.
• Nicor Gas (most Illinois suburbs): $150 to $225 on a furnace, up to $275 with a smart thermostat, $350 on a boiler.
• Peoples Gas (Chicago): $200 to $225 on qualifying furnaces, $150 to $350 on qualifying boilers. Apply within 30 days of installation or by December 31, 2026, whichever comes first.

Check the current requirements with your utility. All the rules