Home/HVAC
Comfortable in January and in July.
HVAC Repair and Installation in Bloomington-Normal, IL
Heating, air conditioning, ventilation and ductless units. Repairs when something quits, replacement when repairing stops making sense, and maintenance so neither happens at the worst moment.
Pick your season
Which season gives you trouble
What you are noticing
Rooms that never warm up
- The furnace runs and runs and the thermostat never catches up
- One room is always ten degrees behind the rest of the house
- It kicks on, runs a minute, shuts off, then starts again
- A smell or a noise that was not there last winter
What we do about it
Where we start
- Furnace repair and replacement
- Ductless heat for rooms the system never reached
- Ductwork checks, because the furnace is often not the problem
- Maintenance before the first cold snap rather than after
What you are noticing
Air conditioning that gives up in July
- It runs all afternoon and the house still sits above the setting
- The air coming out is cool but the house feels damp
- The outdoor unit is running while nothing comes out of the vents
- The bill climbed and nothing else about the house changed
What we do about it
Where we start
- Air conditioning repair and replacement
- Ductless cooling for additions, sunrooms and upstairs bedrooms
- Airflow and ventilation work so the cold air reaches the rooms
- Maintenance in spring, before the first week you actually need it
Both seasons
HVAC work we do all year in Bloomington-Normal
New systems
Furnaces, air conditioning and ductless units, sized for your house rather than the one next door.
When it quits
We find out what actually failed before quoting a replacement you may not need yet.
Ventilation and ducts
The cold room is often a duct problem, not an equipment problem. It is worth checking first.
Maintenance
Booked before the season rather than during it, which is also when you are not waiting in a queue.
The question everybody asks
Repair it or replace it
Usually repair
Worth fixing
- The unit is middle aged and has been reliable until now
- One part failed and the rest of the system is sound
- The repair is a fraction of what a replacement costs
- You are planning to move within a couple of years
Usually replace
Time to move on
- You have paid for two or three repairs in as many years
- The repair cost is creeping toward a meaningful share of a new system
- It never kept up properly even when it was working
- You are staying put and tired of wondering
Straight answers
HVAC questions from Bloomington-Normal homeowners
One room is always too hot or too cold. Is that the furnace?
Often not. It is usually airflow, ductwork or insulation, and replacing equipment will not fix any of those. We would rather find that out before you spend money on a new system.
Would a ductless unit work in my addition?
That is exactly what they are for. Additions, sunrooms, converted garages and upstairs bedrooms that the main system never really reached.
Can you handle HVAC inside a remodel?
Yes, and doing it while walls and ceilings are open is far cheaper than coming back afterwards. It runs on the same schedule as the rest of your project.
How often should it be serviced?
Heating before winter and cooling before summer is the usual rhythm. Booking ahead of the season also means you are not waiting behind everyone whose system just quit.
Do you give a written quote for a new system?
Always. Costs, timeline and what is included, in writing, before you agree to anything.
My bill went up but nothing changed. Why?
Equipment losing efficiency, ducts leaking into an attic or crawlspace, or insulation that stopped doing its job. Worth looking at all three rather than guessing at one.
Free estimate
Get your system looked at
Tell us what it is doing and which rooms it is happening in. We come out, work out what is actually wrong, and put the costs and the timeline in writing.
Then the thermostat is just a number on the wall again.
Call or text. It reaches Colby, not an answering service.
1005 S Hershey Rd, Bloomington, IL 61704
Mon to Fri 8:30 to 4:30 · Sat by appointment
Licensed and insured in Illinois