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Is Your AC Ready For Spring And Summer?

It’s that time of year again… spring is beginning to arrive, and warmer weather with it. Before you know it, spring will pass and the brutal heat of Chicagoland summer will be on its way. This is the season of outdoor activities, but you need

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How Often Should I Change My Furnace Filter?

A furnace filter’s main purpose is to protect all the vital components inside your furnace. It traps dust, pollen, mold spores, and other contaminants that may cause problems with your HVAC system. Furnace filters also help to improve the air quality throughout your home. Without a

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Why Is My Furnace Blowing Cold Air?

You have noticed a slight chill in the house. You put your hand over the vent, feeling the cool air flow — even though your thermostat is set to 68 degrees! There’s many reasons that this could be happening; it could be the filter, ignitor, high limit

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What Does Furnace Efficiency Mean?

We’ll be the first to admit: HVAC jargon can be very confusing. On the surface, heating and cooling equipment can seem quite simple. Adjust the thermostat, turn up the heat, get more heat… that’s it, right? In truth, gas furnaces are quite complicated and have evolved extensively over

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House Humidifiers: Whole-Home Or Portable?

If you’ve ever dealt with low humidity in the house, you know how awful it can feel. It can affect your breathing, trigger difficulties with asthma, dry out your throat, nose, and eyes — and the list goes on. Humidity is extremely important for human

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Don’t Forget About Dryer Vent Cleaning

Who does dryer vent cleaning? We do! Just like our vacuum cleaners, car filters, and air filters in our HVAC systems… our dryer vents need cleaning too! Regularly cleaning your dryer vents is the easiest way to avoid mechanical failures — and will also help you to

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Home Humidifier Benefits

Have you ever woken up in the morning with dry eyes? The kind that are painful or even blur your vision sometimes? Maybe it’s chapped lips, itchy skin, or a dry nose? We know, none of those things are very pleasant — but the solution

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Whole Home Humidifier

When you think of a thermostat, what do you think of? It is 2020 after all, but when your author thinks of one the first thing that comes to mind is a little box with a single-color display. This little box has an UP button and

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Your Fall HVAC Checklist

It’s that time of year again. When the soaring summer heat begins to dwindle and the evening fires begin to sizzle. While summer is in full swing, autumn is well on its way to Chicago. With back-to-school hustle and bustle and the Bears finally starting

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How COVID-19 Is Affecting The Way We Do Business

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has thrown the entire world into a tailspin that seems uncertain to say the least. In the initial stages of the disease and closures, G & R Heating and Air remained open as an essential business and responded by only

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