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It’s Time to Tune-Up Your Heater

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We’ve finally reached that time of year where things are starting to cool off. It might not be cold enough for you to fire up your heater all day long, but we know you’re definitely having those days where you might need to turn on your heater in the evening. Colder weather is ahead of us. We want to do our part today to make sure you’re prepared for what’s to come. 

If you haven’t already, we suggest you turn your attention to your heater in Crystal Lake, IL. If you don’t know where to start, then we can help guide you in the right direction. Let’s go over the basics below…

How to Prepare Your Heater

There are three key things that you should do to get your heater ready for the season ahead. 

  1. Reflect 

The first thing that we want you to do is reflect on the past experiences that you’ve had with your home’s heater. 

Think back to last winter in particular. How were you feeling? Can you say that your heater served you well? Think back and note any signs of trouble like…

  • Problems getting your heater to turn on (lagging or unresponsiveness)
  • Difficulty getting warm
  • Difficulty staying warm
  • Energy bills spiking without any clear cause
  • Odd, loud, or new noises coming from the system
  • Weird scents coming from the system when you turn on your heater
  • Low airflow
  • Short cycling

These are all signs that your heater was having real trouble trying to perform even if you didn’t feel like it was. You might have been able to get by last year, but we don’t want you to just “get by” when it comes to your comfort. Your heating should be accessible and easy. We’ll help you make sure that this is the case.

  1. Prepare

The next thing you’re going to want to do is prepare for everything the season has in store. We want to help you with this as well. This is why we have an amazing maintenance plan that you can enroll in to get the services you need. We have three different tiers of our membership to accommodate everyone’s needs. Here are the details:

Bronze Membership

  • Priority service: Members are always taken care of first!
  • No overtime repair charges.
  • $100 Equipment purchasing credit.
  • 10% Discount on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs.

Silver Membership

  • Priority service: Members are always taken care of first!
  • No overtime repair charges.
  • 2-Year parts and labor warranty.
  • Prescheduled maintenance appointments.
  • Service fee applied on repairs during normal business hours.
  • $200 Equipment purchasing credit.
  • 20% Discount on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs.

Gold Membership

  • Priority service: Members are always taken care of first!
  • No overtime repair charges.
  • 2-Year parts and labor warranty.
  • Prescheduled maintenance appointments.
  • Service fee applied on repairs during normal business hours.
  • HVAC repairs included.
  • $400 Equipment purchasing credit.
  • 20% Discount on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical repairs.

Want to discuss things further? We’re here for you. Let’s talk today.

  1. Schedule

The final thing we want you to do is actually get your appointment on the books! You don’t have to commit to enrolling in our maintenance plan today, but the sooner you get your maintenance appointment scheduled, the better. 

Contact Althoff Industries, Inc. today to schedule an appointment with our professionals. We’ve been “Chicago’s Choice Since 1961.” Hand It Off to Althoff!

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