AC Replacement in Lombard, IL
When your current air conditioner struggles, replacing it with a new, high-efficiency unit is crucial for comfort and energy savings in Lombard. Key signs include an aging system (10-15 years old), frequent costly repairs, rising energy bills, inconsistent cooling, R-22 refrigerant use, or excessive noise. Modern AC systems offer superior energy efficiency, enhanced comfort, quiet operation, and improved indoor air quality. Amazing Air Inc. specializes in central air conditioners, heat pumps, and ductless mini-splits, ensuring the right fit for your home. Our comprehensive installation process includes consultation, precise sizing, safe removal, professional installation, permitting, testing, and a final walkthrough for your complete satisfaction.
Expert AC Replacement and Installation in Lombard, IL
When the summer heat and humidity peak in Lombard, a reliable air conditioner isn't just a luxury; it's essential for your family's comfort and well-being. If your current AC unit is failing, struggling to keep up, or costing you a fortune in energy bills, it may be time for a replacement. Investing in a new, high-efficiency air conditioning system is one of the most effective ways to enhance your home's comfort, improve indoor air quality, and secure long-term energy savings. Our dedicated team provides professional AC replacement services, ensuring your Lombard home remains a cool sanctuary all summer long.
Key Signs It's Time for an AC Replacement
Deciding whether to repair an aging air conditioner or invest in a new one can be challenging. While a simple repair might seem like a quick fix, it can often be a temporary solution for a system that is nearing the end of its life. Here are the most common indicators that a full replacement is the more sensible and cost-effective choice:
- Age of the System: Most central air conditioners have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years. If your unit is in this age range, it likely uses outdated technology and is far less efficient than modern models. Proactively replacing it can prevent an unexpected and inconvenient breakdown during a heatwave.
- Frequent and Costly Repairs: Are you calling for repairs every summer? If your repair bills are starting to add up, they can quickly approach the cost of a new unit. A common guideline is the "$5,000 rule": if the age of your unit multiplied by the cost of the repair exceeds $5,000, replacement is generally the better financial decision.
- Rising Energy Bills: An unexpected spike in your summer utility bills is a clear sign that your air conditioner is losing its efficiency. As internal components wear out, the system must work harder and longer to cool your home, consuming significantly more electricity.
- Inconsistent Cooling and Comfort: If you notice hot spots in certain rooms, or if your home never seems to reach the temperature set on the thermostat, your AC unit may no longer be ableto meet your home's cooling demands.
- Use of R-22 Refrigerant: If your system was manufactured before 2010, it likely uses R-22 refrigerant. This coolant has been phased out due to its environmental impact, making it expensive and difficult to source for repairs. Upgrading to a new system that uses modern, eco-friendly refrigerant is a more sustainable choice.
- Excessive Noise or Dust: Loud banging, grinding, or rattling sounds can indicate serious mechanical failure. Similarly, if your system is producing more dust than usual, it could be a sign of deteriorating ductwork or a failing system struggling to filter the air.
The Advantages of a Modern Air Conditioning System
Installing a new air conditioner is a significant home improvement that delivers immediate and lasting benefits. Beyond simply restoring cool air, a modern AC system elevates your home's overall comfort and efficiency.
- Superior Energy Efficiency: Today's air conditioners are built to meet stringent efficiency standards. A new unit with a high SEER2 (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio 2) rating can dramatically reduce your cooling costs, often by 20-40% compared to a model from just ten years ago.
- Enhanced Home Comfort: New systems provide consistent, even cooling throughout your entire home. With advanced features like variable-speed blowers, they can also better manage indoor humidity levels, creating a more comfortable and healthier living environment.
- Quiet Operation: Modern AC units are engineered to run much more quietly than their older counterparts. You can enjoy a cool home without the distracting noise of a loud, cycling compressor.
- Improved Indoor Air Quality: When we replace your AC, we can also integrate advanced filtration and air purification solutions. These systems can help remove dust, pollen, pet dander, and other airborne contaminants, which is especially beneficial for family members with allergies or respiratory issues.
Choosing the Right AC System for Your Lombard Home
Every home has unique cooling needs. Our process begins with a thorough evaluation to help you select the perfect system. We specialize in several types of cooling solutions:
- Central Air Conditioners: The most common solution for homes with existing ductwork, a central AC system uses an outdoor condenser and an indoor air handler to distribute cool air throughout your house. We will perform a detailed sizing calculation (Manual J) to ensure your new unit is perfectly matched to your home's square footage, insulation, and layout.
- Heat Pumps: For a highly efficient, all-in-one solution, a heat pump provides both heating and cooling. In the summer, it functions just like a traditional air conditioner. In the winter, it reverses the process to transfer heat into your home, offering significant energy savings over traditional furnaces in milder conditions.
- Ductless Mini-Split Systems: If your home lacks ductwork, or if you want to create zoned cooling for specific areas like a new addition, a sunroom, or an upstairs level, a ductless mini-split is an excellent choice. These systems consist of one or more indoor units connected to a single outdoor condenser, providing targeted comfort with exceptional efficiency.
Our Comprehensive AC Installation Process
We believe in a meticulous, transparent process that guarantees a flawless installation and your complete satisfaction.
- In-Home Consultation: We start with a detailed assessment of your current system, your home's layout, and your specific comfort goals.
- System Sizing and Selection: We perform precise calculations to determine the correct size for your new unit. An oversized or undersized unit can lead to inefficiency, poor performance, and a shortened lifespan. We then walk you through the best options for your needs and budget.
- Safe Removal and Disposal: Our technicians will carefully disconnect and safely remove your old air conditioning unit and related components, ensuring they are disposed of in an environmentally responsible manner.
- Professional Installation: We install your new indoor and outdoor units according to manufacturer specifications and local Lombard building codes. We ensure all electrical connections are secure, refrigerant lines are properly installed, and condensate drains are clear.
- Permitting and Inspection: We handle all necessary permits with the Village of Lombard, ensuring your new system is fully compliant with local regulations.
- System Commissioning and Testing: Once the installation is complete, we charge the system with refrigerant and conduct a series of rigorous tests to verify that it is operating at peak performance and efficiency.
- Final Walkthrough: We provide a thorough demonstration of your new system and thermostat, answer any questions you may have, and ensure the work area is left clean.
Customer Testimonials
Exceptional service and professionalism, exceeding expectations every time.
The service is in the name: AMAZING. My experience from the quote with Doug to the installation by Dave and Jose was absolutely wonderful, transparent, informative, efficient, friendly, and professional. They REALLY know what they're doing. I can't thank them enough for installing my new furnace and AC in my condo. Definitely recommend this amazing company.
My central A/C went out and they came and fixed it the same day I called them. From the first point of contact to the service provided, I experienced outstanding customer service. The technician Donnie was great! He was very thorough, knowledgeable, and patient with my questions. They have a reasonable comprehensive membership program that I decided to join seeing my systems are getting old.
Great service, nice people!
Thad scheduled a service and all I can say is Thank you. Martin who came out to do the service was kind, friendly, informative and made sure everything was running the way it should. He was awesome. Thank you Martin and Thank you Amazing for being an awesome company from the first phone call to the install to the maintenance. You definitely have my business.
A trusted company and great service from Phillip
Dave is a very hard worker from the time he got here until the time he left. We felt comfortable with him in the house. He was polite. He installed our furnace and made sure everything worked correctly. Installed a new thermostat and helped get it up and running. Thank you Dave we appreciate your time and effort.
Very quick and very professional. The tech Phillip has serviced my unit the past 2 times and he is awesome. Very friendly, very hopeful and very efficient. Def recommend him and your company!!
Yearly check on furnace and ac. Phillip did a very thorough job checking both systems.
Phillip, Dave, and Jose were couldn't have been nicer. They installed my new water heater amazingly fast!
Phillip was on time and did a great job. Thanks Amazing!
They were able to add us in at the last minute, we're on time, quick and responsive
Fast, friendly service. Phil was on time and polite. I am very happy with the service we received.
Thave been using Amazing for years and they have always done a great job. The staff is trustworthy and professional. Amazing has installed my furnace (5 yrs. ago), my water heater (2 yrs. ago), and now my new Air conditioner. I highly recommend Amazing.
Philip came on time, very personable, and knowledgeable. Can always rely on Amazing Air for all our needs.
Dave was fantastic! He installed our new furnace and answered all questions. He cleaned up everything and made sure not to leave anything behind. Customer service has also been fantastic. I would highly recommend them!
Great installation of central AC by the Amazing Air team of Dave and Jose. Competitive pricing and great service as always.
I have been using amazing air for many years. They do an amazing job and their rates are reasonable. I was happy that Ace finally retired but will miss him. Mike is a wonderful replacement for Ace. Mike explained everything and was very pleasant to work with.
Donny took care of us with our annual furnace inspection and cleaning. Dave came and installed our new humidifier. They both were very kind, friendly, and professional. They know their trades! We definitely recommend Amazing Air, Inc., for all your heating and cooling needs.
Uriel, did an excellent job on quickly repairing an older commercial unit on the roof. He worked tirelessly to secure a new part and ensure the unit was up and running same day ! Great job !
Mike and Dominic took out my 22 yr old furnace and replaced a new one on the3 rd floor. So had a lot of steps to carry up and old out. Don’t exaggerate job finished up and cleaned up everything a very cold day great people to work with.! Great co
My furnace was cleaned and maintained. The technician was prompt, friendly, and knowledgeable. I definitely recommend Amazing Air.
We had a problem with our furnace, called Amazing Air for service, within an hour they had a serviceman out, diagnosed our issue and helped us come up with an informed solution. They installed a new furnace for us the next day and did an excellent, professional job. Dave and Mike were very informative and did a great job with the instalation
Mike, was awesome today. He quickly assessed the situation and fix our problem. He’s a true professional at what he does and will recommend him and Amazing to anyone who needs a great heating and cooling system technician. -Russell W. and Mandy J.
This place is fantastic.they offered to bring out temporary heat while we waited for installation. Doug gave us a great estimate and explained in detail what we needed without any attempt to upsell or hard sell. Mike provided a flawless professional installation. I definitely recommend Amazing Air.
Dave from amazing just finished installing our new furnace. He did a wonderful job. There should be more techs like him. Very hard worker, sociable and thorough. Doug should take him out to lunch sometime. Very happy and satisfied with the service amazing provides us.
Dave and Jose we courteous and respectful to us and our home. They removed our old furnace and installed the new one efficiently and professionally They made sure that everything was operating properly. My compliments to them and everyone at Amazing Air.
Our tech came on time,was very friendly, checked out our furnace and water heater and other than we have an older unit everything checked out fine.He did a great job, hope we see him again for any future services!
Do you need a winter furnace tune up? Call Amazing! I have literally been using them for decades and you will not find a better company. They are dependable, reputable and they know their stuff. The techs are all personable, kind, neat, courteous guys. Shout out to Mike P! I promise you will be 100% satisfied with this company. Just tell them Myra Sent you 😉
Very happy with this company .No issues with arriving to take care of issues with air company,Phillip is great ,explains everything in detail Very hospitable,and cares about your needs,am very happy to have Amazing Air for my Hvac needs
A very nice gentleman showed up (I think his name was Phil). I was very happy with the service. It was easy and I really didn’t need to do anything.
Amazing Air, Inc. does a wonderful job maintaining our furnace. The technician, Uriel, was prompt, kind, and thorough. We appreciate their service & upkeep of our system.
We had a check up done on Air Conditioner, Phillip was our technician, he was fast friendly and even fought off some wasps trying to hide out near our compressor.
Fantastic experience with our air conditioner replacement. Dave and Jose did an AMAZING job and were friendly, courteous and knowledgeable.
Quick response and great service! Mike arrived earlier than expected which was great. He knew what the issue was with my AC unit and thoroughly explained everything. Fixed the problem quickly and neatly!
Reliable, prompt, knowledgeable, friendly technicians. They offer a nice plan which covers any labor cost, including the A/C clean & check which Phil came out to do today. Great job Phil, thank you!!
Very happy with Amazing. I've relied on them for years and including a very reasonable maintenance plan. Phil was out earlier this week for annual A/C tune up and continued Amazing Air's commitment to being best in class.
Phillip was on time and very considerate of my house using his shoe covers each time entering my house. He did a great job cleaning the furnace and air conditioner. Amazing Air is a very good company .
Since we have the gold package Phil was able to be dispatched to our house in a reasonable amount of time the same day I called. When Phil arrived he was polite and professional. Diagnosed the problem quickly and fixed it. Great work on a 95 degree day! More
Amazing Air has always been good to us, but recently we had work done and Dave and Jose did an exceptional job. Very friendly and knowledgeable and made us feel comfortable with their expertise. Thank you.
Customer service by office staff and techs is top quality. Mike (tech) is friendly and is great at explaining what he is seeing and doing. He saved me a lot of $ by repairing my current humidifier instead of replacing it.
Amazing did a great job, came early and worked efficiently. Dave and Jose were very polite, friendly, and very respectful of our home. At the end they explained everything they did and walked me through everything involved including routine maintenance. Thanks for doing a great job!
Dave and Jose we courteous and respectful to us and our home. They removed our old furnace and installed the new one efficiently and professionally They made sure that everything was operating properly. My compliments to them and everyone at Amazing Air.
Technician from Amazing Heating and Air Conditioning came out on time and very respectful and polite and completed the maintenance services and he reviewed with me him the finding. Also call center very helpful in scheduling appointment! Thank you!
I have become accustomed to good service by Amazing Air and my most recent visit met my expectations. On-time as scheduled , polite, efficient & thorough. Been using Amazing for almost 20 years and will continue to do so.
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