When winter arrives in Plainfield, IL, a reliable heating system is crucial for comfort and safety. Old heaters often lead to high energy bills and frequent breakdowns. Signs that it's time for a replacement include a system over 15 years old, rising energy bills, frequent repairs, uneven heating, and strange noises or odors. Modern systems offer superior efficiency and consistent comfort. At Amazing Air INC., we help Plainfield homeowners choose the right system, whether it's a high-efficiency furnace with a high AFUE rating, an energy-efficient heat pump, or a modern boiler. Our meticulous installation process includes in-home consultations, precise system sizing, professional installation by NATE-certified technicians, thorough system commissioning, and a final walkthrough to ensure optimal performance and customer satisfaction.
Your Trusted Heating Replacement Experts in Plainfield, IL
When the Illinois winter sets in, a reliable heating system isn't a luxury—it's essential for the comfort and safety of your Plainfield home. An old, failing heater not only struggles to keep you warm but can also lead to skyrocketing energy bills and the constant threat of a sudden breakdown. If you're facing frequent repairs and inconsistent temperatures, it may be time to consider a modern, efficient heating replacement. Investing in a new system provides peace of mind, significant energy savings, and a level of consistent comfort your old unit can no longer deliver.
Key Signs It's Time for a Heating System Replacement
It can be difficult to decide whether to repair an aging heater or invest in a new one. While a single repair might seem less expensive upfront, multiple service calls can quickly add up, becoming a poor investment in a system that is nearing the end of its life. Watch for these clear indicators that a replacement is the most sensible and cost-effective solution for your home.
- Your System is Over 15 Years Old: Most furnaces and boilers have a lifespan of 15-20 years. If your unit is in this range, it's operating on borrowed time. Modern systems are significantly more efficient, and replacing an old unit proactively can prevent a catastrophic failure during a deep freeze.
- Rising Energy Bills: Is your utility spending climbing each winter, even though your habits haven't changed? As heating systems age, they lose efficiency and must work harder and longer to produce the same amount of heat, leading to a direct increase in your energy consumption.
- Frequent and Costly Repairs: If you're on a first-name basis with your repair technician, it's a major red flag. When one component fails, it often signals that other parts are also worn out. A good rule of thumb is if a single repair costs 50% or more than the price of a new system, replacement is the smarter financial choice.
- Uneven Heating and Cold Spots: Are some rooms in your house cozy while others remain chilly? An aging heater often loses its ability to distribute air evenly, resulting in inconsistent temperatures and diminished comfort throughout your home.
- Strange Noises or Odors: Loud banging, rattling, or grinding sounds can indicate serious mechanical problems, such as a cracked heat exchanger or a failing blower motor. These issues can be expensive to fix and, in some cases, can pose a safety risk.
Choosing the Right Heating System for Your Plainfield Home
Today’s heating technology offers remarkable advancements in efficiency, performance, and comfort. We specialize in helping Plainfield homeowners select the perfect system based on their property's unique layout, their family's needs, and long-term energy-saving goals.
- High-Efficiency Furnaces: The most popular choice for homes in Illinois, modern natural gas furnaces are incredibly efficient. Their performance is measured by an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) rating. An older furnace may have an AFUE of 80% or less, meaning 20 cents of every dollar you spend is wasted. A new high-efficiency unit can achieve an AFUE rating of 95% or higher, dramatically lowering your monthly heating costs.
- Heat Pumps: An excellent all-in-one solution, a heat pump functions as both a heater in the winter and an air conditioner in the summer. They are exceptionally energy-efficient, as they work by transferring heat rather than generating it. For the coldest days in a Plainfield winter, a heat pump is often paired with a supplemental heat source, like a small furnace, to ensure reliable warmth.
- Boilers: For homes equipped with radiators or radiant floor heating, a modern boiler is the ideal replacement. Known for their longevity and ability to produce a comfortable, consistent radiant heat, new boilers are more compact and far more efficient than their predecessors, providing silent and dependable operation.
Our Meticulous Heating Replacement and Installation Process
A successful heating replacement depends on two factors: a high-quality unit and an expert installation. The most advanced system will fail to perform efficiently or reliably if it is not installed correctly. We have perfected a seamless and transparent process to ensure your new system is sized, configured, and installed for optimal performance from day one.
- In-Home Consultation and Assessment: We begin with a thorough evaluation of your current system, your home's insulation, window quality, and existing ductwork. We listen to your concerns and comfort goals to understand your specific needs.
- Precise System Sizing: We perform detailed load calculations to determine the exact size and capacity your home requires. An undersized unit will struggle to keep up, while an oversized unit will cycle on and off too frequently, wasting energy and causing unnecessary wear and tear.
- Professional Installation: Our NATE-certified technicians handle every aspect of the installation with meticulous care. This includes the safe removal and disposal of your old unit, making any necessary modifications to ductwork or connections, and setting up the new system according to manufacturer specifications and local codes.
- System Commissioning and Quality Check: Once installed, we don’t just turn the system on. We perform a comprehensive series of tests to ensure every component is functioning correctly, from the thermostat calibration to the airflow and safety controls. We only consider the job complete when we are confident your new heater is running at peak performance.
- Final Walkthrough: We walk you through the operation of your new system and thermostat, explain any maintenance requirements, and answer all of your questions to ensure you are completely comfortable with your new investment.
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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