ServiceMax Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Skokie’

Running Your Fan in the Winter: A Useful Tip

Monday, January 6th, 2025

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You might think of running a fan as something to do in the summer to keep the breeze moving against your skin in the hopes of carrying some of your body heat away with it. But keeping the air moving in your home can be a huge help in winter, too, when you are running the heat.

We’ve got some useful pointers for you. We’ll explain what running a fan in the winter accomplishes and its benefits. We’ll tell you how to set your ceiling fan for the winter months, how to spot a problem with your ceiling fan, and what to do about it.

Tags: fan wiring, Skokie
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Mid-Winter Checkup: It’s Time to Change the Air Filter!

Monday, December 23rd, 2024

Winter is well and truly underway. You’ve been using your heating system for a while now. Don’t forget that your furnace needs a little bit of love from time to time throughout the winter! While annual heating system maintenance must be done by a qualified professional, you should be doing regular air filter changes yourself. Here’s how!

Tags: Heating, Skokie
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Are Gas Furnaces Hazardous? How to Keep Them Safe

Monday, December 9th, 2024

Sometimes, people are concerned that natural gas heating systems are dangerous. But natural gas is such a fantastic fuel source—affordable and domestically-produced—that we don’t want anyone to be unnecessarily worried! Should you be anxious about your furnace?

At ServiceMax, we’ve been keeping our neighbors warm and safe since 1998. We’ve got the knowledge and experience to answer your pressing questions about heating system hazards. The bottom line is that gas furnaces can be perfectly safe. They do require some special care, though! Here’s how to avoid gas heating risks.

Tags: Heating, Skokie
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Spooky Sounds: Does Your Furnace Need Repair?

Monday, October 14th, 2024

Groans and wails. Something going bump in the night. What’s lurking in your basement or hiding in a closet? It’s not ghosts or ghouls. It’s actually just your heating system. Why is your furnace making all that noise? Does it need to be repaired? What could be wrong? We’ll explain, so you don’t need to fear your furnace.

Tags: furnace repair, Skokie
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AC Odors? Your Air Conditioner Needs Repair

Monday, June 24th, 2024

This is a very simple truth: your air conditioner should not smell like anything. AC odors are not normal, and if you ever detect any type of odor from your AC, that is a sign of a problem which most likely requires repair.

Why would an air conditioner start to smell? What might it smell like? What could be wrong? We’ve got some answers for you.

Tags: AC Repair, Skokie
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How UV Air Purifiers Work

Monday, May 27th, 2024

The air you breathe has a huge impact on your health and well-being. And if you’re like the vast majority of Americans, you spend almost all of your time indoors, breathing indoor air. Unfortunately, indoor air is almost always much more heavily saturated with contaminants than outdoor air.

Whether you’re concerned about allergens like pollen and dander or pathogens like viruses and bacteria, there’s an answer to your air quality problem: a UV air purifier. What does a UV air purifier do? How does it improve your indoor air quality? It’s really quite simple, but also impressive. We’ll tell you all about it.

Tags: Skokie, UV air purifier services
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Your Air Conditioner’s Expansion Valve Might Need Repair

Monday, March 18th, 2024

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Some of the components of your AC system are obvious and easy to understand. If we tell you that there’s a blower fan, and a motor which powers it, you will have already assumed as much. You also know that there’s refrigerant, which flows through coils throughout the system. But some air conditioner components are a little more mysterious.

The more you know about your AC system, the more empowered you will be to take good care of it and keep it running as well as possible for as long as possible. For this reason, we love to provide HVAC education to our customers.

Today, we’d like to tell you about your air conditioner’s thermal expansion valve, and how to know if it might require repair.

Tags: Air Conditioner Repair, Skokie
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How Long Can I Expect My Electrical Panel to Last?

Monday, February 19th, 2024

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Your electrical panel, or circuit breaker panel, is like a traffic cop ensuring that all the electrical traffic in your home is flowing correctly. It also performs the critical job of shutting down certain circuits or sections of your home’s electrical wiring when a problem occurs. This prevents major hazards like electrical fires.

An electrical panel can last quite a long time, but it won’t keep working properly forever, and when it stops doing that critical job, serious risks can result. How long do electrical panels last? What if you don’t know how old yours is? How can you tell if you need to replace it? Here’s what you need to know.

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Some Ways You Can Use a Ductless Mini Split System in Your Home

Monday, February 5th, 2024

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Have you heard of ductless mini splits? If you haven’t been totally satisfied with how you’re cooling and heating your home, if you’re worried about efficiency, or if the needs of your home or family are changing, this system could resolve all your concerns.

If you’re unfamiliar with this concept, we’d like to give you some information about these systems. Ductless mini splits can be used in a variety of ways to meet many different home heating and cooling needs. Here are the details.

Tags: Mitsubishi mini split system, Skokie
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Why We Recommend Mitsubishi Ductless Mini Split Systems

Monday, November 13th, 2023

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There are many ways to heat and cool your home. Boilers, gas or electric furnaces, central air conditioners, window AC units and more can all help you to keep your home at the temperature you desire. But our favorite system to recommend when a homeowner is ready for an upgrade is the Mitsubishi ductless mini split.

What’s so great about it, you ask? What is a ductless mini split? How is it better than other systems? And why do we recommend Mitsubishi specifically? We’ll tell you all about it.

Tags: Mitsubishi mini split system, Skokie
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