Green Leaf Heating & Cooling connects homeowners in Albany Park (60625 and 60618) with local HVAC technicians. Two-flats, bungalows and courtyard buildings that grew up around the Brown Line terminal at Kimball. Call (312) 924-7223 and get a free estimate before any work starts.
Every service is available in Albany Park. These five come up most, given the housing. See all HVAC services.
Shared boilers in two-flats and courtyard buildings: uneven heat between floors, circulators and zone valves at the end of their life.
View details ↗02Furnaces in converted bungalows and two-flats, including units that were reset after water damage and are now failing.
View details ↗03Basement water heaters, including replacements for heaters whose gas controls or burners were ever under water.
View details ↗04Replacing window units in radiator-heated flats, with outdoor units on rear walls or porches.
View details ↗05Yearly boiler and furnace safety checks, important for equipment that has been through a flood.
View details ↗What Albany Park’s basements and two-flats bring to the job.
Ask a proA gas valve or control that has been submerged should be replaced, not dried and reused, because corrosion inside it can stop it from closing properly. If your furnace or water heater was ever under water, have it checked.
Corrosion at the bottom of equipment, rusted burners or flaking heat exchangers are signs of past water exposure or a long-running condensation problem. They shorten equipment life and affect safety.
In a two-flat with a shared boiler, the owner upstairs and the tenant downstairs rarely agree on temperature. Zoning the boiler gives each unit its own thermostat.
When replacing a furnace, boiler or water heater on the blocks near the river, ask about raising it on a platform or stand. It costs little at install time and keeps controls off the floor if water ever comes in.
Have floor drains and the condensate drain from any high-efficiency furnace checked as part of the job. Blocked drains are a common reason for water around equipment, flood or no flood.
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(312) 924-7223Albany Park is in 60625 and 60618, part of our North Side coverage. Every residential zip code in Chicago is covered; call with yours if you’re not sure.
If the gas valve, burners or controls were under water, they should have been replaced. Corrosion inside a gas valve can stop it from shutting off properly. A technician can inspect it and tell you what needs replacing.
The diversion tunnel has greatly reduced river flooding since 2018, but heavy rain can still back up sewers into basements. Keeping equipment raised and drains clear is still good practice.
Call (312) 924-7223 and describe what’s happening. We connect you with a local technician and you get a free estimate before any work starts.
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