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Residential rebates are available to Nicor Gas customers for purchases made and installed between May 1, 2010 and May 31, 2011 for high efficiency products such as furnaces,. boilers etc..

A myth many people believe is that they can close off some of their supply registers and save money. This may be true if you only close off less than ten percent. The system installed in your home is designed for a certain amount of airflow. If this airflow is restricted in any way it causes the system to function improperly and could cause system failure. This myth most likely goes back to the early days when people would close off most of their large home in the winter to save on coal and wood usage. Today’s modern systems are designed specifically for a certain amount of airflow and if you restrict that airflow, whether it be by a dirty air conditioner filter or closing off supply vents, problems will occur. Open those supply vents, closing too many off is the same as a dirty or restricted filter.

Besides their “we`ll replace it for free” warranties (see article below) Dealers will sometimes also include a ‘Free 10 years parts and labor warranty’ with a new equipment. This warranty is never “Free”. Let me explain how some dealers abuse these warranties.

First of all, majority of warranties like this tie you to one dealer, if you want to change dealers the manufacturer must be notified in writing and a new dealer must be chosen. If you`re not happy with the company or the service personnel… you may be stuck.

Secondly, in order to keep the warranty effective you MUST have the equipment serviced twice a year weather it needs it or not(spring for a/c and Fall for heating) Most companies charge $79 for this service adding close to another $1600 to the back end. We`ve run into many customers who are forced to have this service done or the warranties will be void.

Lastly, manufacturers charge for extended warranties, they are never FREE, they are however added to the final price of an estimate so one way or another you will be paying for that warranty.

I`m not saying servicing HVAC equipment is never a bad idea, however some furnace models with sealed combustion chambers certainly do not require it annually.

We at Accumax Inc believe a customer should have a choice on how and when to spend their money. Since we are confident in the high quality and workmanship of our installations we extend the factory 5 year parts warranty to include labor also. That is standard. Our 10 year warranties have no strings are attached and are priced separately.

Daniel Baloun

AccuMax Inc.