Plumbing and HVAC Service in Dunning, Chicago

Raised ranches and mid-century homes

The raised ranches and Georgians in Dunning usually have a lower level that is half below grade, with the furnace, water heater and laundry in a utility room and a family room finished next to it. Ductwork runs are short and easy to reach compared with an older bungalow, which helps. The common issue is age: original or first-replacement equipment that has run for decades, with blower motors, control boards and gas valves starting to fail.

Lower levels in these homes also tend to have a bathroom added later, sometimes with an ejector pump in the floor. If that pump fails, the bathroom stops draining and water can come up in the shower. We repair and replace ejector and sump pumps alongside the rest of the plumbing.

• Furnace repair and replacement in lower-level utility rooms
• Central AC repair on original and replacement systems
• Water heater repair and tank-to-tankless conversions
• Sump and sewage ejector pump service
• Drain cleaning and sewer camera inspection

Cooling the whole house

Dunning homes were more often built with central air in mind than older bungalows were, but many of those systems are now on their second or third condenser, sometimes matched poorly with an older indoor coil. A mismatched system can run constantly and never quite cool the upper floor. We check refrigerant pressures, airflow and whether the indoor and outdoor parts actually belong together before recommending anything.

Drains, sewers and storms

Even newer homes here drain to the city sewer, and those laterals are often clay or early plastic, with parkway trees out front. Roots, sags and offset joints cause the same yearly backups we see further east. Below-grade lower levels mean a heavy storm can bring water up through the floor drain. A camera inspection tells us whether we're looking at a pipe defect or storm surge, which decides whether you need rodding, a repair, or a backwater valve.

How service works in Dunning

Right Away is based at 2093 Rand Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016 — we don't keep an office in the city — and Chicago addresses are dispatched on 773-250-6060. Tell us what the equipment is doing and roughly how old it is, so the right parts are on the truck. Same-day visits when the schedule allows.