House of Heat

Name: House of Heat
Address: 336 Harrison St, Oak Park, IL, 60304, US
Telephone: 708-848-3291
Rating: 3.5

336 Harrison St
Oak Park, IL 60304 708-848-3291

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49 ratings
79% gave a "superior" overall rating
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Areas Served by House of Heat:

Chicago–North
Cook Co.–Central

Equipment company services/installs:

Humidifiers
Air ducts (sheet metal work)
Central air conditioners
Electric furnaces
Gas furnaces

Hot water heating systems
Hot water systems pipes & radiators
Electronic air cleaners
Heat pumps
Attic fans

Consumer Comments for House of Heat

Consumer from Oak Park, IL
Dec 22, 2021

While House of Heat does good work, just be aware of their $139.50 service call minimum (for any amount of time spent <= 60 minutes). My boiler cleaning took less than 30 minutes, yet cost $139.50.

Consumer from Chicago, IL
Feb 03, 2021

There isn’t any heating service I’ve ever used that has been as good, efficient and professional as House of Heat....

Consumer from Oak Park, IL
Apr 04, 2020

House of Heat was my go-to place for heating and AC service for 27 years, and they were the only people I contacted when I need to completely replace my system several years ago. However, things seem to have changed recently. Last summer my A/C stopped cooling; and despite the fact that I had been a steady customer for 27 years, and it was a system that they had installed, they said they couldn't come out for four days. Then last week, my furnace wasn't working, and the tech. I spoke with told me, "Because of this (coronavirus) emergency, our charge to come out is $270, which includes the first hour." This was on a weekday, during normal business hours. I called another small Oak Park contractor, who said his charge was $120; and I called a large heating-cooling "chain" and they told me $89 for the call and the first half hour. (Ultimately, I was able to fix it myself -- just had to clean the flame sensor -- 8 minutes and a crisp dollar bill.) Never again!

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