Hide From Summer Heat With Central Air

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      With the dog days of summer nipping at your heals, the time has come to invest in Central Air. The cooling cocoon that wraps your whole home in a chilly oasis from the harsh heat outside is a luxury that millions wish they had access to. But switching to Central Air is not all cold comfort. A lifetime of in-room refrigeration has left you with a stockpile of heavy, bulky window air conditioners that you can't get rid of. Luckily, Chicago appliance removal experts are here to help.

     Not only are window air conditioners difficult to move, they are inefficient, wasteful and harmful to the environment. According to the EPA, most window air-conditioning units and dehumidifiers contain hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) refrigerant. CFCs and HCFCs are ozone-depleting substances that, if released to the environment, destroy the protective ozone layer above the earth. And depending on settings and age of appliances, window air conditioners can waste as much as four times more energy than central air.

      But as harmful as these air conditioners are in your windows, that is nothing compared to what happens to them in a landfill. When air conditioners are disposed of improperly, chemicals like freeon and HCFC are released into the environment and any foam, old metal grating and plastic are incinerated, causing further air pollution. So before these air conditioners take a permanent place in the back of your attic, or worse, in a landfill, call your local Chicago appliance removal expert to cart those old air conditioners away. It is by far the coolest thing you can do!