For over 30 years we have been committed to providing 100% customer satisfaction, and that commitment has been the foundation of our success. We source nothing but the finest in state-of-the-art heating, cooling, and air purification products, and our licensed technicians provide impeccable workmanship in the field.
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39 years of trusted experience
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Services we offer
HVAC Installation, Maintaining Furnaces, Air Conditioners, Boilers, & Hot Water Heaters.
They did an excellent job. They were the only company that realized the current AC and furnace that were installed in there were actually the wrong unit for the condo. So, everybody else was just going to replace the unit that was in there and it would have been the wrong unit, and it would have not been covered under any warranty because of that. They were the only ones that actually caught that within 3 minutes of providing a quote. Their punctuality and professionalism was excellent. They finished everything very nicely, exactly what I wanted them to do and they did it on time. Their price was a little high, but I went with them any ways just because they were the only ones that figured out that that was not the right unit.
Description of Work: I have used Besco Air Inc to do a new furnace in my house.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,500
sally D.
03/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
They assessed my square footage and capacity needs and determined that I was running too large of a furnace (put in by previous owner); suggested replacing these with smaller capacity, opening up airflow to improve functionality and obtained rebate from People's Gas on my behalf. The old furnaces were ready to go, so the decision to replace them with more efficient ones was necessary. Besco was very informative throughout the process, answered all of my questions, showed me what was wrong with the old ones and came back to make sure everything was working well after installation.
Description of Work: Replaced two furnaces
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000
Nichole A.
03/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
I'm very please with Besco. They are responsive, courteous, clean and respectful. I'm a new homeowner and when they came out they took the time to answer my several questions and point a few things out that I could expect in the future. I replaced my water heater as well last year and had problems with the company I used. Besco offered some advice on how I could fix the problem and I wish I had hired Besco to replace the water heater. Definitely recommend to anyone.
Description of Work: Besco serviced & cleaned my air conditioner last summer as well as my furnace last fall.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
John O.
03/2013
4.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
They did what they said they were going to do. They missed one thing but I called them and the guy came back out and took care of that. I was happy with it overall.
Description of Work: I used Besco Air last summer to put in a new air conditioner.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000
Robert W.
03/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
-Besco provided me with good information about the radiator in my newly acquired 1920s bunaglow home -Unfortunately, they could not fix the problem w/ the one radiotor which had to do with original install and then recent rennovation. Besco did provide alternative upgrades and solutions.
Description of Work: -Radiotor bleed and evaluation for hot water cast-iron sysem -Rediatior evaluation and education
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Bruce G.
03/2013
4.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Overall it went well. The labor charges were reasonable. I would use them again.
Description of Work: Furnace went out early Sunday morning. Was able to have a technician come out the following Monday. He was able to diagnose and fix the problem but he didn't have the necessary parts. I was charged $95 to get the parts from the supplier but the problem was fixed.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
3.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$800
Response from Besco Air Inc
Hi Member, Thank you for your review and I wish I could say we stocked all the parts on our trucks but there are so many parts in our business that it is impossible. My belief is that the best part comes straight from the manufacture and not a after market product so your problems do not continue to happen. We do understand your concern and i hope we can help you in anyway possilbe. Agian thank you for your review and if there is anything I can do to help in the future please call me the owner Jim Cox.
Monica D.
03/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Besco has been here on several occasions in the past few years. Each time, the servicemen that have come here are extremely professional and explain the complicated workings of a 98 year old steam boiler system so that they are understandable. After having good experiences with them, we have signed up for their annual maintenance program which comes with some very good perks, most of all being pushed up the list when there is an urgent heating issue. I highly recommend this company.
Description of Work: Very pleased with this company. We have a steam boiler in our 98 year old apartment building which was serviced by a family run company for many years. They went out of business. We tried to get another company out here that is the 'go to' company on the north side of Chicago, but the waiting time would be excessive for a general maintenance call and for a repair-forget it! We decided to chance it with Besco having read good things on Angie's List. We have had them here for general maintenance and to change out valves on several of the radiators. All their work has been done competently and professionally.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$275
Lucila M.
03/2013
4.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Appointment was easy to make and available times. Service was reasonable in price. 1st service men for heating service did the job although he seemed a bit stressed about it. Not very friendly but did the job. 2nd service of air conditioning cleaning was done fast. Not sure if completely thorough. Service man was friendly and fast though.
Description of Work: Forced air heater cleaned and in the summer air conditioner unit inspected and cleaned. Two separate service visits and different service men.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
3.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$85
Amanda & Scott K.
02/2013
4.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
I called Besco after not being able to get an appointment with my long term boiler maintenance provider (Williams Stoker). Besco was able to come out quickly. They did a fine job putting in the new boiler and it seems to work well. The only thing I was annoyed about is that one of the guys accidentally took my radiator key with him when he left. I called about 10 minutes after they left. Instead of turning around and dropping it off the guy at the office said they'd mail it to me. About a week later I received an empty envelope with a hole in it. Probably it ripped in the mail room and was lost in transit. I called to let Besco know I still didn't have a key and they said I should stop by their office to get a replacement...an hour away from my new home. They do good work, just hold onto your keys! Got a call from Jim at Besco soon after my Angies post. He's sending out a replacement key. :) Never actually received the key though I did speak with Jim and confirmed my address so he could replace it. Oh well, not a huge thing, I'll have to replace it myself.
Description of Work: Replaced boiler in 2 flat.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,600
Response from Besco Air Inc
HI Customer, I will make sure you get a new key if I have to drop it off myself. I'm sorry for the inconvenience and will be contacting you shorly. Thank you Jim Cox
NORINE S.
02/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
BesCo responded right away to a voice mail message that I left on a Sunday morning. They came out on the next day to bid on a new furnace installation job. The sales person was exactly on time, even a bit early. He spent a long time measuring, configuring and designing a new venting system for an energy efficient furnace. He was very professional and knowledgeable and not pushy. He instilled a lot of confidence in how I perceived his company. In the end I was unable to go with BesCo, for other reasons, but after my research and the time spent with them, I would highly recomend them.
Description of Work: BesCo came out to bid on a new furnace installation job.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Morgan W.
02/2013
4.0
electrician, heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ 0 more
I was happy with them, but they messed out on a couple of things. The wiring was old. When they installed the furnace, they did not tell us that the wiring was old until it broke down and they had to come up here and look at it. They were fine installing it. I just wished they would have told us the issue before they installed it. Then, they were supposed to come back and seal something and they haven't done that yet.
Description of Work: Besco Air installed a brand new furnace for us in the summer. Most recently, they came here for the last free check.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
4.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Response from Besco Air Inc
Hi Member, I'm sorry for the issues you have had. As far as wiring goes it is very hard to see what is in the walls or the conduit during and inspection or even the install. I will have Andy contact you to get the other issue taken care of. We should have followed up on that and again I'm very sorry for that. Jim Cox
Timothy B.
02/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
The house was incredibly dry, we were having trouble sleeping and our wood floors were splitting. I had turned up the humidifier but it did not seem to work. Besco came out, noticed something was clogged within the humidifier, fixed the problem and tested several times. Then they advised on how to note if the humidifier was working (the sound it makes) and other options with humidifiers and how best to use it. The call took 20 minutes and most and they were incredibly professional (as usual). We used them once before and they were fantastic. These are absolutely the best guys out there when it comes to HVAC.
Description of Work: Fixed humidifier
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$130
KIM C.
02/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
He did a great job & fixed the problem. He was very helpful.
Description of Work: We had somehow come out inspect the boiler & bleed the radiators.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro
$35
JOAN D.
01/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
The installation went very well. They were very neat, friendly, knowledable and had the job completed in one day.
Description of Work: We had Besco Air come to our house to check on a wall heating unit. They checked it, cleaned it and started it up. Cheech suggested that he look at our furnace, since we just moved here 3 months ago. He found cracks in the furnace and suggested we have one of their salesmen make an appointment to check it out. this unit was over 30 yrs old. Besco's sales person arrived on the same day, did an inspection and confirmed our servicemans concerns. They were very knowledgable and customer friendly. this was on a Friday andwe had our new furnace installed the following Monday. We worked out a 12 month payment plan with no interest.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,400
Michael L.
01/2013
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Besco was very professional and prompt. Installation went well with no problems. We would not hesitate to recommend Besco to our friends, relatives or neighbors. An excellent company. Their sales rep, Joe Pedota, was very attentive and followed up.
Description of Work: Install furnace, central air, and humidifier
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,900
Corey A.
01/2013
3.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
unimpressed with the knowledge of technician regarding radiant heating systems ("everything is wrong, don't know what to tell you to improve it"); company promised to send out a specific tech, but sent out another (and still charged me for the evaluation); tech didn't properly read one of the components he was servicing, and led to extra time being spent on the job. in all, little appears to have been fixed, no path to improvement and i'm out 150. small sample size, but i wouldn't use them again for servicing a radiant heating system.
Description of Work: disappointing experience
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
$150
Response from Besco Air Inc
I'd like to address your review as I feel there may be a slight misunderstanding. After reviewing our service records for both this date and the address listed, we have nothing indicating that we had ever provided service to this address on this date or any other. Consequently, we would like to note that we did not perform any radiant heat service calls on this day for any customers whatsoever, your address included. Please verify that it was our company who came out and provided service on this date as our records indicate otherwise. We are radiant heat experts and I feel that had we provided you with service, there is no doubt we could have rectified this situation. Again, I feel there may just be a bit of confusion as our service records do not show us having performed any service calls for radiant heat on this date. If the information provided for service is incorrect, please indicate so and we will address any problems left unsettled at your convenience. Thank you. --Jim Cox
Christopher P.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
The technician was punctual, considerate and informative. He performed the inspection in a timely manner and provided advice on which filters to use for better airflow. Would recommend.
Description of Work: Furnace Clean and Check
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$89.95
Darlene P.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Both technicians were great. Polite and arrived on time. They really knew what they were doing. Sergio was able to get my old boiler working well. Joe gave me suggestions and is going to provide estimates for various things that need to be completed. I have talked with several heating pros about heating issues with my porch and his solution made the most sense.
Description of Work: Sergio performed the annual service of my boiler. In addition, I needed water added to the system as the feeder was not working. Replaced the thermocoupler. Installed a new gas shut off, as there was some leakage.Wrote a list of issues with the boiler for the next person, who came out today. Joe Pedota came out today and provided an estimate for the additional work that was needed and also gave suggestions as to how to improve the heat delivery to my enclosed porch.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$300
sam K.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
It went very smoothly. The technician from Besco came out and did a great job cleaning all components and inspecting the furnace carefully. She made sure that I knew what she was doing and when she was finished she made sure that the work area around the furnace was clean. I will be calling them for my future HVAC needs.
Description of Work: My furnace was very dirty and I needed it cleaned badly. The technician came to take apart as much of the furnace as she could and cleaned all the dust and debris from the furnace. She checked that all sensors and switches were working and that the furnace was running well. After she had the whole system cleaned and put back together she cleaned the space all around the furnace where she was working.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$90
Scott Y.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Making the appointment was easy and they confirmed on the day we scheduled. The repairman was there on time and was extremely professional. He looked at our thermostat first to make sure it was set up correctly and then looked at the furnace. Within a few minutes he determined that a wrong part had been installed by another company and was causing the problems we were experiencing. Rather than charge us for a replacement he simply repositioned the it so the furnace would ignite correctly. He cleaned and serviced the furnace, showed me parts that need replacing in furnaces, described the condition of each and what future replacement might cost. There was no pressure no 'doom and gloom.' He said it was a great furnace and should serve us for a long time. He asked about our air conditioning and said they would be happy to service it in the spring. This was the first visit by Besco Air and we will certainly have them back.
Description of Work: We were having problems with our furnace running correctly after another company worked on it. We tried to get them back to look at it but they blew us off. We picked Besco Air from Angie's List based on the recommendations and proximity to our home.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$90
Corey K.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
The service call went great. Besco takes pride in doing a job right. He explained what he was doing and what he was looking for. Work was performed quickly and effectively. I have not had any furnace issues since the service.
Description of Work: I purchased an Angie's List Big Deal for furnace service call. A man from Besco came out and did a good job. He also fixed a leaking humidifier for an additional fee.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
Debbie R.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Our furnace stopped working on a Sunday evening. We called Besco on a Monday morning and they had someone out to take a look at our furnace within a couple hours of our call. They not only got it working and charged us very little for their service call, they also took time to walk through all the options we had for either repairing the old furnace or replacing it. We were very pleased with their professionalism.
Description of Work: Besco came out and got our 22 year old furnace up and running again after it went on the fritz and our home temperature began to rapidly plummet. They came out to service the furnace within hours of being called about the problem, and they were wonderful about explaining to us what the problem was and what our options were for a long-term fix. We were very pleased with the professionalism and promptness with which they responded to our inquiry.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$80
Emily S.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
They were on time and did the work. They didn't do the best with the clean up, but they are coming back to clean it. They were responsive when I called about the clean up. They did come back out to clean up and I am satisfied.
Description of Work: They replaced an air conditioner and heating unit.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$7,092
karla R.
12/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
Serviceman came out to service our unit and made sure it had freon sufficient to carry us through the summer. He gave us tips on how to save money regarding energy efficiency.
Description of Work: Besco air came to our home and checked our air conditioning unit. Serviceman gave tips regarding our unit and how to think of energy saving tips.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$60
Richard O.
11/2012
5.0
heating & air conditioning/hvac
+ -1 more
I called Besco Air to replace a 20 year old furnace with a cracked heat exchanger. Besco came out, explained options to me, and also explained that the existing furnace was oversized for the home. They recommended the 60,000 BTU model, 95% efficiency furnace, especially since the gas company was offering a rebate on high efficiency furnaces. On the day of installation, the crew arrived on time (actually early) and finished quickly. Besco completed all the paperwork to apply for the rebate from the gas company. They came out for a followup visit to check for proper operation. A very painless experience!
Description of Work: Besco came out and installed a new 95%, 60,000 BTU furnace in my home. They took care of all the paperwork to apply for the rebate which was offered by the gas company.
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Service Categories
Heating and Air Conditioning
FAQ
Besco Air Inc is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Besco Air Inc accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,Financing Available,MasterCard,Visa
Yes, Besco Air Inc offers free project estimates.
Yes, Besco Air Inc offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Besco Air Inc does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Besco Air Inc offers emergency services.
Yes, Besco Air Inc offers warranties.
Besco Air Inc offers the following services: HVAC Installation, Maintaining Furnaces, Air Conditioners, Boilers, & Hot Water Heaters.