Now that Daylight Saving Time has arrived, remember to adjust your automatic thermostat to keep your Chicago home warm and comfy this winter. We actually lose as much as four and a half hours of daylight from summer’s late sunsets to winter’s early dusk. Most of us who return home from work will be doing so in pitch darkness. Make sure your home furnace anticipates your arrival. Set your automatic thermostat to begin warming your home a few degrees more starting at about 4:30 to 5:00pm. You may want to raise the temp a few degrees more during the dinner and evening hours, especially if the outside temp is extremely cold. And hour before you head off to bed, set your automatic thermostat to lower the temp to around 66-degrees, or the sleeping temperature you desire. If it seems a bit too cool remember, it’s healthier for your body and you’ll be saving energy costs when the furnace isn’t working hard at night. Besides, that’s why they make blankets. Most people like to have their house (in winter) a bit warmer when they wake up. Unless you are planning on staying in all day, only raise the temp a degree or two–or not at all. There is no reasons to warm an empty home if you’re heading off to work. Your automatic thermostat is your friend. Adjust it for your comfort and maximum energy savings. Winter-like temperatures in Chicago can last well into March, even April. Also, since your furnace is running often during the colder months, check your filters more often. Nothing prevents your furnace from working harder than it should than having a dirty filter. And for goodness sake, if you haven’t had a furnace Clean & Check for winter, call All Temp today. You’ll save $40 too, for a limited time. Our Clean & Check is now only $89.95. Enjoy a warm, cozy winter. We promise, Spring will return.

First it was the incessant rain that flooded basements by the thousands. All Temp to the rescue, removing and replacing furnaces and water heaters destroyed by the flooding. Then came the blazing heat, with a succession of 90+ degree days that stressed out air conditioning systems throughout the Chicagoland area. All Temp to the rescue, repairing and replacing a/c units everywhere. In these cases, repairing and replacing equipment was as much a safety issue as anything. Air conditioners, water heaters and furnaces are a vital part of our everyday living, and high indoor temperatures and the mold and bacteria caused by flooded homes are serious health hazards. All Temp has been operating 24/7 to get Chicago area homeowners back to their comfort level, and working tirelessly with Chicago homeowners and their insurance claims. Our fleet of service vehicles are in communities everywhere. If you are a victim of the recent torment of Mother Nature, we can help. Call for a free in-home estimate and take advantage of special pricing we are offering thise affected by the recent weather. Call 1-800-All-Temp

When Walter Mehrholz, founder of All Temp Heating & Air Conditioning Company, first opened his HVAC business back in 1938, most Chicagoans could not imagine a future of year ’round ideal indoor comfort. But here we are, 73 years later, enjoying the most advanced air conditioning to keep us cool during hot Chicago summers, and high-efficient furnaces to keep us warm and toasty when the icy Chicago winter winds blow.

Today, All Temp is Chicagoland’s most trusted company for residential indoor comfort equipment and service, and the largest, leading Bryant dealership in the country. From Evanston to Naperville, Chicago’s south suburbs to the North Shore, All Temp’s reputation for excellence and customer satisfaction continues to grow… by the hour. With more than 659,000,000 hours on the job, few Chicago companies can claim more experience. All Temp’s highly trained technicians have solved thousands of equipment problems—repaired thousands of furnaces and air conditioners–sold and installed a multitude of comfort equipment to keep Chicagoans in their comfort zone. The service, technology and savings behind the Bryant products they sell makes All Temp the #1 choice for home comfort quality.

Yet, some things have not changed in 73 years. The company is still a family-run business, today spearheaded by Walter’s grandson, Robbie Mehrholz. And the company still offers free in-home estimates and stands behind every single sale and service they provide to Chicagoans. For more information, and current sale prices on air conditioners, call 1-800-All-Temp.

Walter Mehrholz would be proud to see the amazing growth and transformation of the company he founded in 1938. Today, All Temp is still in the family, run by his grandson, Robbie Mehrholz. All Temp is Chicago’s largest and leading comfort company for residential air conditioners and furnaces featuring Bryant equipment.

In addition to All Temp becoming Chicagoland’s first Bryant dealership, here are some other interesting facts that mark 1938. They’re pretty cool, especially if you are reading this inside your All Temp air conditioned home.

• The first use of seeing eye dogs occurs
• Fair Labor Standards Act US with Minimum Hourly Rate of 25 cents
• Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae – FNMA) Established
• Howard Hughes sets a new Round The World Record of 3 days, 19 hours
• March of Dimes Polio Foundation Created on January 3rd
• A 450 metric ton meteorite struck the earth in an empty field near Chicora, Pennsylvania
• Seabiscuit and War Admiral have their long awaited race to decide the best horse which Seabiscuit beats War Admiral
• Action Comics issues the first Superman comic
• Orson Wells’ radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds is broadcast, causing mass panic in the eastern United States.
• Kate Smith sings a rendition of Irvin Berlin’s ‘God Bless America’ for the first time on radio during an Armistice Day broadcast
• Disney releases Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.
• Ball Point Pens are introduced
• Teflon Introduced
• Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: “nylon”.
• Freeze Dried Coffee was introduced by Nescafe
• Franklin D. Roosevelt was the United States President
• Average Cost of new house $3,900.00
• Average wages per year $1,730.00
• Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
• Average Cost for house rent $27.00 per month
• A loaf of Bread 9 cents
• A LB of Hamburger Meat 13 cents
• Average Price for new car $763.00
• Cubs lose to Yankees in World Series, no surprise.