C&J Heating and Air Conditioning Repair

These people are amazing. We had a minor issue with our AC, airflow was not making it to my daughter’s room (I had no idea it was going to be minor). Brent first talked me through what it could be based on my description. He didn’t want me to waste money if it was something I could fix. I am far from handy, so I had him come out anyway. He checked everything and tweaked a couple things and then explained to me what the issue was and how I can fix it in the future. SOOO helpful. Such a great company. highly recommend.

The tech was 3.5 hours late. He applied duct tape to my hvac. He charged me $ 225. He said he hopes that took care of my problem. He said if it didn’t they can come back…
I’m amending my review, I originally rated Leipart’s H&C a one because of their 1^st impression… their second impression was much better. Jim read my feedback and was just as dissapointed as me. He called me within minutes and made things right between us. Jim takes his business very serious and it shows. He returned to my home and walked us through our issues and made sure everyone understood what needed to be done. He left saying that if we would allow it, he would return in the fall to address hvac issue in our attic. I believe he will be getting a call from me in the future. His pride in his work is what I need for my home.

I had these guys come out and to take a look at my AC unit bc it wasn’t cooling. They came out quick but wanted me to spend an exorbitant amount of money for a problem I didn’t have. I wouldn’t recommend this company as they went the motions and didn’t really explain my real problem. Be careful.

I’ve used this company twice — once for a furnace that went out in the coldest night of winter and just recently for a broke ac unit on the hottest day yet. Both times I called during non-​typical business hours yet they came out asap and fixed our problems quickly. We will call them again for any issues we have and highly recommend them to anyone. Hats off to Jim for running his business the right way.

Jim called me back on the weekend to schedule an appointment for the next morning. Brent came out and did a good job explaining what was going on with the AC unit and educating me on how the system works, tips to improve performance etc. Much better service than the company I used last year

I called Leipart Heating and Cooling on Thursday evening shortly after 5 after being stood up by another repair company twice. The air conditioner wasn’t working and it was 80+ degrees in my house for 3 days straight. Jim answered and advised that he’d have someone out to repair the air conditioner that night. Jim the owner himself arrived a few hours later. When he walked in the first thing he said was «it’s hot in here!». Jim got to work right away and in less than hour the air conditioner was repaired and the house was beginning to cool down. Jim is extremely friendly, knowledgeable, fast, and he seems to genuinely care. I really appreciate him coming out same day after working such a long day already.
I will certainly use this company again. Thanks Jim and the house has cooled nicely!!!

Great experience! Called Jim while he was attending his son’s baseball game. He answered every question I had and we agreed to send out a tech between 8 – 8:30pm that night.
Brent came out at 8:15pm and couldn’t have been nicer or more informative. He knew his stuff and was an education for me. He was quick, clean and by the end I had cold air again for my family.
No hidden costs and no sales pitch to scare me in doing more than I needed.
Will only use them going forward…

If I could give more than 5 stars I would! My husband called Jim at 5pm yesterday as our heat went out. Jim was at our house within an hour with the motor needed for our furnace. We called around earlier to other companies who didn’t carry this part and/​or were going to charge us double for the repair! Jim was extremely friendly and professional. He had our heat working within 30 minutes! It’s nice to know there are people out there who don’t want to gouge the customer and are really there to help. We are so grateful to Jim and the work he performed. We will definitely use this company in the future and highly recommend.

It’s hard to find an HVAC company you can trust. I’ve had them out twice now. The first time my main board on the heating unit burnt out. The tech showed me exactly where the burn mark on the board was so I knew it was legitimate. The price was fair after speaking with family members in the industry. I had another issue about a month later and it was fixed quickly with no additional charge. It’s unheard of not to charge for a service call but it’s clear they take care of their customers and stand behind their work. I would highly suggest this company and recommend them to family and friends.

Our furnace went out the same weekend we started receiving our first single digit temperature days. These things never have good timing. After we spent a few hours googling and trying to troubleshoot on our own, we knew it was above our heads and called Jim at C&J. We called at 8:30pm, and by 10pm Jim was at our house diagnosing what the issues were. By 12am Jim had brought over some help (I think his name was Brent), they had all the parts and began working. By 4am we had a brand new furnace. We hadn’t been using the heater all day and didn’t know until right before bed that it was not working. By the time everything was said and done, our house was south of 45 degrees. We were SO thankful for these guys and how quickly they were able to respond.
C&J also is very good about business. They understand the importance of their reputation (hence why we wanted to continue to help that out with this review) and they sincerely appreciate repeat customers. We had to call them back out due to our humidifier acting up (the equipment in our house is all just nearing end of life). They really took care of us knowing that we were repeat customers and waived a couple fees to make things a bit easier on us (let’s just say with everything, it’s been a VERY expensive month, so those little things go a long ways, guys :)). To Kim D’s point in her review — if I could give these guys 6 stars, I would! Thanks again!

Attempted rip off!
My furnace was not working last night so I called C&J Heating for an idea of what a service would cost and was advised $ 50 for the call out and $ 75 diagnosis. They did come out promptly and after 15 minutes worked out that the Nest thermostat was the issue. Jim recommended changing it for a Sensi unit but did not have one in his truck. He organized for a tech to come out the next day to install it… so far so good… that was until I checked out the features and price of the recommended replacement and realized that I was about to be ripped off by $ 130 for just installing it, PLUS the other associated charges… total to replace a thermostat was $ 400.00… NO WAY… I paid the tech for the service visit and the diagnosis and sent him on his way.
My advice is to stay well clear of this price gouging company. Technically good, but what a rip off!
Although the Sensi unit had reasonable reviews, it does not even come close to the features of the nest.

I called and asked for a quote on a job to get a hot water heater installed. Jim took 20 – 30 minutes to talk through my specific info on the phone, even looking at some pictures I sent him. He dissuaded me from spending more money than I had to, and the overall experience was great. Highly recommended!

Called based on review. I called at 730AM my call was ANSWERED! They were at the house by 11:00 right in the window they told me. The young man. I wish I could remember his name was very polite and informative. He explained all he did. He could not find anything wrong with the furnace (insert smiley face) but explained a few reasons why it might have been acting up this morning. I will keep them in my phone book and will refer.

Used these guys based on their Unilocal rating and it’s clear why they rate 5 stars. Instead of trying to sell me stuff I didn’t need, they fixed what needed fixing and for a very reasonable rate (less than 3 other companies I called). This, by the way on Labor Day weekend — no holiday charge. Then the issue came back. They were back, at no charge, and inspected my AC unit up and down and cleaned it. Then the owner waited outside for an hour in the blazing sun to see if the issue happened again. It didn’t. Apparently, the cleaning corrected the issue. They have my business when I replaced furnace and AC! Just good guys looking to repair your stuff, not sell you a new unit when they easily could. Face it, folks like us no very little about HVAC so we’ll believe just about anything.

Six stars for Jim!
I’ve lived in my place for ten years and have been dragging my feet on replacing my AC unit because of expense. The recent humidity pushed me over the edge. This morning I was sweating bullets and by night, I was as cool as a cucumber. Jim is everything you want in an AC repair guy: affable, efficient, hard working and helpful. I was extremely happy with his quality of work, insanely fast turnaround and the total cost for repairs. Thank you, Jim! Great work! I’ll recommend you any chance I get!

Great guys and really nice quality work. I’ve been dealing with water heater, radiant floor, hot water line, plumbing issues for years. Action Plumbing installed all this for the original builders and I’ve had them trying to fix it for years.
Action Plumbing doesn’t even call back sometimes…
After much frustration — I found C&J. C&J IS AWESOME!
They really care about a quality product and service. The most impressive thing about them though — How the Master Plumbers treat the apprentices. So much respect and really making sure the team learns how to do the work instead of just sweeping up.
HIGH MARKS! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

By far the best HVAC in the area!
Have had countless issues with our original 18y old HVAC. Finally found C&J from their stellar reviews on Unilocal.So relieved we did! They came out for a simple a/​c outage fix, just a few months after we also had them take care of a furnace issue. We love how genuine, honest and fair they are, with an immediate response. Decided to stop the bleeding and replace the obsolete system. Although they had 60+ calls to attend to as of 9A that day, David generously offered to bring a team back after hours that evening to complete the full replacement. I spared them the trouble of course, and opted for next day. Jim and team came out and were wonderful to work with, in what could have been a stressful situation. I genuinely appreciate their hard work and professionalism. 90+% of HVAC systems are installed incorrectly by sub par outfits with limited knowledge according to a recent report. Which invariably result in endless issues.
Don’t trust your HVAC to anyone but C&J —

Jim came out to my house late on a Sunday night, during a Blackhawks playoff game. If you live in Chicagoland, you understand how serious of a thing that is.
When other companies quoted me at $ 250 just to LOOK AT my furnace, with potential charges of $ 250 to open a parts warehouse, $X to purchase the part, $X for labor, I was getting up into the price point where it’d almost make more sense to purchase a new furnace. Jim said he’d come out for $ 50!
Jim quickly located the cause of my problem (unused electric air filter motherboard burned out), and even tuned up the unit. My house used to have terrible air flow to the upper level. Summers/​winters were difficult. No longer. We now get plenty of air conditioning and heating where we most need it, thanks to Jim.
I’m due to replace my air conditioning unit with a new one. I have absolutely no doubt about who’s getting called when I finally get around to doing it. C&J has earned my family’s business for life.

I never normally write reviews. But having been stung by problem tradespeople in the past, I really appreciate being able to reward excellent service with a great review. David and Jim came out at 4am when our old furnace broke (bare in mind it is 4 °F outside and I have two kids). With the internal heat disappearing fast, David turned up, was extremely courteous, and polite. He was quick to the point, and professional. Identified the problem, and gave me a number of options. I never once felt pressured, and all aspects of the work were fully explained to me with enough technical detail that I felt competent to be able to relate what had happened to other people.
We ended up having our 23 year old furnace replaced with a new one — which worked so quickly. The team was done in 2hours — and all members of the team were, again, polite, courteous and professional. IF ONLY EVERY TRADE BUSINESS WAS RUN LIKE THIS!
I can only say, if you have a problem — use these guys, they were great!

David came out just as expected and did an amazing job for my furnace! We had contractors who were supposed to redo our bathrooms and decided to ‘change our furnace filter’ for us, however they completely jacked up our system and needless to say it sounded like helicopters taking off in our condo unit.
David was honest, helpful, and a complete breath of fresh air. Needless to say I will be calling him back again for furnace check ups often and for repairs as we need them! Thank you so much, Unilocal really does a great job with honest reviews!