Tyler Epp Heating & Cooling, LLC

06/22/2025

As of June 19, 2025, I’ve signed a union contract that prohibits me from operating a personal business. Effective immediately, Tyler Epp Heating & Cooling, LLC will cease offering paid services, and I will be taking down tylereppheating.com.

While my business is closing, I’m committed to staying connected with the community! I’ll continue to provide free over-the-phone HVAC advice and consulting for anyone who needs guidance.

I also have trusted industry contacts and can refer you to high-quality, cost-effective professionals for your HVAC needs.

Thank you for your support. Feel free to reach out to me at 847-414-0462 for free advice or referrals.

Best regards,
Tyler Epp

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04/29/2025

Another great install facilitated by Tyler!

Customer had an old tempstar furnace with a very rusted heat exchanger. We discovered this on a prior service and made a plan to start budgeting for a replacement within the next two years before the furnace’s safety is completely compromised.

Customer called back when she was ready and decided to go with a two-stage furnace to ease gas and electric bills, whilst also improving comfort.

The new furnace also provides better airflow to the upstairs of the home which was a prior issue, and now there are no further safety concerns! 👍

Call Tyler for a free estimate today! I can likely beat any company around and still provide a 10 year warranty.

04/10/2025

Does your HVAC serviceman provide you detailed logs to include every technical aspect of your service? Only a very small amount of local HVAC companies provide good thorough notes, and the ones that do, can’t match my pricing!

Thorough notes is important to be able to properly monitor a system throughout the years.
It also gives credibility of the work being done rather than some sham company that wipes your furnace with a towel, cleans a flame sensor, starts the furnace, then charges your credit card.
Even if you decided to call another company after using my services (which would never happen!), you would have nice detailed notes to show any service technician that arrives so he can understand what adjustments have been made throughout time, the reasons why, and how the mechanical component numbers changed throughout time.

You could always ask your current HVAC provider for a more detailed report next time they are out OR you can just save time and money by calling Tyler Epp Heating & Cooling, LLC to begin with!

Yep, it’s Epp! 😁

03/14/2025

Come on Summer!! We miss motorcycles and air conditioning weather! 🤓🤓

02/24/2025

Weekend Emergency Service call for a 2 year old furnace not heating.

Based on the information over the phone, I diagnosed a dirty flame sensor and asked if the customer would like to alleviate this issue himself and to save money, but he still preferred me to come out and provide service.

Customer stated the local company who installed his furnace quoted $225.00 + tax for an emergency diagnostic fee to show up, but that price also doesn’t include the after hour labor charges needed to pull and clean the flame sensor.

I informed him that I do not charge any additional emergency fees ever, so my diagnostic fee would be $90.00 + tax, but informed him that we may as well just turn the call into a routine furnace maintenance visit for $100.00, since it includes a flame sensor cleaning as well as going through everything else in the furnace so he can get more “bang for his buck”!

Provided routine maintenance, verified that a dirty flame sensor was indeed the culprit. Upon going through all items in the furnace, found that the gas pressure was never adjusted during the original installation, so I made proper adjustments. Furnace internal temperatures were also above the manufacturing recommendations, so I adjusted the blower speed a notch up before verifying that the temperatures are now in range. The rest of the maintenance turned out as normal, and the customer now has good reliable heat again! 😁😁

Why would you pay "big company" emergency fees when Tyler Epp provides superior service for less than half the cost?? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Do your wallet a favor, and call Tyler!

02/17/2025

Service call for a second opinion on a 30+ year old furnace. (Original company was Capital Heating & Cooling that I believe is based in Monomonee Falls)

Previous company quoted $850 in repairs for a new blower capacitor, and to pull and clean the blower motor. They stated that the furnace was also overheating and left information on static pressure tests of the ductwork that showed failing levels. They also left a sticker on the furnace claiming that the CO levels on the heat exchanger were above the recommended levels.

For starters, my fee to pull and clean a blower wheel would be $160 + $100 for a new capacitor installed. Also, if the company actually used a proper combustion analyzer and found dangerous CO levels, why would they leave the gas turned on to the furnace, let alone provide a quote to invest $850 into a furnace for repairs that would do nothing to address the “high CO levels”?

Sounds pretty interesting so far…

My results concluded that both capacitors in the furnace were testing in-spec with no need to replace either of them. Gas pressure was in-spec, and temperature readings both below the ac coil and above the ac coil were well in-spec. The furnace was also long cycled for about 30 minutes to ensure to over-heating limit trips. The blower wheel was also not dirty enough to cause any airflow disturbances to justify pulling and disassembling the motor. The heat exchanger is indeed worn from age, but no signs of cracks or holes currently.

After realizing all of the information provided from the previous company was completely fictitious, I turned the service call into routine maintenance and went through all the essentials.

After finishing, the customer and I agreed that the best course of action, is to get two CO detectors to install in the home today as a safety precaution, push the furnace through the rest of this winter, then we will replace the furnace before the start of next winter rather then invest any money into a 30 year old furnace. (The furnace should be replaced BEFORE the heat exchanger does fail)

System is running and heating well, and the customer has now saved $850!

The customer may use some of that money to go treat herself to a nice steak dinner! 🥹🥹

Don’t get scammed by unreliable companies;

Call Tyler Epp Heating & Cooling to get the most thorough and honest service you can find in SE Wisconsin, and for a price so you can still afford eggs!

02/05/2025

Routine maintenance for multiple furnaces on a rental property, and diagnostic for a lack of heat to one of the upper units.

Found that the upper unit was not putting the greatest airflow to a tenants bedroom due to the ductwork setup in the attic not being routed in an effective way for a modern day furnace.

Had my installers cap off the old bedroom run, and install a new ductwork run that goes directly from the top of the furnace, straight to the bedroom to remove multiple bends that was previously comprising good airflow. With the new ductwork route, the tenant now receives good heating airflow to the bedroom!

The rest of the maintence visits turned out well with a few blower capacitors that were out of spec being replaced to ensure better reliability.

All furnaces are running and heating well!😁😁

Call Tyler Epp for the most thorough HVAC services in South-East Wisconsin!

Yep, it’s Epp!

01/29/2025

A new home owner originally called to inform me his furnace wasn’t putting out the best heat in his new home.

I visited to preform routine maintenance in order to go through the furnace top to bottom, and get a better understanding of what adjustments could be done to improve the heating quality. During maintenance, I preformed a safety inspection of the heat exchanger and found multiple areas on this 20+ year old furnace that were heavily rusted, but not currently cracked.

Customer has a newborn baby on the way, and I informed him that if the heat was going to be ran for the remainder of the winter, there has to be multiple CO detectors installed around the home and no higher than 3 feet off the ground. This recommendation is the bare minimum but realistically, the furnace needs to be replaced before the following winter to prevent heat exchanger failure occurring while occupants are in the home as this can be an extremely dangerous scenario, especially considering there will be a newborn soon.

(Air conditoners are okay to run ragged until they fail as there are no major safety concerns, but gas furnaces should always be preemptively replaced before a complete failure when the heat exchanger is looking heavily degredated)

As far as the furnace itself not giving the greatest heat, it was for two reasons. 1. Older homes typically don’t have the best insulation which creates more cold spots. Adding insulation to the attic, and modernizing the windows can help with that. 2. Older homes were built with different ductwork standards in mind. The ductwork from years ago was a lot bigger due to the furnaces from that era being double to triple the size which had a lot higher of a blower speed output compared to many modern furnaces which are now efficiency driven and therefore don’t typically blow air as hard.

We made some adjustments to a few dampers that were present, went over some options for ductwork size reducing, but ultimately, customer decided he could put the money together to replace the furnace now, so we shifted gears into a new plan.

We decided to upsize the new furnace to compensate for the outdated ductwork since the customer liked the idea of getting a two stage furnace installed. (Single stage furnaces typically shouldn’t be upsized past square footage recommendations) This should give the extra airflow needed to reach the upstairs of the home better and will not compromise energy efficiency due to the two-stage setup.

The current furnace was a 80,000btu, and we upsized it to a 100,000 btu two-stage Goodman furnace. This furnace will run at an output of 70,000btu on low stage, and will be setup to switch to the 100,000 btu high stage after 20 minutes of run time if the thermostat isn’t yet satisfied (which only should occur on extremely cold days).

After my installers were finished, I returned on-site to do a proper start-up procedure, safety inspection, and fine-tune all nessessary adjustments should as stage timing, gas pressures, and blower speeds.

System is running and heating well, and the customers now have much better air flow throughout the entire home, whilst still remaining energy efficient.
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Are you still getting HVAC equipment replacement estimates from a sales guy rather than an expert level technician? You and I will custom tailor a plan to meet all of your needs without breaking your bank! You will receive unmatched dedication and knowledge from me on every visit no matter the HVAC topic at hand!

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01/15/2025

Night-time service call for an old Reznor garage heater that is installed in a basement.

Customer was starting to have issues with pipes freezing due to extreme temperatures and wanted to see if we could get it up and running in a safe manner as it’s been idle for years.

Inspected heat exchanger for any signs of cracks and exhaust pipe for holes. Preformed a draft test on exhaust pipe to ensure the chimney isn’t plugged. Inspected all electrical connections, tested fan motor and high limit switch for proper functions.

Lit pilot and verified main burner operation.

System is indeed running in a safe and effective manner. Gave further instructions to customer on how to relight pilot if needed later on, and how to properly use the system.

The additional basement heat source is now restored with no further issues to report.

01/09/2025

Service call for a Fraser Johnston furnace.

System was intermittently losing heating function and displaying a code 11 “high limit trip” fault.

Preformed routine maintenance to check temperature rise, gas pressure, blower speed, air filter, and all other essentials to cover potential overheating issues.

During the maintenance, found that the blower motor would randomly shut off due to power loss from the circuitboard causing the code 11 fault.

Replaced circuit board and verified operation.

System no longer has intermittent heating issues, and is now well maintained for the rest of the winter!

12/23/2024

Routine maintenance for a Bryant High-Efficiency Furnace.

Replaced a dirty air-filter and an out-of-spec blower capacitor. Made a slight adjustment to gas pressure. Cleaned a dirty flame sensor and plugged condensation trap. Cleaned leaves out of intake screen. Rest of the maintenance turned out as normal.

Gave information to the client about proper placement of CO detectors in home due to the age of the furnace. (CO detectors should be less then 5 years old, and placed no higher than 3 feet off the ground)

I do not recommend “combo CO and smoke detectors” as smoke rises while CO falls to the ground.

Is your furnace ready for winter and functioning in a safe manner?

Call Tyler today for prompt furnace tune-up scheduling and unmatched service!

12/14/2024

Service call for a night-time, weekend, no-heat visit.

Here at Tyler Epp Heating & Cooling, I do not charge any additional rates for emergency visits; Good luck finding a company that offers that without a high-priced maintenance plan!

Furnace was not heating due to a failed 25+ year old thermostat. Replaced thermostat with a new Honeywell T4 thermostat, setup customer’s desired scheduling times, and verified operation.

System is now running and heating well again with no further issues to report!

Why are YOU still paying for “Emergency Rates” with your current HVAC providers? 😎