My thermostat quit working over the weekend. I called ARS and I had a service tech her first thing this morning. He explained how the unit works, what went wrong and fixed it. I have them for my heating and A/C and I can't say enough about the company's promptness and work. I've had them for years ...great company, great people. read more

ARS OF Illinois is a very reliable service for all your Heating/Cooling and plumbing issues. We thought our old hot water tank might be close to its end. ARS set a suitable appointment time for us and sent their Service Tech Terrence Spranger to assess our situation. Terrence was on time, checked everything out thoroughly and explained all our options. He gave very detailed information about a new tank, went over product brand, install, warranties, service on the new 40 gallon tank, pricing, delivery/install dates and answered all our questions. Honestly, Terrence did an amazing job from his first visit to the end visit of installing our new tank. He was straight forward about everything with NO pressure to buy. He left the area immaculately clean and we have peace of mind that we are all set now with the new tank for many years to come! Terrence Spranger is a consummate licensed professional with over 10+ years at ARS. It was solely because of HIM that we agreed right away to move forward without calling any other company for pricing! He gave us a very fair deal and I was even able to use a coupon to get some money off! We can't say enough good things about Terrence. We are very satisfied with the whole process that Terrence took us thru. He's a true asset to the ARS team and we will exclusively be calling ARS and requesting him for any and all service calls! read more

I have never left a negative business review until this moment. Roto Rooter Itaska receives zero stars. I scheduled a furnace/air conditioning tune up through my local Home Depot. The service was scheduled for a time between 10am to 2 pm. I received zero calls/text for an arrival time. I have called and spoken to roto rooter operators 5 times. Nice apologies and promises to call with an estimated arrival time were the responses. They noted that they could see in their system I was on the appointment list. The time is now 5:15pm. After placing another call I have been promised a service tech will arrive by 7pm. I was encouraged to be patient. Wow! This is beyond poor business service. Do not schedule Home Depot Rescue Rooter! read more

**DO NOT TRUST ARS Rescue Rooter: A Costly, Deceitful, and Dangerous Nightmare** I am writing this review to explicitly warn homeowners to stay far away from ARS Rescue Rooter if you value honesty, safety, or quality work. We paid this company thousands of dollars, only to be left with a butchered, inefficient installation, a mountain of stress, and endless days of missed work fighting to get them to fix their mistakes. To make a terrible situation completely unforgivable, ARS dragged us through this nightmare while two of my family members were actively dying from cancer. They showed a complete lack of competence, and basic integrity. Here is exactly what ARS Rescue Rooter did to our home and family: ### **1. Bait-and-Switch Engineering & Locked-Out Energy Savings** * **The Inefficiency Scam:** They advertised and sold us an expensive, high-efficiency modulating system, but then delivered mixed and matched non-communicating components. To get full advantage of communicating systems, all components have to be communicating. While the furnace, evaporator coil, and A2L refrigerant detection system support it, they installed a heat pump and thermostat that do *not*. This completely locks us out of the energy and cost savings of a fully communicating system. * **Stolen/Withheld Equipment:** They sold me a Honeywell thermostat SKU (THX321WF3001W) that explicitly includes a remote wireless indoor room sensor to balance home temperatures. ARS kept the sensor. When confronted with the official manufacturer documentation proving it belongs to the SKU, they flat-out denied it. ### **2. Horrible, Incompetent Installation & Wiring** * **Severe Safety Violation:** They initially installed the outdoor equipment directly under a bedroom egress window, completely blocking a critical emergency/fire exit. Fixing their jaw-dropping lack of judgment cost me another full day of missed work. * **Structural Negligence:** The manufacturer explicitly requires the outdoor unit to be anchored to a concrete slab. Instead, ARS just set it on a plastic base. Because it is mounted on risers, the unit moves in high winds, which are becoming increasingly common in our area. Just a matter of time before it breaks apart from the refrigerant lines. * **Stripped-Down Performance:** Despite selling a multi-stage system, they failed to wire either the furnace or the heat pump for multi-stage heating or cooling. They effectively left us paying for a premium system but only receiving single-stage, energy-inefficient operation. Potentially worst part of everything? Because it is a single stage system, this system actually uses MORE electricity than 20 year old system they replaced!!! WTF?! * **Air Gaps & Code Violations:** They left gaping holes between the supply duct and the furnace/air handler, requiring multiple emergency service calls just to seal the system. Furthermore, they mounted the A2L detection system, Equipment Interface Module (EIM), and heat pump wireless links directly to the supply duct--in direct violation of documented manufacturer warnings. * **No Heat Pump Drain:** They threw away or ignored the manufacturer-provided condensation drain for the heat pump. This has caused regular freeze/thaw cycles right on the plastic pad they provided. ### **3. Comfort Failures & Administrative Laziness** * **Family Health Impacts:** The humidifier we purchased was wired strictly to the furnace instead of the heat pump (our primary heating component). As a result, our home was intensely dry all winter, causing our family to suffer from chronic dry skin and severe nosebleeds. Multiple e-mails, phone calls and time off work literally cost my family extra money. Now they no longer reply to e-mails or phone calls. * **Skipped Checklists & Paperwork:** The technicians completely abandoned the mandatory installation checklist. This checklist is vital for homeowners to prove the system was installed to manufacturer specification for future warranty claims. To top it off, they failed to affix product registration labels to the owner manuals, forcing me to waste even more time tracking down model and serial numbers just to get them back out to look at their broken work. ### **The Bottom Line** ARS Rescue Rooter will happily take thousands of your dollars, cut every corner imaginable, withhold parts you paid for, and leave you with a butchered, single-stage system that doesn't function as advertised. ARS Rescue Rooter stole our hard-earned money, precious time, and peace of mind during the most painful chapter of our family's life. Do not let them do this to your home or your family. **Hire anyone else** read more

Customer service was poor. We waited all day for service and no one responded. AI assistant said we were still on their appointment list. I finally got a person on the phone but he said my appointment was not scheduled for today. I received a text confirmation for my appointment. So the person was not telling the truth. Second time this company has given me poor service. Will use other companies in the future read more

I can't say enough good things about ARS and our technician, Luis Bultron. He did an unbelievable job. He showed so much patience with my 85-year-old parents, walked us all through the process, gave us clear options, and made us feel incredibly comfortable with our choice. Truly one of the best experiences I've ever had with a technician. I'd highly recommend this company to anyone on the fence. read more

Door to door people and phone calls all day is annoying. If they can't take a no, they can't built a roof

Over priced bad work. They installed a system for my home, it's has had multiple issues. They charged me a fee each time they came out and said mother was wrong. I had another company check and found that they installed the wiring wrong. Called ARS to make it right, it's been three+ business days with no reply. Don't do business with them! read more

Their whole management infrastructure sucks. They installed a heater couldn't get it to work. It has been a month and a half, and it still does not work. Never return any calls. Never speak to any management only the phone operators that you speak to. We still have no heat installed crappy left a hole in our wall and we haven't heard anything . Bad company. read more

One year ago, ARS sold us and installed a heat pump/furnace and AC unit. On April 15, 2026, I had a tech come and do an A/C clean and check. He said the system wasn't cooling to the proper temperature by at least 10 degrees. He identified a faulty valve that was letting the coolant leak out, said it was covered under warranty, and would order it, after which service would be scheduled. After 4 weeks and hearing nothing, I started calling. Every call was with a different person, required re-explaining everything, and was ended with assurances that someone would call back. Crickets. Since May 30 (12 days ago), I have been calling EVERY day. I have been passed on to the "resolution department" three times, always getting someone new. I'm told that the part never got ordered on April 15 for unexplained reasons, but now it supposedly is on order. No one will confess when that order was actually placed. A slow boat from China would have been here by now. The resolution department cannot even seem to get through to the local branch to find out the status of the part. This was supposedly elevated to higher management at least 4 days ago. Still no word, and it's now over 90 degrees and humid. I'm now uncomfortable in my home with a one-year-old system and can't seem to get answers or talk to the local branch. Twelve days and they can't tell me the status on a simple valve replacement, much less when someone will be scheduled to do the repair. Two months! I would never recommend this company. read more

Good morning. Two people came to look at my fireplace because I thought it emitting carbon monixide. It took them about thirty minutes to look over the fireplace & then told me it was old & needed replacing due to a small amount of leakage but said on low setting, the leakage waa not dangerous. It took one of the guys about 10 minutes to write up a receipt for me. As soon as they arrived, I had to pay $75.00 for them coming out. They asked for cash but we agreed on Zelle. Once they were done looking over the fireplace, I waa told my charge was $250! I asked, "For what?!" I was told it was for accessing the problem. I was not happy about it so he took off $50. but the whole visit still cost me $275. for a thirty minute assessment with no work being done. Will not use Rescue Rooter again. read more

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I scheduled an AC Tune-up for Thursday, 4/16 between 8am to 12pm. Shortly after that, I received a message stating that due to high volume of calls, my appointment had to be rescheduled. It was rescheduled for Friday, 4/17 between 10am to 2pm. On Friday, 4/17 I received three text messages from ARS. The first two stated that I was on their schedule and the tech would be here between 10am to 2pm. The third text stated that I was on their schedule and thanked me for my patience (that should have been a sign to me that the tech was not going to be at my house by 2pm). As of 2:45pm, I have yet to hear from or see the technician. I have called ARS's office twice and talked with two different customer service reps. They attempted to call their dispatch and was unable to talk with them. The last AC tune-up was performed by ARS about two years ago. read more

These people are unreliable. Called to make a same day appointment and we were told they had someone available. Then they called later that evening to cancel. We agreed to reschedule for next day but again called to reschedule so we canceled. If you are in an urgent situation i suggest you call another company. Try Excel plumbing read more

Terrence was amazing for todays service very informative on the HVAC system as in helping us to extend the life of our AC by recommending us a few tips on it, he also was very helpful with the installation as in repairing the part that pretty much changed how our home was before hand freezing and not working. he explained the process and diagnosed it. read more

I do not normally post reviews but thought I should in this case to warn people know about this company. HVAC companies have a reputation for not being honest with people, this company is a poster child for that. They offer a discounted rate for senior citizens to inspect the furnace. After the inspection ARS finds other things that need to be repaired right NOW. In our case they supposedly found a crack in the heat exchanger, made a senior citizen nervous because of supposed carbon monoxide leakage in the house, made her sign a form acknowledging it. Their cost to fix it 4 times what another company offered to do the same job. And we found out there was no breach or crack in the heat exchanger that was dangerous or emitting carbon monoxide. Stay away, don't get caught in their web. no stars read more

The time window I was given was 8am to 12 noon...the technician arrived at 215!!!! no apology no nothing...the service department called me at 8am, and told me I was the 2nd customer and the technician would be at my house between 10 and 1030...great!!! ..however at 12 noon I called and the service department told me that they couldnt reach him when hes on a job......talked to them 2 more times and he finally arrived at 215!!!...When he completed the tune-up I asked if I could write a check and he said how funny I've gotten 5 checks today...hmmm guess I wasnt 2nd on the list. Unfortunately, they have just lost a customer who has been wth them for almost 6 years!! read more

Horrible experience. This company originally installed the furnace in our house many years back. They came out Day 1 to fix our furnace which had broken in the middle of the night. The technician said the part isn't available anywhere in the entire state until Day 2 or Day 3. He said he would call Day 2, never did, I had to call the company direct who said someone would reach out to me. Next day (Day 3), they call me saying the part won't be available until 6 more days!!! I spoke with manager who assured me there was nothing they could do and they have to get these parts special ordered from the manufacturer and they are not available anywhere in the state. I asked for refund of initial fee of $103 and she refused, even through their on hold message says if you are not 100% satisfied we will refund your costs. I said I will call another company. THE VERY NEXT COMPANY I CALLED HAD THE EXACT PART IN HAND IN STOCK AND REPLACED SAME DAY! All in all WTF, total waste of time and money. I will never use this company again. This company does not keep their word to their clients and doesn't keep anything in stock according to the manager. Very bad business model. read more

I've had ARS out to my house three times in the past year to service my furnace and a/c, and here are a couple of my thoughts... They are quality technicians, not salesmen. They are friendly and personable. They are thorough. They don't try to up charge you. I would highly recommend ARS! read more

Avoid this company at all costs. I found them at Home Depot. Yesterday I sat around for five hours waiting for somebody to show up. Nobody showed up. They rescheduled me for today. Today I sat around for four hours, and now they tell me they want to reschedule for February 9. Effectively, the only thing they've done for two days is waste my time. Communication is absolutely horrendous. I would avoid this company unless you don't value your time. read more

Same experience as most people on here, appear to be legit but only during sale, had an issue with $15.000 they installed 2 years prior, some part of the furnace was leaking freon, they said while part is covered figuring out where it's leaking from and adding 1lbs of coolant is $1100, two year old furnace they sold us. Mind blowing read more

Do not hire. Quoted us $14-10K for an on average $5000 installation. Spent two hours giving us an aggressive sales pitch, was rude and very disrespectful to my father. If I wasn't there, they would have taken advantage of my parents. Glad I intervened and found another place that was great! read more

I did a pre-emptive furnace and AC replacement project on a 25 year old unit.  I had weak signals over the past couple of years that any time would be a good time to do this replacement and I didn't want to wait for an emergency.  I got several quotes and ARS (American Residential Services)/Home Depot came in at a good value, but they were also not the lowest quote.   Bill Schaafer and Bill Cavallone installed the new Carrier furnace and AC system for me.  I was pleased with their professionalism and services.  Keith Hickman was the knowledgeable salesman for the job and he also came through for us on getting a 15% discount for a next day opportunity installation.  They do about 80% of Home Depot's HVAC business and 100% of Lowe's, so they have a partnership and backing of some big businesses which I liked.  In other words, as opposed to say a small family business, I can count on them being around for decades.  I noticed after the fact, lol, that they have a lot of poor reviews!  I hope their poor performance days are over as I saw no signs of it myself though admittedly it's early days still.  Time will tell I guess as I expect to use this system for 20+ years going forward.  BTW, my brother used ARS/Home Depot for a new furnace and we will both get a $200 check for the referral business. read more

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I should have read the reviews before engaging with this Company. They installed my new furnace and AC last winter. They said it would be critical that they come out for a summer start up before using the new AC unit this summer and that they would be reaching out to schedule. They never reached out (nor did I expect them to) and so I scheduled them from 8am-12pm on 5/5/25. They called at 12:45 pm and said they "needed to cancel for other high priority customers due to the temperature drop. 1) It's not cancelling when you call after the appointment window, it's called not showing up for your appointment 2) By temperature drop, it was 60 degrees yesterday and 55 degrees today She said they could reschedule me for 3 weeks out as they take appointments "in the order of priority". After pleading my case they graciously allowed me to schedule for 2 weeks out. Great to know we aren't a high priority customer, at least it gave my wife and I a good afternoon laugh! read more

They used to do a good job -- they installed new HVAC and hot water heater in my home in 2021. But lately their service scheduling has been terrible. Had a 4-hour Friday window in April and they never showed up -- no call, no text. And when I called to reschedule on Monday they claimed they had been trying to reach me -- not! No apologies either. Rescheduled for three weeks later -- no effort to make it right. Happened again today (June 9) for a water heater not working. Waiting six hours so far. They promised an update -- but nothing. I have called twice. Was promised a text or call -- nothing! Last call they said they will be here sometime...while I have no hot water from the still-warranteed unit they installed. No apologies -- very abrupt and dismissive. They have lost my support and I can no longer recommend their services. read more

They always say we will have someone out between 8 and 12. Last time they got here at two pm. We are the customers, without us customers there is no rescue rooters. So we have to be at home and wait for that phone call to tell us were next! I spent over 20k over ten years on two new Hvac systems! All us customers are to you are atm machines handing over money to you every time you come out! Wait for you is all we do, don't we matter? I don't think so! I see by your ratings I'm not alone on your service. read more

They charged me 4 hundred dollars for a part. Next day same problem. Called 4 seasons and it was a spider web. Spider web taken out unit runs great. I am out 4 hundred dollars. The spider is laughing. read more

Last Sunday, June 29, our air conditioner stopped running. I called ARS and scheduled a service call for Monday, June 30. The technicians arrived and assessed the situation. They told me the bearings on the motor were shot. They also said the capacitor needed to be replaced and recommended we purchase a whole new air conditioner. The cost to replace the motor and the capacitor would be $2,200. We also paid $109 for the service call. Hearing this, my husband said no thank you and called ABT. On Tuesday, an HVAC technician from ABT came and replaced the capacitor. We did not need a new motor and the total cost was $360 which included the cost of the service call as well as the capacitor. Before you call ARS, make sure to call ABT first. They will save you time and money! read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. My experience with ARS, scheduled through Home Depot, has been one of the most frustrating and disappointing service encounters I've ever had. I originally scheduled an HVAC service appointment, and the technician was supposed to come on a Friday between 4 and 8 PM. Not only did no one show up, but I waited at home until 9 PM -- no call, no update, no explanation. This wasn't the first time. It was the fifth time I had been kept waiting at home for hours without any service provided. Throughout this entire ordeal, I contacted Home Depot Customer Service multiple times to express my frustration and file complaints. After each complaint, someone from ARS would eventually reach out to me with a new offer -- not because they took initiative or accountability, but clearly because Home Depot contacted them. Their attempts to "make me happy" were superficial at best. After the last missed appointment, ARS reached out yet again to try and reschedule a sixth time. First, they offered to charge me only for one of my two AC units. Later, they came back with an offer to do both units completely free of charge. I refused. Out of principle, I cannot continue working with a company that has wasted over 25 hours of my time across five missed appointments and only acts after being pressured by Home Depot. This service has been unreliable, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable. Home Depot needs to seriously reconsider its partnership with ARS -- their behavior reflects poorly on your brand and is driving customers away. Avoid ARS at all costs. -- Jose S. read more

I first came to know about ARS when I was walking around Home Depot and they were offering deal in A/C tune up. At the time I scheduled A/C tune up with them as I have never tuned up my A/C. About a year later my compressor stopped working . My units are about 18 years old so I understand their time had came. Then I scheduled a free estimate from ARS for AC and furnace replacement. Sales person came out and gave me classic sales pitch. He did educate me on hvac systems and even mentioned heat pump technology in which I became very interested in. He was willing to work with me on the price but I just didn't feel comfortable making a quick decision without researching on heat pumps and ARS. So I asked him for some time which he was not willing to give. Conversation became bit uncomfortable and he ended up leaving by saying we are not doing business as I do not expect you to call me to pay a higher price. That rubbed the wrong way. I immediately researched their brands and the company and I'm glad I did. In my limited experience I most likely won't go with ARS because I did not hear good things about York brand hvac systems. I cannot say they are good or a bad company. My position is neutral. read more

If I could give 10 stars, it still wouldn't be enough. My house drains were backing water into house and the smell was unbelievable. Fearing the worst after having another company come out and tell me that my pipes had broken and on the verge of passing out from the cost that I was told. I decide to try ARS for a second opinion and THANK GOD I DID. As soon Zach from ARS arrived, I told him the problem, and he immediately told me what was going on, and explained everything that he would be doing. After 30 minutes or so of Zach cleaning out the lines the water inside the house went away and the drain outside opened up. I felt like I won the Lottery. Thank God for an Honest Company like ARS and even more Zach super professional from start to finish. Only Con. Please give you plumber business cards so customers like me can poster them at work. Great service all around even better professionalism from Zack!!!!!!!!! read more

Horrible ! Kept telling the ordered part is in, we had to take 2 1/2 days off from work for them to tell us that the part is not in. Also told us that we did not have an appointment one day, then someone else said yes and switched it to later in the day. .still no parts. Never called back when they said they would. Had to keep calling them. When tech replaced parts, damaged the grill on top of ac unit. Didn't tell anyone. Spoke to Liz Cruz, very rude! Only offered $81 discount for missing time from work due to them . Asked to speak to her boss, told me several times she will put a work order in, never got a call. When I asked her again, she said he doesn't speak to customers. read more

I called ARS on November 10, 2025 to fix the inducer motor because I knew exactly what was wrong with the furnace after my own extensive diagnosis. A guy showed up and confirmed my diagnosis, but he told me the replacement would cost me $2390! He told me it wasn't worhwhile to replace the motor. I knew how much a motor of that model costs (a little bit over $100) and the time to replace the motor will be less than an hour. The guy insisted I replace the whole heating and AC units because they were over 12 years old and he insisted on scheduling their sales team for the same day. I smelled the dishonesty right away and paid him the $109 diagnosis fee to let him go. My honest advice is DO NOT USE ARS if you're not desperate. read more

My rating on your ARS furnace inspector and sales person James would give a low rating. It was very noticeable that my furnace tune up was only a camera check to find some crack in the heater exchange. I provide the inspector my vacuumed which I know he did not use as after he left I opened the filter area and could see the pre filter was dirty and I marked it with small tape to see if it was opened. I have 6 LED CO2 detectors all connected to wifi and an app that shows me history of any CO2 detection. I have never seen it move over 0 PPM. Plus if it is the heat exchanger crack Trane has 20 year warranty that through research cost $600-$800 for remove and replace not the $3100 that ARS quoted. Plus your sales person did not want to replace the heat exchanger only stated it would require a new furnace and AC unit at over $18,000 but he would give 20% if I sign up today. My plans are to have 5 star heating and air who installed my Trane XV90 furnaces to come for a recheck in January. They stated that what can look like a crack may not be a crack that breaches the exchanger area and any sign of Leck should show up on one of my 6 CO2 detectors installed above air vents and above furnace area. They stated they have other checks they use to see if any cracks exist that breach to exchanger area. ARS is not for me way to expensive! read more

Made an appointment for Friday, 6-9Pm. Got a call that Friday around 735PM from Dean saying it was late and he wanted to go home. He said I'd get a call from them Saturday morning. It is now Sunday 5Pm and I've never heard from them. I went to another company. I should have read the reviews before I made the appointment. This never would have happened. read more

We used ARS to replace 2 AC units 2 years ago. We went with them because they promised great warranty and great service. Today my AC unit stopped working. A part that should last 10-15 years lasted 2. Not to worry - I paid $109 for them to come out and tell me that the part is covered under warranty, but the labor will be $999. Does the tech think the part should have lasted longer? Yep. Says you can call the manufacturer, but I doubt they will do anything. read more

There are a million HVAC companies. Use someone else. They cancelled on my HVAC repair FOUR (4) times. Offered a big discount for me to keep the appointment and then cancelled again. Completely unprofessional and unreliable. read more

I would not recommend to do anything. Called at noon with toilet issue told them 4 people one bathroom and to people with medical conditions. Were told they would be here between 2 and 6. Would receive call 45 min. prior. 5:30 no call no plumber. Called told I had to wait till 6 before anything could be done. Called at six, told message would be forwarded to tech. 7 Called back given same excuse. I would not recommend for anything I would give zero stars but you have to give at least 1 read more

Scammers. They are advertising really low tune up prices but it's the way to get in your house. After it they are explaining that "is wrong" with your unit and trying to sell you $25-$30 part for $390. read more

We used ARS for a total replacement or both furnace and A/C units, not broken just older units, 26 years old. The salesman was good and I originally called to let them know we hired another company and let worked out an even better deal. Great saver of money, as we pay via cash. The professional installers came early for install and did the whole job in 7 hours. They did drill into a fiberglass washtub, without asking and installed a condensation pump in wrong area on side of furnace vs. behind furnace. I needed to pour cement for platform to put basement back in order. They ran the a/c lines in a bad spot and will return to relocate these lines. So just a small hassle to set more time aside. I would use their service again, just wish they asked before doing some of the things that need to be changed or twiked. read more

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Responded promptly & communicated with me on everything he did & was able to resolve my plumbing issues. Was charged a reasonable fee for everything done. We will only call them for our future plumbing & mechanical issues. read more