Heating and Cooling FAQs Archive
Repair Gas Furnace or Replace it? Read This First
Not sure whether you need to replace or repair a gas furnace in your Indianapolis home? We can help guide and prepare you for this home investment. You may be ready if you have dealt with frequent repairs or breakdowns over the last few winters. If you purchased a home this year, you may have...
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How to Heat an Older Home in Indiana
If your preference leans toward character or certain neighborhoods, you may be curious how best to heat an older home. There are many of these gems in Indianapolis from grand Victorians to simple Craftsmans and modest bungalows. Whether you’re fond of a particular architecture or you’ve long admired the established neighborhoods with older homes, these...
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Know When to Call Local HVAC Contractors in Indianapolis
Sometimes you know right away when to call Indianapolis HVAC contractors. If you’re a new homeowner or would like to better understand what’s normal and what isn’t, read on. At Homesense in Indianapolis, we strongly believe in education. Whether it’s our technicians, installers, office staff, or customers, we advocate for knowing as much as you...
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HVAC Terms to Know
Whether you’re in the market for a heating and cooling system or not, it’s important to know certain HVAC terms. In this blog, we’ll cover some of the basics. They’ll help you evaluate a future purchase as well as the performance of your current system. In this installment, we’ll break down the meaning behind basics...
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Programmable Thermostat With Wifi Benefits
Have you jumped on the programmable thermostat with wifi wagon yet? Whether you have an old manual dial thermostat or have a basic programmable model, there’s room to grow. Today’s thermostats offer a lot of benefits for your convenience and cost savings in your Indianapolis home. Programmable Thermostat With Wifi Features Wifi Thermostat Settings and...
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HVAC Contractor: Does My Furnace Need One?
Does my furnace need a repair by an HVAC contractor, or can I do it myself? At Homesense in Indianapolis, we hear questions like these a lot. Let’s review some of the common ones and how to address the issues. We want to educate where we can while we remain available for any of your...
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Your HVAC and Carbon Monoxide Safety
Read on for great HVAC and carbon monoxide safety tips. To preserve safety for your family, you do lots of things – is HVAC maintenance one of them? Our heating and air systems are easy to take for granted. As long as they operate in the background, everyone is comfortable. When they break, things can...
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What is a Variable Speed Furnace?
Many Indianapolis area homeowners have never bought a new comfort system for their home. In trying to figure out what is going to be best, you are going to hear about a variable speed furnace fan. The fan or blower in question is the fan that provides airflow to all the registers in your home...
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How to Choose a Furnace Filter for Your Indianapolis Area Home
It’s time to change the filter in your furnace. You walk in heroically, passing aisle after aisle of unneeded tools and gadgets on a mission to the back of the hardware store. There you’re met by a wall filled with thin cardboard boxes, filed on shelves that extend as far as the eye can see. You thought...
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Cleaning A/C Unit and Other Spring Cleaning Tips
It’s that time! The madness of being stuck somewhere winter and spring. No matter where you’re located in or around Indianapolis, here’s our quick list to help you prepare your house for the warm weather ahead — obviously including our tips on cleaning A/C unit: 1. Check Roof Look for missing shingles, leaks, or any...
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