Indianapolis Heating and Cooling Blog
IAQ (indoor air quality) is an important part of your home’s health
IAQ (indoor air quality) is an increasingly hot topic as homeowners consider the health of their home. Many people are also spending more time working from home in recent years. This means making the home safe and healthy is top of mind for everyone. While it’s showing up in the news and culture...
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The Homesense Tune-Up Process
Like any mechanical system, your HVAC system breaks down over time and needs consistent tune-ups. A tune-up, like an oil change for your car, can help ensure that your systems run longer and smoother. This saves you time, money, and (hopefully) stress. As we’ve outlined in our comprehensive Maintenance Guide, getting seasonal tune-ups on your...
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iWave Air Purifier Review: indoor air quality made easy
We’re officially heading towards fall here in Indianapolis. As a result, that means cooler temperatures and the start of fall allergies for many homeowners. As we’ve all spent more time indoors the past year and a half, indoor air quality has become a more important subject for many people. The EPA says indoor air is...
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Are HVAC Service Agreements Worth It? Exploring the Value of Annual Service Plans
As a homeowner in Indianapolis, maintaining your HVAC system is essential to ensuring year-round comfort. One question that often comes up is whether annual HVAC service agreements are worth the investment or just a clever way for companies to make extra money. From what you see on Facebook groups and other discussions online, it makes...
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Most Commonly Asked HVAC Questions – Answered!
We’ve been doing HVAC for a while now in and around Indianapolis and we get a lot of questions from customers related to their homes and systems. In an effort to bring all that expertise together, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most common questions our techs get asked every year as the...
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Why our technicians aren’t incentivized to sell
“It’s time to replace your AC (or furnace).” Maybe you’ve had an HVAC technician say this to you before with utmost certainty. Seems harmless enough, right? Sometimes it’s true, but would you trust a cardiologist who only gave you the option to have a heart transplant? Similarly, would you trust a technician that’s incentivized to...
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Dehumidifiers 101: What do they do and why do I need one?
Humidity Problem Living in the midwest means we’re all familiar with humidity, but many homeowners aren’t familiar with how to control humidity through dehumidifiers. Few things are worse than stepping outside on a July day and feeling the hot wall of humidity hit you. While the summer especially comes to mind, the outside air is...
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The Most Common Air Duct Problems for Homeowners
Air ducts work in the background to keep your home heated and cooled properly and to maintain good indoor air quality. When your HVAC system and ductwork are functioning properly, air flows smoothly. When they are not, you may know it by some common signs: Rising energy bills Rooms that are difficult to heat and...
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How to Clean Your Air Conditioner of Cottonwood and Dirt
Overtime, your outdoor air conditioning unit will get covered in dirt and possibly cottonwood. Eastern cottonwood trees grow throughout the eastern US and leave behind small cotton-like balls as they shed. These are of particular interest as you go to clean your AC. However, be aware that dirt, leaves, and other outdoor items can cause...
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June Weather is Warming Up!
🥵 Are you worried about your AC unit having to run on overdrive as the temps heat up? It’s looking like temps this weekend are going to climb pretty quickly. But we’ve got some helpful tips and resources for you to help beat the heat. Our owner, Brian Schutt, put together this quick video with...
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