Heating Archive

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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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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Are you an Indianapolis area realtor, read on for some great HVAC tips that could help your customers! Whether you like it or not, clients expect you to have expertise in everything inside the home. On top of dealing with the complications of a crazy housing market (which has changed how many times in the...
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Homeowners and residents of Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, and the broader Central Indiana area have seen a polar vortex before. But with each time one hits, extremely low temperatures and harsh conditions put your home’s heating system to the test. Our goal is to always arm homeowners with great information to keep them safe and comfortable,...
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Updated: Winter 2023 With the bitterly cold weather, furnaces and heat pumps all over Indianapolis are going out requiring replacement. Unfortunately, there are some companies in the heating and cooling industry that use these moments of duress to push equipment that’s either unnecessary or excessively priced. While we appreciate that different firms have different costs...
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Revised Winter 2023 As the temperature dips for the first time this fall, homeowners across Central Indiana oftentimes smell something funny. Before you call on Homesense for an emergency furnace repair, go through these steps: #1 Don’t Worry It’s very normal that your furnace will have a funny smell the first time you turn it...
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As the trend towards sustainable and energy-efficient home heating grows along with significant tax incentives in 2023, many Indianapolis residents are considering the transition from traditional gas furnaces to electric heat. Gas furnace to electric heat conversion in the Indianapolis is not just about switching appliances; it’s a commitment to efficiency, environmental responsibility, and potentially,...
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Revised: Fall 2023 DIY – Do it yourself is big these days.  Understandable.  We’re all trying to stretch our dollars.  While we’re told we’re not in a recession, it seems inflation is still an abiding issue, and therefore our confidence as consumers and homeowners is pretty low.  All that to say I’m all for doing...
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Revised: November 2023  Has recent weather convinced you a new heat pump is in your future? When you’re ready to upgrade or replace your system with a new heat pump system, we want to help you prepare. We’ll review how a new heat pump works, basic terms used to evaluate heat pumps and what constitutes...
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Updated: Fall of 2023 Chances are if you’re reading this, you’ve had a technician out to your home for a furnace repair and you’ve been told there’s a crack heat exchanger in your furnace. First off, you need to know what heat exchangers do in your furnace. As we discuss in the video below, this...
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