HVAC Indianapolis Archive
Indianapolis HVAC FAQ: Downflow Furnace or Downflow Air Conditioner
What is an Downflow Furnace or Downflow Air Conditioner? The term downflow is used to describe the airflow of a given furnace or air handler. The term is only used to describe the airflow of the indoor system. In a downflow furnace application, the air conditioner evaporator coil will sit below the furnace. In most applications, the furnace air...
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Indianapolis HVAC FAQ: Upflow Furnace or Upflow Air Conditioner
What is an Upflow Furnace or Upflow Air Conditioner? The term upflow is used to describe the airflow of a given furnace or air handler. The term is only used to describe the airflow of the indoor system. In an upflow furnace application, the air conditioner evaporator coil will sit above the furnace. In most...
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Overcome Fear as a Homeowner
Fear is a topic you probably don’t expect to hear about from your heating and cooling guy. And not to worry, our technicians aren’t walking into your home to give a treatise on Soren Kierkegaard. I’m talking about it though, because at their core many homeowners reach out to us with an underlying state of...
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My Heat Pump Is Smoking, What Do I Do?
Updated December 2023 With heat pump efficiency increases, large rebates from the government, and more customers wanting quiet outdoor systems, Homesense is having more calls for new heat pump installations. We are getting more questions from home owners who’ve never dealt with one before. We’ve discussed a few questions already this fall about these systems...
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The Whole House Humidifier Story Every Parent Needs To Read
As a parent, did you know a whole house humidifier can solve the frustration of room humidifiers, keep kids healthy, and protect your home? Read on for my personal story! As I stood there in the dark, bare feet on the cold wet carpet, holding in the normal screams of pain that should accompany such a jolt...
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Home Inspection and That Old Furnace
Be sure to check your home inspection and the old furnace. On that long list of items to check off for your new home, at 50% of utility costs and the most expensive appliance in your home, heating and cooling is not the item to take lightly. We work with a number of great realtors...
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Keep Broad Ripple Safe – Why Homesense is Pledging $1,000
Like anyone who’s grown up in Indianapolis, I’ve spent my fair share of time in Broad Ripple. My experience has gone from a very wide-eyed teenager walking the strip, to a slightly less wide-eyed 21 year old meeting college friends out at OPT’s, to reconnecting with my future wife at Broad Ripple Tavern, to having...
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7 Songs About the Sun to Celebrate Warmer Days
According to the Homesense weatherman Paul Poteet, we are going to hit the 50’s today with sunshine. If you’re anything like the Homesense team, and I bet you are, you’re incredibly ready for this winter to end. Don’t get me wrong, we love helping you fix your furnaces, we’ve just been doing it for four...
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Second Opinion on Airtron HVAC Diagnosis
Have you called Airtron out to your home and are looking for a second opinion? While Homesense believes Airtron is a well run company, we know sometimes home owners like to have a second set of eyes when it comes to an expensive repair or replacement recommendation. If you’re looking for an objective second opinion, give us a...
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8 Critical Heating and Cooling Questions to Ask
When something happens to your air conditioner unit or your furnace, you need it fixed, the right way – right now. Couple that with sorting through the hundreds of heating and cooling companies in Indianapolis, and you may just feel overwhelmed. To help make your elimination process easier and avoid risk, here are 8 critical heating...
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