Is your heating and cooling ready for Indianapolis winters. If your HVAC unit isn’t ready to heat your home this winter, it makes many fun holiday traditions impossible.
Whether you have an air conditioner and furnace or a heat pump, it affects your comfort, health, safety and wallet. When you gather around the Thanksgiving table, decorate for the Christmas holidays, light candles for Hannukkah or any other holiday, chances are you want a cozy home to do it.
Also, regardless of what type of equipment you have, it represents a major financial investment in your home. In short, heating and air preparations for winter benefit you and your family in many ways.
Take action now to ensure your heating system is ready for the cold days ahead. Then relax and enjoy festivities and cozy winter days with friends and family.
Our weather can run to extremes here in central Indiana. We cope with crazy ice storms as well as unseasonably warm days, such as the year Indianapolis hosted the Super Bowl. Follow these steps for heating and air preparations and be ready for any of Mother Nature’s moods.
Whether it’s the final mow of the season or the collection of fall leaves, be sure to clear away debris from your outdoor equipment. Grass clippings, twigs and leaves easily become tangled in the vents and coils.
Keep vegetation two to three feet away and clear away yard waste following severe storms.
Ideally, tune-ups are best in the spring and in the fall. Spring works well because it makes sure your air conditioner is ready to tackle summer weather.
Similarly, fall is a great time for a tune-up to prepare for dropping temperatures. It also lends itself well to maintenance because appointment setting is often more flexible.
This is a basic tenet of heating and air preparations and maintenance. Your filter traps contaminants in your air and improves airflow.
Once the filter clogs with debris, the airflow suffers. When debris compromises airflow, the HVAC system strains. This extra stress shortens the lifespan of your heating and air system.
If you’re unfamiliar, IAQ stands for Indoor Air Quality. It’s one of our favorite topics! Building code changes over recent years required better insulation in homes. While more energy efficient, it also means inside is trapped.
The downside is we enjoy less ventilation, which traps pollutants indoors. In fact, according to the EPA, indoor air is often three to five times more polluted than outdoor air.
One way to combat the dry air found indoors in the winter is to install a humidifier. Dry, winter air can cause the natural humidity in your home to drop to 15 percent or less. This leaves you vulnerable to more sinus infections, respiratory illnesses and even nosebleeds.
Your house also feels the effects. Door jambs and window panes contract as moisture is pulled from the air. This change allows gaps to form, which leads to energy loss. Learn more about a whole-home humidifier and enjoy greater comfort and health throughout the winter months.
If you’re a homeowner in Indianapolis or the suburbs, like Geist, Homesense is available for heating and air preparation needs. We are happy to provide service, repairs or new system installations. Our team also works closely with property managers and real estate investors with heating and air issues.
Have you scheduled HVAC service within the last six months? If not, call us. Our expert technicians perform comprehensive inspections during each service visit.
They also identify signs of stress, which often prevents a big repair or even a breakdown. With regular service, your heating and cooling equipment operates more efficiently and safely.
Our technicians are thoroughly trained and certified to repair any brand. We care about your safety and comfort, so please call us at 317-203-8149 when you need help.
Regardless of the age of your HVAC system, we encourage you to take advantage of our preventative heating and air service agreement. It’s a great value – saving you on hassles, time and money.
Need more help with heating and cooling in Indianapolis preparations? Call Homesense or submit an appointment request form today.