Heating Options for Older Homes: What’s the Best Choice?

September 12, 2025

Older homes come with charm, character—and often outdated heating systems. If you live in a historic or mid-century home, chances are you’re dealing with drafty windows, poor insulation, and older ductwork. Choosing the right heating option isn’t just about comfort—it’s about finding a system that works with your home’s unique layout and materials. Challenges of Heating an Older Home Traditional heating systems, even the most efficient furnace installations, may not work efficiently in older properties without other upgrades. You might run into issues like: Lack of ductwork or undersized ducts

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Complete This Gas Furnace Maintenance Checklist During The Fall

October 4, 2024

If you want to make sure your gas furnace can heat your home effectively throughout the winter, it’s important that you have it fully serviced, maintained and inspected before the cold weather arrives. Unfortunately, furnace maintenance isn’t a DIY job due to the complexity of many of the most important tasks. In truth, the only type of maintenance you can really do yourself is changing the furnace filter, which is something you should do at the start of the heating season and then again after two to three months. In this article, we’ll look at all of the other important

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Solved! The Most Efficient Methods of Home Heating

October 5, 2023

When it comes to keeping your home comfortable over the winter, the cost of running your heating system comes into sharp focus. If you are considering an HVAC upgrade, there are many factors to consider. There’s not only the expense of installing the system but also the wide variety of heating technologies that can significantly impact how much energy you consume and what you’ll pay for it. Use this guide to see through the noise and explore which option may be right for your home. High-Efficiency Natural Gas Furnace The standard heating system around Champaign is

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How Often Should Your Furnace Be Serviced?

August 21, 2023

Whether you own an electric furnace or an oil-fired or gas-fired model, it’s important to have your heating equipment professionally serviced at least once each year. Annual furnace maintenance primes heaters for the challenges of the cooling season. It enhances their efficiency, boosts indoor air quality, and gives HVAC technicians the chance to identify and correct developing problems. Read on to learn more about keeping the furnace in your Champaign, IL home in excellent condition. Professional Furnace Maintenance and Your Manufacturer Warranty When your furnace was initially installed, it likely came with a manufacturer warranty. Brand

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Which Costs Less: Heat Pump or Electric Furnace?

January 20, 2023

Trying to keep your home warm throughout the Champagne winter can get costly, especially during unusual weather patterns like a bitter polar vortex. Two of the options for heating your home include heat pumps and electric heat furnaces. Discover the difference between these options and which one will cost you less. What’s the Difference Between Heat Pumps and Electric Furnaces? Both heat pumps and electric furnaces use electricity to heat your home. How they accomplish this is vastly different, which means how much it’ll cost to heat your home will also vary widely.

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7 Tips to Guide Your Next Furnace Purchase

January 3, 2022

Do you need a new furnace for your home? If that’s the case, now would be the time to start thinking about your alternatives! Before purchasing any HVAC equipment, there are several aspects to consider, ranging from efficiency and size to the top furnace manufacturers and more. As a leading HVAC expert in the Champaign-Urbana area, we thought we’d put up a furnace buying guideline to assist you in making your decision. Our guide will go over everything you need to know about furnace buying so you can make the best decision for your house. Here’s

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7 Steps to Winterize Your Heating System

December 20, 2021

Winters in Champaign can be downright brutal, and we all count on our furnaces and home HVAC systems to keep us toasty warm when Mother Nature is at her worst. Your home furnace has an anticipated operational lifespan of 15 to 20 years, and a well-maintained furnace or heat pump can often continue to work long past the manufacturer’s estimates. One important part of home furnace maintenance is getting your house and your unit prepared for the winter months. Frozen water pipes are one of the biggest risks that you’ll face in the winter, and blocked airflow or ventilation problems

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Reasons Why Your Furnace is Leaking

November 17, 2021

Noticing water leaking around your furnace is likely to leave you alarmed as you struggle to understand what the issue could be. Leaks can result in your furnace getting damaged and lead to mold growth in the area surrounding your system. However, you do not have to worry as our highly trained technicians at Bash Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. are always ready to serve you and restore your system to its previous functions. There are various reasons that could result in your heating system leaking. A Condensation Leak If you have a high-efficiency condensing furnace, a condensate leak is most

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Most Efficient Heating System for Your Home

September 20, 2021

Heating system efficiency is often overlooked by homeowners. That often comes with a price, literally. As Champaign, IL, enters the cold season and temperatures begin to drop below freezing, heating systems are expected to run around the clock in order to maintain comfortable indoor climates. If your home is powered by an older inefficient heating system, you’re in for one cold and costly winter. To help you get a better understanding of what heating system best saves you money while also offering high heating capacity, below are five options to consider. Ground-Source

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Is It Normal to Smell Gas Near a Furnace?

March 16, 2021

During the cold winter months of the year in Champaign, IL, your home’s gas furnace will frequently cycle. If you happen to be standing near the furnace when it turns on, you might notice the faint odor of natural gas. Your nose can detect this odor at a concentration of just 10 parts per billion. If you notice the odor, it’s important to know whether or not it’s normal. Here’s what you need to know about when it is and isn’t normal to smell natural gas by your furnace. What Causes the Natural Gas Odor?

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