Warm weather has hit Indiana and it is time to make sure your home is ready for the summer.

Summer of course brings the heat, but also things like grilling, vacations, and lots of outdoor time. Godby can help you enjoy your summer while keeping you comfortable and your home safe.

With the heat of summer already on us, you need to make sure your air conditioning is ready to go! No one wants to walk into their home after a long day to find it feeling like a sauna. Preventative maintenance would help alleviate these inconveniences.  When you regularly change your filter and have Godby check your system out before the hot season, you can make sure your equipment is in tip-top shape and ready for the season! It will also allow us to check your system for potential issues. Better to find them now than let them surprise you on a 90° day. Join Club Godby and we make it easy for you. Your warm season check-up is included, and we remind you to get it scheduled, leaving you to think about other things like what’s for dinner or where you want to go on vacation.

Whether you are the king of the grill or simply want to be, Godby can make sure you don’t get in a jam by running out of propane. Let Godby run a gas line to your gas grill. This will allow you to concentrate on your newest recipe for your grill or Blackstone griddle rather than discovering you are out of propane when you go to fire that baby up. Maybe a fire pit is more your jam, but you don’t want to be bothered with wood and smelling like a campfire. Godby can run the gas line to your fit pit as well. 

The summer sunshine helps you load up on your Vitamin D, but also requires you to keep hydrated. Back in the day we just drank from the hose but kids these days wouldn’t dream of such things. Cut down on how many times the kids trapse through the house to grab something to drink by installing a water bottle filler. This amazing contraption can be installed anywhere, but we most commonly see them in garages, mudrooms, and exercise rooms. How cool would it be to send your kid outside in the morning with a water bottle knowing they can fill it themselves anytime they are thirsty? It also means less mess for you in the house. It’s a win-win situation.

Whether you are vacationing or just too lazy to get up off the couch, you can use your smart device to keep things in your home how you want them. Let Godby help you make your home a smart one. A ring doorbell and cameras help make your home safer. You can see who is at your door or walking around your property. Security-sensored lighting on your property can alert you when there is movement on your property and help scare off possible intruders (or let you know when your teen is home). With an updated smart thermostat, you can control temperatures in your home, lights, garage doors and monitor who is coming and going in your house. Want to know what time your teen gets home? Install a keyless lock where each member of the family has a code, and it alerts you who is home and at what time. Bonus, it will tell you if your teen is home before curfew or not. It will also allow you to remotely let someone into your home or lock doors someone forgot to. 

Or maybe you just need a little plumbing or electrical work. Want to update some fixtures? Godby, has you covered! We can install your new lighting or update your outlets to contain USB plugs. These outlets allow you to have mini charging stations all over your home. (We still can’t help you with your kids stealing your cords.) Maybe you are looking to get rid of your old brass plumbing fixtures or have a toilet that won’t stop running. Need to flush your water heater or install a new water softener? Godby, has you covered with all your plumbing and electrical needs.

Godby Heating Plumbing Electrical can help you with your home needs and make life easier for you. From regular maintenance to plumbing and electrical fixtures, Godby keeps your home updated, safe, comfortable, and smart. Make your life easier by calling Godby. Three trades, one team- It’s Gotta be Godby!

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What's the lowdown on lighting. Listen to the wise music lyrics of the Imagine Dragons and be reminded it is spring and with spring we get storms. Did you know that lightning strikes somewhere on Earth every second? Pretend you are a fulminologist (one who studies lightning) and spout a few fun facts about lightning to your kids at the dinner table. (We are not responsible for any eye rolling that may occur.) (more…)

Flooding is always in season. Cold winters that include snow, ice and rain are not only annoying when driving to the store to pick up bread, milk and beer (you know, the important stuff), but can be hard on your home. When all of the snow and ice start melting it needs somewhere to go. If it is raining, it will cause the snow and ice to melt faster and add to the volume of water that needs somewhere to go. (more…)

The New Year brings the promise of resolutions and new ways of doing things. Some people want to lose weight; others want to become more fiscally responsible. Godby has some resolutions to help you become more responsible around your home. (more…)

Just like any other piece of equipment, your water heater needs regular maintenance. Many homeowners do not take the time to flush their water heaters once a year even though most manufacturers recommend doing at least a partial flush about once a month. Here are 5 reason to flush your water heater on a regular basis.

1. Work Smart, Not hard

Water heaters build up sediment, minerals and other debris at the bottom of the tank. The bottom of the tank is where the water is being heated. If there is build up on the bottom of the tank, it has to work harder to heat your water. This makes your water heater less efficient, costing you money.

2. Money Down the Drain

We said it once and we will say it again. If sediment builds up and your water heater has to work harder to get you hot water, this is costing you more money. Just think of how long you have to stand there waiting for hot water for a shower. That is money down the drain. Now imagine waiting even longer because of the condition of your water heater. You are wasting energy, water and money.

3. What’s in Your Water?

You know that sediment we’ve been talking about? Well, the build-up can also get into your pipes. This build-up in your pipes can cause a decrease in water pressure and yucky stuff can show up in your water.

4. Flush to Avoid the Gush

If you ignore your water heater, it will work for a while. Year after year the sediment, scale and debris are adding up. Your water heater can only take so much and next thing you know you have a leak. Maybe it is a trickle or maybe the bottom falls out. Either way, it is letting you know it can no longer be ignored. Flush to avoid the gush.

5. Our Pretty Face

We know you love chatting with our Godby Plumbers and love their pretty faces, but how often do you really want to see them? Ignore the flush and the sediment and lack of regular maintenance can cause breakdowns, equipment failure and shortens the life of your equipment.

Let Godby Plumbing take care of your water heater. That means you, tankless owners, too! We will flush your water heater and in turn, your equipment will work more efficiently and last longer! Call Godby Heating Plumbing Electrical today to schedule your flush!

Why are my lights flickering? The source of a light flickering can be as benign as a bad bulb or as serious as needing service on your main electrical panel. Before you call Godby for electrical service, read on to try and determine the source of your flickering lights. Let’s narrow the problem down to a few small areas.

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A heat pump can be an efficient and economical addition to your HVAC system, but at some point you might need some help troubleshooting problems. Godby is here to help! We have listed some of the most common problems we hear from customers and have offered some tips for checking out the system before you call Godby HPE.

My heat pump is not running.

If your heat pump is not running, it is likely to be one of two problems: the thermostat or the heat pump is not receiving power.

Let’s start with the power. The circuit breakers that power your heat pump may have been tripped. Go to your main electrical panel and see if the circuit has been tripped. If it has, turn the switch all the way to the off position and then back on. If your heat pump begins running, you’ve solved the problem. If the circuit breaker trips again, you need to call Godby HPE and get technician out to check the problem.

Some heat pumps may have a power switch either on the unit, on a nearby wall or even inside the air handler cabinet. If your unit has this type of switch, look to see that it is turned on. If it was off for some reason, turn it back on, wait a few minutes to make sure that it starts running.

The other possibility is the thermostat. Make sure that your thermostat is set to the proper setting. If you want heat, it needs to be set on heat and to the temperature that you want your home to be. Did you get a new thermostat recently? Heat pumps require a certain type of thermostat. Make sure that you have the correct type of thermostat and that it is wired correctly. Not sure? Call Godby to have a technician to check it out.

The fan isn’t working on my heat pump.

First, check your thermostat. Is the fan switch on? If it is on, switch the fan to OFF or AUTO. If it is already correctly positioned on either OFF or AUTO and is not working, call for a technician.

If the motor is running but the fan isn’t moving air, again, your best bet is to call Godby and have someone come out and look at it.

My heat pump is turning on and off too frequently.

If your heat pump is cycling incorrectly, your unit may be overheating due to a clogged filter. Check your filter and clean or replace it. Your filter usually needs to be cleaned or changed monthly.

If this isn’t the culprit, your blower may be malfunctioning and a faulty thermostat may cause this. Either way, you will need to call a technician.

My heat pump is making strange noises.

Strange noises are never good. If you hear grinding or squealing noises, shut the unit off immediately and call Godby HPE. The best guess is that your motor bearings are shot.

If you simply hearing rattling noises when your heat pump is running, it could be a simple fix. Head to your unit and make sure that all of the cover panels are screwed on tightly.

Your heating system usually has metal ducting and the ducts can make all sorts of noises: banging, popping, and creaking. Most of the time this is minimal and is caused by your metal ductwork expanding when hot air is being pushed into a cold duct. Having your ductwork wrapped with insulation can filter out most of this noise. In some cases, you may hear whistling caused by excessive airflow. Sometimes, pressure differences between the supply and return ducts can move the walls in and out. This results in a rumbling sound, which is sometimes called "oil-canning." If you are still unsure about the noises you hear, call a technician in to check them out for you.

My heat pump isn’t heating correctly.

The air that is discharged by a heat pump will be hot, usually in the upper 90° range. Sometimes people think it feels cooler. This is because your body temperature is at 98.6° and even if your heat pump is pushing out air that is 97°, it feels cool.

Make sure your thermostat is set properly. If it is, raise the temperature about 5°, wait a few minutes and see if there is a difference. Are your registers open? Sometimes they can get shut accidently while moving furniture or from children or animals. Check your filter for your heat pump. If it is dirty, clean or replace it.

If none of these fixes are helping out, call Godby HPE. We will have a trained technician come to your home, never a salesman dressed as a technician, like other companies do. For all of your heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical needs, call the name you can trust and remember, It’s Gotta be Godby!

Water is pretty darn important. Heck, we need it to survive! But, living in Indiana, we all run into the same problem- hard water. In Indiana, with the large amount of limestone in our state, our main problem is the amount of calcium and magnesium that is in our soil. While water is in the ground it picks up or absorbs pieces of whatever it passes through. Therefore, whatever is in our soil is then passed on into our water. In some places this may mean that your water can become contaminated. Our water is not contaminated, in fact it is completely safe to consume and use, it just means that we have hard water, which in turn is tough on our households.

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