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Air Conditioning Thermostat Tips
There are many ways to reduce your energy bill, but one of the easiest and quickest ways is to optimize your air conditioning thermostat habit. It may be comfortable to leave your thermostat setting at 70 degrees all day – who doesn’t want to come home to a cool house? But nobody wants to pay higher bills than necessary, either. Turning back your thermostat by approximately 9 degrees every time you leave your home for at least 8 hours can …
Energy Efficiency

Are you energy efficient?
We often talk about energy efficiency, but do we actually understand what it means? Here is a basic definition: “Using less energy to provide the same service”. There are some simple steps you can follow to get the same service without wasting excess energy. Firstly, with warmer days approaching, people start awakening their ACs from hibernation. People often wrongfully assume that turning the AC to really low temperatures, makes it cool down faster. False – This is a myth! The …
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24 Hour Emergency Service
In case of an emergency, Doug’s Heating & Air Conditioning is available for you even after office hours. We know that when a furnace or heating system fails in the kind of cold weather we’re currently experiencing it is a true emergency. This is why we have our technicians on call 24 hours and 7 days a week. When you are experiencing an after hours emergency, call 309-764-2500 and press #2 to activate our emergency voice mail. Please leave a …
Air Conditioning

Air Conditioner Tips and Myths
Although air conditioners do contribute significantly to our well-being during the hot summer days, many people don’t know how to use them properly. Misleading myths are one of the reasons for this. We took it upon ourselves to debunk three of them.   Myth 1: Setting the temperature significantly lower than you really want it will cool a warm room much faster. Fact: No matter the setting, the room cools down at a rather constant rate. Simply set your desired …
Energy Efficiency

Ways to Naturally Cool
We have already talked about a few ways to reduce your energy bill; however, you can also save money by naturally cooling your home during the summer: Grow Boston ivy around your house and plant large trees to the south of your house to reduce sun exposure Catch a breeze through an open downstairs window and release it upstairs to create a cooling circulation Use heavy drapes and close them when you aren’t home to block the sun Use compact …
Energy Efficiency

Top Tips on Reducing your Energy Bill
Think about your latest energy bill. If your hair is starting to rise, you might consider a strategy to permanently reduce it. This isn’t even a challenging task anymore. For starters, focus on heating and cooling.  This item makes up the largest portion of an average energy bill (approx. 46%). Heating: Inspect your heating system on a regular basis Clean or replace furnace filters Don’t block heat registers and air return ducts Cooling: Adjust your air conditioning system to the …
Money Saving Tips

Can Resetting Thermostat Save You Money?
By resetting the thermostat in a household while you are away from your house or asleep, you can really save some money by the end of the season. Just by simply reducing your thermostat 10 to 15 degrees while you sleep or when you are away from your house during the winter can save you anywhere from 5% to 15% on your energy costs per year. Not only are you reducing your energy costs, but you are also reducing your …
Air Quality

Change your filter, save money!
Changing your filter is probably one of the easiest things you can do to maximize the life span of your furnace. By replacing your furnace air filter monthly, it doesn’t have to work as hard. When the furnace filter is dirty, it uses way more energy, thus you’ll see a spike in your energy bill. In colder weather, we spend more time inside giving the air filters their most use. Pet hair, dander, smoke, and allergens stay in the home. …
Energy Efficiency

Making Your Home Energy-efficient
With the very changing prices of our energy resources, everyone wants to know how they can save money on their bill. Here are just a few of many tips to help keep your home more energy efficient: – Try setting your programmable thermostat as high as you can consider comfortable this summer, as well as setting it as low as is comfortable in the winter season. Your system has to work harder maintaining a level of temperature that is greatly …
Air Quality

High humidity doesn't just cramp your sense of style, it can be a vacation "hot spot" for unwanted guests
It’s that time of year when we start to enjoy the change over from spring to summer. However; with those changes comes higher humidity. These excessive humid conditions can cause mold and mildew to grow inside homes and businesses, both of which pose many potential health risks. These same humid moisture-saturated conditions lead to an uncomfortable atmosphere for your visitors, customers, and even you. In reverse; these conditions are a welcomed vacation zone for many unwelcome pests such as moths, …
Furnaces

In the market for a new furnace? Make sure to read these tips before you get your estimate.
Make sure the company you’re relying on has a good, dependable service department. Not much is worse than you’re furnace going out on a freezing cold day and the service department can’t fit you in their schedule for two weeks. Also, if something does happen to your furnace, it is best to get it repaired correctly the first time. Make sure to get 2 to 3 estimates, see who’s being fair and who is not. Buying a furnace is like …
Energy Efficiency

How to make great investments through Doug's and GE Capital's financing options
Homeowners in Moline, Rock Island, Davenport, and Bettendorf can tailor their financing through Doug’s flexible options in order to fulfill their needs. Energy efficient heating and cooling is a great investment and whether you need heating, air conditioning or just indoor air quality, Doug’s has several options for you. Homeowners financing options in the Quad Cities area include: * GE Capital Financing Fast, secure online application Low minimum monthly payments (subject to credit approval) Free, dependable account access * Doug’s …
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