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Air Conditioning

Three mistakes AC owners make
The temperatures are rising and you will soon need your air conditioner. Now is the time to make sure it functions correctly. We have compiled three common mistakes home owners make when maintaining their air conditioning systems, and tips on how to avoid them. The key in maintaining your air conditioning system is to replace the filter regularly. This is a simple and inexpensive task with high benefits. Many home owners forget about it, which can lead to higher utility …
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 …
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 …
Safety Tips

Electrical Safety Tips for Children
May is Electrical safety month and here is a friendly reminder. Electricity is a necessity and readily available convenience in and around almost any house.  And while it is also a safe option, it is important that you understand and follow safe practices to ensure that you and especially your children continue to enjoy the amenities that electricity provides.  The following are guidelines which can help provide a safe atmosphere around electricity. Inside the home Never poke at or touch …
Safety Tips

Heating Vent Safety Tips
Even thought things seem to be warming up, winter seems to be lingering in the Midwest these days. We still rely on our heating devices to keep our homes warm and cozy. However, it is extremely important we follow safety measures in order to ensure we have a warm, safe house. Some of these Tips include: • Make sure anything that can burn is at least three feet away from heating devices. • Make sure all stationary heating devices are …
Furnaces

Keeping the Light On
Often times with an older heater or furnace, the pilot light can become a real hassle to keep on.  The pilot light is a small gas flame made up of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas which is used as the ignition source for a bigger, more powerful gas burner such as a furnace.  The pilot light is an important component in many heating mechanisms.  Once the pilot light goes out, it is often difficult to turn and keep it …
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 …
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 …
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