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Heating and Air Conditioning Tips
- To save on your heating and air conditioning bills, lower your
thermostat 6 – 8 degrees during the day when no one is home
and 2 – 3 degrees as night to save on heat loss which is greatest
at night.
- By installing a programmable thermostat, you can program the heating/air
conditioning to automatically lower or raise the settings while you’re
not at home during the day and while sleeping at night. A programmable
thermostat will cost between $100 and $250 installed.
- Check your air filter every 30 – 60 days and replace them
when needed. If you have a permanent filter, we recommend every
30 – 60 days you clean the filter with mild detergent or per
manufacture’s recommendations.
- In the summer, to keep the operating time of the air conditioner
down, keep as much of the sunlight’s warmth out as much as
possible by closing as many shades in your home possible.
- In the winter, you will want to open as many shades as possible
to let the warmth of the sunlight in to keep your furnace operating
at a minimum.
- Once again, if your furnace or air conditioner is older that 15
years old, we recommend that you replace your existing equipment
with newer, high efficiency equipment to save you money on your gas
and electric bill.
General Maintenance Tips
An annual tune-up is recommended by all manufactures on all heating
and air conditioning equipment. By having your system tuned by
our qualified technicians to operate at peak performances, the tune-up
will end paying for itself by operating at optimal performance. Maintenance
on the equipment by the homeowner will also help the equipment operate
at the efficient level as when first installed.
3 quick maintenance tips for home owners
- Check the batteries in your digital thermostat once
a year - Many homeowners forget that there are
batteries in their thermostat. By
checking or changing these once a year, a no heat situation can be
eliminated.
- Check your drain lines for flow - If
you have a drain line connected to your furnace, you need to check
this every once and a while to check for flow. Over time, the
furnace will develop sludge in them causing them to plug and not allow
the furnace to operate. To clean these drain lines, pour a small
amount of bleach through the drain line until you are sure there is
a good flow through the drain line. Use caution with any
cleaning agent that maybe harmful to your eyes or skin.
- Change
your filter every 1 – 3 months - There
are 4 reasons for this:
- Better air flow
- Will heat or cool your home quicker
- Provides less stress on your equipment
- Will filter the air so you have less dust
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If you have concerns with your equipment, please contact
us for a service call at (262) 878-0634 or fill out our online Service
Request form.
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