Lawrenceville HVAC bills are skyrocketing each year. Here are some tips that can help you reduce your energy consumption.
Insulate
Insulation helps in reducing the amount of energy that enters our house from the outside. In a well insulated house, there is less need to use the air conditioner as the heat is conducted inside the house through the walls and the ceilings.
Seal the Air Leaks
Warm air from outside leaks inside houses that are not properly sealed. On the other hand, a well sealed house is much cooler and thus less energy is consumed there.
Use Shades
During hot afternoons close the windows and draw the shades. This will prevent the sunlight from entering the house and heating it up.
Invest In an Evaporative Cooler
An evaporative cooler cools up the house by evaporating water into the air. These are much more energy efficient compared to air conditioners. All you have to do is leave the windows open when using these so that the cooler comes in contact with fresh air
Turn On the Ceiling Fan
Ceiling fans are a great way for reducing temperature as they help in circulating the air that keeps a room cool.
Turn the Air Conditioner Thermostats Up By A Few Degrees
If you cool your room at 22 degree Celsius then increase it up a bit to let’s say 26 degree Celsius. With every increased degree, your cooling system will have less work to do which will save up energy.
Get a Programmable Thermostat
You can set up a schedule in a programmable thermostat that will make the air conditioners work only when you are home. This way you can save up a lot of energy.
Change or Clean the Filters
Changing and cleaning the filters ensures a smoother and increased airflow which increases the efficiency of the air conditioners.
Get an Attic Fan
Attics are one on of the hottest rooms in any house. Heat from attics leaks into the rest of the house that increases the temperature which makes the cooling equipment work harder; thus, increasing energy consumption as well as the bill. An attic fan can help in tackling this problem. It will help in removing the hot air in the attic and replace it with cool air which will help in bringing the temperature down. Use a solar attic fan because it will help in providing ventilation without using any electricity.
Protect Your HVAC Unit from the Sun
Make sure that your unit is under a shade, because it helps in cutting the energy consumption and makes the unit run more efficiently. Just make sure that it is placed in an area where it is safe from dust and dirt as they hinder the performance of these systems and can damage them.
