Last time we spoke about the heart – and brain of your home’s heating and cooling system – the thermostat.
Now that has been dealt with, let’s take a metaphorical walk around your home and examine other areas where some simple adjustments can end up reducing the cost of your home’s utilities.
A professional organization such as aplusair.ca Heating, Air conditioning & Ventilation is a terrific resource of simple, easy to initiate money saving tips; for example, close the drapes or shutters over large windows and glass doors; this will help to form a barrier against heat loss during the winter and heat gain during the summer.
If you have room air conditioners rather than a central air conditioning system, close all heating system vents so the cool air isn’t wasted.
If your home has rooms that are seldom or never used – we all have them, close the vents in these rooms and shut the doors most of the time. However, please make sure the rooms get enough heat to prevent mildew from growing or contents being damaged.
Aim the vents of room air conditioners upward for better air circulation; cold air naturally settles downward. On central air conditioning systems, adjust the floor registers so the air is also blowing up.
Make sure the outside portion of an air conditioning system is not in direct sunlight or blocked from free airflow.
Consider keeping the fireplace damper closed – except when you have a fire going. Otherwise, updrafts will suck heated air out through the chimney – such an unnecessary waste. Also attempt to maintain proper humidity. A house that’s too dry can feel uncomfortably cold – even when the temperature setting is correct.
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