You shouldn’t have to worry over your energy bill. We’ve shared tips here for controlling your expenses, and we’re definitely not stopping. Among what can be done, there are big things, like investing in high-efficiency heating and air conditioning equipment, and smaller adjustments that don’t require as large an expense on your part.
Here are some of the smaller things you can do to help lower/control your monthly expenses:
- Turn off the lights when you aren’t in a room.
- Lower or raise the temperature your thermostat is set at (depending on the season).
- Keep all your vents and registers open.
- Keep the windows and doors of your home closed.
- Change your furnace filter.
- Switch to high-efficiency light bulbs.
- Operate your ceiling fans correctly for the best distribution of air – clockwise during the winter and counter-clockwise during the summer.
- Seal your windows and doors.
- Set your thermostat to “AUTO” instead of “ON.”
- Wash your clothes in cold water.
- Take shorter showers.
- Open or close curtains depending on the season.
- Unplug items like televisions, kitchen appliances and more when they aren’t in use.
- Layer up instead of turning up the thermostat during the winter.
- Have a timer for your lights.
- Take cooler showers.
These are just some examples to help your system run more efficiently and help control your monthly expenses. Call Air Handlers today to make sure that your system is ready for Spring and Summer!