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Energy Saving Tips to Drastically Slash Your Heating Bills This Winter

It’s important to be able to save money on your energy bills. However, making your HVAC more energy-efficient is also about making your household more Eco-friendly.

You can find a reliable heating and air conditioning company to work with but not just for the service like heating repairs you’re going to need from time to time. It’s also about having an industry professional to provide you with the information you need, such as how to better use your HVAC.

If you’re not practicing energy saving techniques, you can’t expect to save energy or money. However, you can’t save energy if you don’t even know which techniques to use.

Making Your Heating System More Energy-Efficient

What surprises most people about learning how to make your heating and cooling system more efficient is how easy most of them are. It’s not about spending a ton of money to modify your existing system.

It’s about making small changes and learning better ways to use your system.

• Adding a programmable thermostat may not be life changing, but it’s certainly going to be bill changing. These are easier to use and can even be linked to your Smartphone. A programmable thermostat helps ensure that you don’t end up wasting energy and enables you to make adjustments throughout the day, even when you’re away from the home.
• Schedule your regular tune-ups and inspections, as well as get repairs promptly. It’s critical to be aware of the current condition of your HVAC system. Don’t wait for emergency repairs to make themselves known because, by then, it means your system has already been running at high levels that aren’t at all efficient. The same holds true for procrastinating when it comes to your repair needs. If you’re not careful, you’ll end up needing replacement long before it should be time.
• Adjust your window treatments accordingly. In the winter, this means opening your blinds so you can allow in warming, natural sunlight during the day. Of course, the opposite is true in the summer and you should close blinds during the day to take the strain off of your AC.
• Learn how to change the direction that your ceiling fan blinds turn in the winter months. While it’s important that they help cool in the summer, by flipping the directional switch your fan can help direct warm air back down to circulate the room instead of linger at the ceiling.

At M&M Plumbing, Heating, & Cooling, we’re the Indian River HVAC company to call for expert service, so contact us now. We’ll give you the tools you need to learn the techniques you need to make your household more energy-efficient, especially your heating and air conditioning.