Learn To Save The Most On Your Heating Costs

We all want to spend the least amount possible on our heating costs and at the same time have a warm and comfortable home.  First call us at Aaron’s Mechanical Service for a heating system safety check and tune-up. If your furnace or heating system isn’t running correctly it is not possible to save the most money on heating costs.

Once your system is running at peak efficiency here are some tips to help you save enven more money.

Don’t Overheat
For many people, 68°F is a comfortable temperature.

Automate Your Home’s Efficiency
Turn the thermostat down to 55°F before you go to bed and when you’re away from home or asleep. If you have trouble remembering, you can use a programmable thermostat to automate the process. Typically, you can save about 2% on heating energy for each degree that you lower the thermostat for eight hours.

Turning down the thermostat from 70° to 55° for eight hours can cut heating costs as much as 30%. Contrary to popular belief, it does not take more energy to bring a house back to the desired temperature than to maintain it at that temperature.

Weatherize
Don’t lose the heat you’d paid for due to poor seals around doors and windows, other air leaks, and lack of insulation. Also, consider whether it might pay to upgrade your windows.

Insulate Yourself and Your Family
The most basic source of comfort is dressing warmly in winter. The layered look is not only fashionable, it’s strategic.

Don’t Heat Unoccupied Rooms
Turn down the thermostats, or close the registers and shut the doors to rooms not in use.

Remove Window Mounted Air Conditioning Units
If you have room air conditioners, either take them out in the winter or cover them well. They tend to be poor insulators.

If your heating system is 10 to 20 years old, you should consider replacing it with something more efficient These older furnaces have efficiencies as low as 55% to 65%. The lowest efficiencies of today’s forced-air and boiler furnaces are 78% and 80% respectively.

At Aaron’s Mechanical Service we want you to stay comfortable all year round.  If your HVAC unit or heating system needs service or replacement please think of us and call at 623-388-4436 and we will come to you and solve your air conditioning service needs.

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