Energy Efficient AC Repair Company

An energy efficient AC repair company can not only fix a broken unit but help homeowners conserve energy, too. Saving fuel is good for the planet and for homeowners’ wallets. It costs a lot to cool off a home with air conditioning. Estimates put numbers at five percent for all electricity that is used by individuals using ACs who live in the United States. That’s a lot of fuel! The cost for this percentage amounts to billions of dollars which is a heavy burden on pocketbooks. ACs also produce more than one-hundred tons of carbon dioxide. Here are some ways to have a more efficient system:

- Preventative maintenance and repair: Keeping an existing air conditioner in excellent shape will ease its workload. Cleaning it and replacing filters will result in a unit that’s humming along, naturally needing less energy to run it. Having an AC repair company tech perform an annual maintenance before summer hits is always a wise move.

- Keep doors and windows shut: Don’t leave windows and doorways open while the HVAC system is on. If there are guest rooms or bedrooms in the house that nobody uses, close them and keep the vents sealed. Why cool off rooms that aren’t in use?

- Bake or cook big meals in cooler hours of the day: Don’t crank up the oven to roast a turkey during the middle of a summer day. Ovens heat up the house and cause air conditioners to work harder to keep household temps comfortable. Summer is the season for barbecuing, for good reason.

- Seal all cracks where heat enters the house: There are lots of leaks where hot air drifts into a home. Spaces around light plugs and outlets, around recessed lighting, attics, and worn out weather stripping around doors/ windows.

- Insulation: Putting high quality insulation in attics, walls, crawlspaces and basements will save money on utility bills and keep the HVAC system from having to work so hard. This can be in the form of sheets of insulating batting or fiberfill that is blown in with a rented machine.

- Light color roofs: The lighter color the roof, the less it will absorb the hot sun rays. Having a lighter color of paint or siding on the exterior of a home can cut down heat absorption, too. Air conditioning bills can be slashed ten percent with the simplicity of color choices.

- Ceiling fans: Moving air around via ceiling fans is an effective way to cool off a house for a fraction of using an air conditioning system alone. Fans and ACs work well together and can help to evaporate the sweat on inhabitants’ brows.

- Energy star systems: When your AC repair company says it’s time to buy a new unit, purchasing one that has been deemed efficient will be a wise move. Central units and heat pumps are considered optimum for humid, hot climates. Room units may be satisfactory for milder climates.

When energy efficiency is focused on by an AC repair company and the homeowner, everybody wins. By making sure the environment is conducive to optimum cooling and the system well maintained, money and planetary resources will be saved.