I am constantly searching for modern as well as better ways to increase the energy efficiency of my home, however i live in an section where the summers are sizzling as well as humid, often bringing temperatures in the upper eighties or low nineties; The winters are especially long, chilly as well as snowy.
Temperatures below cold or even in the drawback digits are expected, however my buddy and I always rely on the boiler for eight months of the year.
The A/C runs for approximately three months. Heating as well as cooling accounts for around fifty percent of our dwelling utility bills. The expense is a significant drain on the budget. I have installed modern windows, caulked, weatherstripped as well as insulated, hoping to tighten up the thermal envelope. I updated to a smart thermostat to take fortune of energy saving potential. The smart thermostat automatically caters to my family’s schedule as well as avoids heating or cooling an empty household to the perfect temperature. I’ve also signed up for a professional maintenance plan… A licensed Heating & A/C business comes to the dwelling to supply troubleshooting, cleaning as well as tuning of the boiler in the fall as well as the A/C in the Springtime. This past November, the Heating & A/C business asked when was the last time I’d had the ductwork diagnosed. My answer was never. I had never given the ducts a thought. I knew for sure that the system hadn’t gotten any type of attention for the eight years my family had already lived in the home, however when the business inspected the ductwork, he found a considerable accumulation of debris concealed inside. This build up was restricting airflow as well as causing the heating/cooling system to run longer as well as labor harder, and because of this, the boiler as well as A/C were using more energy, experiencing greater wear as well as tear as well as costing me more in utility bills. The business requested duct cleaning. The process was completed in a couple of hours as well as resulted in no mess. I instantly noticed that the boiler wasn’t running as often or for as long of cycles. The dwelling is more comfortable as well as my biweekly expenses are lower.