EVERYBODY WANTS TO SAVE MONEY AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT

If you have central heating or air conditioning you can cut your electric bills significantly, especially in very warm climates, by following the these tips.

Install energy efficient ceiling fans.  The use of a ceiling fan can reduce your airconditioning costs by up to 40%.

If it’s just a little too warm for comfort, use the ceiling fan without air conditioning.

If it’s hot enough to require air conditioning, using the ceiling fan allows you to raise the thermostat of the air conditioner by 5 degrees , which will reduce your costs.  Using the ceiling fan doesn’t actually lower the temperature. The moving air increases the amount of evaporation from you skin and helps to cool you off using your bodies own natural cooling system. Having the ceiling fan on, can make the room feel up to 7 degrees cooler. And on those hot sticky nights, a ceiling fan provides the comfort we all need to sleep well.

• Close curtains on the sunny side of the house
• Install awnings to the sun affect side of you house.
• Seal up any leaks in your house will reduce you heating/cooling costs.
• Fill in gaps in heating flu’s.
• Put weather strips around drafty windows and doors
• 30% of the heat in your house is absorbed through the roof. Ensure you roof is properly ventilated.
• Consider putting reflective window tint on you windows to reduce the amount of heat absorbed.
• Any heat generated in your house has to be absorbed by your cooling system.  Cook meals out on BBQ or use crockpot, microwave and also use the “air dry” setting on your dishwasher.
• Close any room that you aren’t using.  Also close the cooling/heating ducts if not required.
• Make sure cool air being circulated by your ceiling fan is not be obstructed by furniture.
• Turn off lights when not in use.  Lights produce heat.
• Turn off electrical equipment that is not being used for example computers, tv & stereo’s.
• Every little bit helps you save money and helps our environment.