If you’re like many homeowners in California and Nevada, your attic hatch is not properly sealed against air leaks. According to the Energy Savers website, just a quarter-inch space around the edge of your attic access door may let the same amount of air pass through as goes through your bedroom heating vent.
Uneven heating and cooling is very common in homes here in California and Nevada, especially in homes with a lot of windows and a southern exposure. As a side effect of these temperature problems, energy is wasted and utility bills may soar — without ever making your home really comfortable.
Ductwork circulates warmed or cooled air from your heating or air conditioning equipment to the rooms in your home, and then back again.
Chances are, you’ve heard of Energy Star and seen its blue label with a white star on many home heating, cooling and other energy-efficient products. The program was created by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Their mission is to help consumers preserve the environment and save money by educating the [...]
Searching for a new furnace for your California or Nevada home is made a lot easier by the AFUE (annual fuel utilization efficiency) rating system. The rating is intended to help you compare the energy efficiency of heating equipment such as furnaces and boilers.
If you are like most homeowners, you’re interested in saving energy and money while keeping your home environment comfortable, healthy and safe. If your home is like many in the California/Nevada region, you could be using significantly less energy to cool and heat it, as long as you know where to start.
Heat pumps have provided heating and cooling for many homes in Nevada and California for the past several decades. However, advancements in heat pump technology make newer models more sophisticated and more energy efficient than ever.
The amount of heating and cooling required to keep your home comfortable is called your heating and cooling load. Lower your heating and cooling load and you can realize substantial energy savings, both now and when you upgrade your air conditioning and heating system.
Many of us are trying to minimize our household expenses, and that includes our utility bills. An overlooked source of potential energy waste — your air conditioner’s evaporator coil — is hidden in your air conditioner. To appreciate how evaporator coils contribute to the efficiency (or inefficiency) of air conditioning and heating systems, you should [...]
Technology is always changing, especially in the area of environmentally friendly, or “green,” home comfort systems. Advances in engineering design of home heating and cooling equipment can help save the environment — as well as your household budget — here in Nevada and California.
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