3 Useful Tips To Help You Save Money On Your Summer Cooling Costs
With summer finally here, it means that most of us homeowners have put our air conditioning systems into constant use, and the heat shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. While we all enjoy being able to come home to a house that’s cool at the end of a long day or after having fun outdoors, it can be quite costly to keep your home that way at times, especially when the temperatures outside start to spike. It can get so out of control at times that some homeowners have to make the difficult choice of whether they want to stay cool and comfortable in their home, or whether they want to be able to pay their energy bills at the end of the month. While it might seem like a one or the other type of thing, there are numerous ways that you can work to keep your energy bills under control during the hot summer months, and still keep your home comfortable for you and your family. In an effort to help you with that task, our team of professionals has taken the time to put together this short list detailing just a few of the helpful tips we have compiled that will help you save big on your monthly cooling costs this summer, while still helping you to keep your home cool and comfortable for you and your family.
Change Your Air Filters Regularly
Making sure that you regularly replace the air filters in your system if it uses disposable filters, or you clean them off if your system has permanent ones at least on a monthly basis will go a long way towards keeping your system running effectively and efficiently for a long time to come. When your old air filters become clogged with dirt and debris, your system can’t get the proper airflow it needs to do its job, and when that happens, you system has to work harder to keep your home at the level of comfort that you and your family expect. Not only does this extra work lead to higher energy bills, but it can also lead to the increased need for AC repairs and maintenance as the extra work puts more and more strain on the system itself. In addition to helping you save money on your monthly cooling costs, and keeping your AC repair needs to a minimum, regularly changing out your system’s air filters will help to improve the air quality inside your home, helping to make your home a more healthy environment all around.
Get A Programmable Thermostat
When it comes to saving money on your monthly cooling bills, one of the things you can do that will produce the most notable difference each and every month is to get in the habit of turning off your system or setting it to a higher temperature whenever you are going to be out of the house for any length of time. This can be a serious hassle, however, as you have to remember to do it all the time, and it usually means that you are going to arrive home to a house that is way too hot at the end of the day while you wait for it to cool back down. When you install a programmable thermostat, however, you get the best of both worlds. A programmable thermostat can be set to automatically turn off your system when you aren’t going to be home, and you can set it to come back on shortly before you arrive back home. In addition, most programmable thermostats have climate control zones that allow you to set different temperatures throughout different zones of the house, so you never have to pay for cooling in rooms that you aren’t using.
Replace Your Old Unit
While it might seem somewhat counterproductive to make a heavy investment in your air conditioning system in order to save a bit of money on your cooling bills, it is just that: an investment. A newer system will not only run more efficiently than your old system, especially if the maintenance for your system hasn’t been kept up properly, and the amount of money you will save over the long term with your new system can usually more than pay for itself in less time than you might think. The savings you will get from this will only continue to grow over time, and in addition to the money you will save on your monthly energy costs, you will also save on maintenance, as your new system is sure to be in better repair than your older system, and will likely be designed with a higher standard of efficiency in mind.
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