Go Green This Winter With These Energy-Saving Tips
Winter requires pretty much everybody to use their heating system in order to stay warm. However, many homeowners are trying to go green this winter by taking steps to reduce their energy usage. Follow this basic guide and use our energy-saving tips to go green and still keep your home comfortable and warm for yourself and your family.
Lower the temperature of your thermostat a few degrees below where you would normally keep it. Every single degree lower can save you up to 5 percent on your energy bill in the winter months, and chances are you won’t notice much of a difference anyway. Put on a warm sweater and lower your thermostat a few degrees in the evening and you’ll save even more money when you go green.
Install a two-zone programmable thermostat in your home that allows you to set different temperatures in different areas of your home. For example, you can keep your bedroom a little warmer while allowing the temperature to drop a few degrees lower while you’re sleeping in order to save money.
Use your programmable thermostat to reduce your energy bills by lowering the temperature in your home considerably when you’re at work. You can set up a schedule on your thermostat so that your home is cool while you’re gone and nice and warm when you’re home. There’s no need to heat an empty house.
Put a humidifier in rooms you spend a lot of time in like your bedroom. The warm moist air will help make you feel warmer even when the temperature might be a few degrees lower than you would normally keep it.
Have your heating system inspected and tuned up by qualified professionals before you start using it regularly. An inefficient system will cost you more since you’ll need to run it much more frequently.
Contact Air Assurance for more information and tips on how to go green this winter. We’ve been serving the greater Tulsa metropolitan area since 1985 and we’re proud to help area residents with all of their heating and air conditioning needs.
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