Bartlett Heating and Air Has Easy Ways to Save Money on Your HVAC Bills

One thing that uses a lot of energy in your home year round is the HVAC system. For at least half the year here in the Midwest you will have either your air conditioner or your furnace running. This draws quite a bit of energy to use so your electric bill rises. There are a few simple things you can do to help ease the energy bill for your HVAC system. The first thing you can do to help your energy bill is change your filter. Changing your filter should be done each month. The filter is there to help protect the sensitive parts inside your HVAC system. It also helps clean up the air you and your family breathe. When the filter gets dirty your HVAC system has to work harder to produce the same results and in turn raises your energy bill. Having your filters be clean helps the system to run easier and more efficiently. The next thing you can do is to use your windows wisely. Depending on where your windows face, you can use that to your advantage in the summer or winter. Use blinds to block out sun to cool your home in the summer. You can have the blinds open to let in sun to warm you in the winter. On cool summer nights you can turn your AC off and open the windows to cool the home at night. This will save energy because the HVAC system wont take as much energy to work. Also by giving your system a rest you can elongate its life. Go for energystar rated appliances. They are made to work the most efficiently on the least energy consumption so you will save money on your energy bills. The last and most important thing you can do to save energy is to get your furnace and air conditioner maintained each year. This makes sure your system is running as best as it can so it will break down less. Cleaning it each year will make it run more efficiently which saves you money on your energy bills. You are required to do the maintenance on the system in order to keep your warranty up in case anything big breaks. Theses are all simple and easy things you can do to help save you money on your energy bills and also get the best use out of your HVAC system. Bartlett Heating and Air can help you with all your HVAC needs so call us today!