Money Saving Tips for your Electric Bill

Is your electric bill getting higher and higher each month? Everyone loves to save money and every little bit counts. One way you can save money is through your electric bills. Your HVAC system can use a lot of energy and send your electric bill skyrocketing if you aren’t careful. Here are some tips to help control that and save money. First, make sure you have regular maintenance on your system. That makes it run more efficiently which saves you money on your energy bills. Regular maintenance also prolongs the life of your system. Make sure you change your filters each month! Installing a programmable thermostat will save you a lot of energy and make your life easier. You can set the thermostat to higher or lower temps when no one is home using the heating or cooling so you save money. You can set it 10 degrees warmer in the summer and 10 degrees cooler in the winter when no one is home. In the summer you can use fans in occupied rooms to help you feel cooler. Fans do not reduce temperature but the circulating air helps cool you and makes you need less air conditioning which in turn saves money. At night you can shut off your system and open up windows to have the cool night air cool your home for free. It freshens up your home too while it cools. Making sure your home is sealed will save you on energy because the conditioned air will stay in home instead of escaping and making your HVAC system work harder. Replacing old appliances and HVAC systems with newer more efficient ones will save up to 35% on your energy bill. Doing these simple things can save you money on your energy bills. Bartlett Heating and Air can help you with all your HVAC needs so call us today!