Heating & Cooling

Enhance Your Home

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Insulation 

Be sure your home is adequately insulated. Adding insulation to attic areas is usually pretty easy. Other areas, such as outside walls, provide a more challenging project if extra insulation is needed.

Seals 

Check the seals around windows, doors, electrical outlets or any other potential sources for escaping air. Seal these areas using a good quality caulk, and be sure to re-examine your handiwork every few years.

Weather Stripping

Inside your home, weather stripping around moving parts of windows and doors can help seal off potential areas of leakage or drafts. Storm Systems - Storm doors and windows can provide additional energy savings by preventing air loss and by creating an insulating layer of air.

Programmable Thermostat

With a programmable thermostat, you can program winter temperature at 65º at night, then back to 72º during the day. This simple program can save up to 15% on heating bills. If you need your furnace professionally serviced or inspected, call All Comfort Services. We service and maintain all makes and models of air conditioners, furnaces and heat pumps.

Showerheads

New showerheads use a maximum of 2.5 gallons per minute, which saves you water and energy. By replacing your older showerhead, an average family of four can save from $60 (gas) to $150 (electric). The amount of water saved is about 15,000 gallons!

Toilet Leaks

You should occasionally check your toilets for leaks. Just place a few drops of food coloring in the tank (NOT the bowl). You can also use a few tablespoons of instant coffee or Kool-Aid. In thirty minutes, if the water in the bowl is colored, the tank is leaking and the stopper and valve seal may need to be replaced.

Insulating Ductwork and Pipes

Insulating pipes and ducts that run through unheated space will result in a significant savings in your energy bill. Heat escapes from bare hot-water pipes causing the water sitting in those pipes to cool down between uses. This results in running extra water from the faucet to get hot water. Wrapping these pipes will save you money. Wrapping cold water lines won't save you energy dollars, but will eliminate dripping and sweating from condensation, avoiding water spots.

Water Savings

Just do it! Fix those dripping faucets. Turn the faucet off when you are not using the water. Yes, even when you are still standing there and will be using it again shortly. Did you know that showers cost less than baths? You will also use less water if you install energy efficient showerheads.

Dishwashers and Washing Machines 

Don’t wash away your money with the dishes. Always run your dishwasher full. You may live in an area where it is more economical to run it during non-peak hours or in the evening. Ditto for the washing machine! Always run it full. The biggest laundry expense is heating the water.

Water Heater

Turn down the temperature on your water heater. If you set the temperature at 120° F or below, you will save about 4% of your energy cost per 10° that you lower your thermostat. When you go on vacation, use the “vacation setting” on your water heater if available.

Are You A Candidate for Zoning?

• Are different family members comfortable at different temperatures?
• Are any rooms used for special purposes such as a home office or exercise room?
• Are any rooms seldom used such as a formal dining room or guest bedroom?
• Do you have any rooms that have unique cooling and heating requirements such as a sunroom or bonus room?
• Will you entertain often?

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you should consider an All Comfort Services zoning system.

Zoning: A Bright Idea!

Zoning is simply a way of dividing a home into areas with similar cooling and heating needs. You wouldn’t have just one light switch for your entire home. With zoning, you can have the same flexibility with your temperature as you do with your lighting, by independently controlling different areas of your home according to their needs and occupancy.

Customizing zones for your home.

To start with, separate the sleeping areas from the living areas. For further customization, designate the master suite as a separate zone. Then consider areas that need special heating, cooling, or humidity control like a kitchen or sunroom. Perhaps you have rooms that will be seldom used, such as a guest bedroom or formal living /dining room. The possibilities are endless and the results are very comforting. Call All Comfort Services for help setting up a totally customized, totally comfortable zoned system.

For more on this or any of our other products and services, please email us at info@allcomfortservices.com or call 838-7300 today. Don’t forget to ask us about our exclusive 100% Satisfaction Guarantee!

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