The fluctuating winter time temperatures in North Central Texas present a constant challenge when it comes to maintaining comfort in your home and reducing energy costs.
James Lane Air Conditioning & Plumbing Co. is pleased to provide a helpful list of energy saving tips to ensure a balance of comfortable temperature conditions in your home, while maintaining an affordable energy budget.
Energy $aving Tips:
- Be sure you are aware of your thermostat settings.
- Decrease temperatures in the winter
- Increase temperatures in the summer months
- Increase temperatures when nobody is home for periods of time
- Increase temperatures at night after everyone has turned in
- While you can do this manually, you may opt for an inexpensive programmable thermostat for timeliness, accuracy and convenience.
- Be sure to regularly inspect and change (as needed) your cooling and heating system filters. For best results, you should replace your filters every two to three months. Replacement filters can be purchased for a nominal cost at any hardware store, and you merely pull out the old filter and insert a new one.
- When a room is unoccupied, be certain that you turn off the lights and fans. If your family is prone to forgetting this important step, you may want to consider installing motion-detection switches to automatically handle this task once everyone leaves the room.
- Another helpful way to save on energy costs is to turn your water heater setting down to 120 degrees. This will also keep your home safer for small children.
- Using LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs to replace incandescent bulbs will result in further savings on your energy costs. LED bulbs use about 25%-80% less energy than traditional bulbs, and they are able to last between 10 to 25 times longer.
- If your attic insulation is not within the Department of Energy-recommended R-value range of between 30 and 60 in the Wichita Falls area, you will want to add this important material that protects the home’s thermal barrier. During the winter, the bulk of your home’s heat loss occurs through the attic (since heat rises). Likewise, the majority of a home’s heat gain during the summer often occurs through the attic as the sun heats your home’s roof to temperatures of 150 degrees.
- You may also want to invite James Lane Air Conditioning & Plumbing to your home to examine your HVAC system. A trained and certified professional can determine whether it would be helpful to add leading edge and energy-efficient equipment, or perhaps a geothermal heat pump system to help you save significant money on energy costs.
James Lane Air Conditioning & Plumbing Co. is pleased to share these energy saving tips with you. Established in 1957, James Lane Co. also offers 24-hour emergency service for all urgent repair needs by calling 1-800-460-2204 or 940-766-0244. You may also visit the company’s website at www.jameslane.com. Located at 5024 Jacksboro Highway in Wichita Falls, Texas (76302), James Lane Co. provides plumbing, heating and air conditioning repair, drain cleaning, and related services to homes and businesses in Wichita Falls and the surrounding areas.
