Energy-Saving Tips for Using Your AC

With spring now here, summer is not too far off, meaning air conditioning season is on the way as well. While the best way to save money on cooling costs is to not run your air conditioner at all and find other ways to keep cool, there are other ways you can minimize the amount of money you’re spending on energy while still staying comfortable.

Here are some energy savings tips from a specialist in AC repair in Fair Oaks, CA:

• Turn down the AC at night: At night the temperature outside starts to drop, which means you don’t have to spend as much energy getting your home to be as cool as you’d like it to be. If your unit has a “sleep mode,” this would be a good way to keep your AC use limited at night, and time it so it turns back on around the time you wake up every day.
• Use window units: If you don’t want to spend the money on installing central air in your home, you can cool only a couple rooms in your home using window air conditioners. They will cut the energy used to cool a room in half compared with a larger central air conditioning unit.
• Close vents: There are probably some areas of your home (such as a basement) that get cooler much more easily than other areas of your home. Try closing off the vents to these portions of your home so the air can flow solely to the areas that need the cooling the most. Some people, for example, close all the vents on the lower levels of their home so the upper levels get cooled first. This is helpful for two reasons—first, heat rises, so the upstairs is likely to be warmer. Second, the upstairs is likely to have most of your bedrooms, so this can help you get more comfortable air for sleeping.
• Keep ducts insulated: If air is escaping the ducts anywhere in your home, you’re not going to be able to cool all your rooms in your home as efficiently as you might hope. Make sure all areas ducts run through are properly insulated, and if you notice any leaks in your ducts, get them fixed as soon as possible.
• Check positioning of your furniture: Sometimes furniture can be positioned in a way that obstructs your vents, which means the back of your sofa or chair might be blocking that cool air from flowing into your room. Rearrange your furniture if at all possible to allow for a free flow of air into your rooms.
• Use fans: Have a few fans placed throughout your home to make for better air circulation and to make it easier for that cool air to flow in between rooms.

These are just a few tips to help you get a cooler home at a lower cost this summer. Contact Cassel Air Conditioning and Heating Service today for any questions you have about AC repair in Fair Oaks, CA.

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