Improve Energy Efficiency and Comfort with Multi-Stage and Zoned HVAC Systems

We’re all looking for ways to conserve energy and save on our utility bills. If you’re building a new home or replacing your HVAC system, zoned and multi-stage HVAC systems offer great opportunities to improve both efficiency and comfort. The vast majority of homes currently use a single-stage HVAC system. When this system is running, it runs only at full …

You’re Closing Rooms to Conserve Energy? You Could Be Opening Yourself to Trouble

It makes intuitive sense that if you close off rooms during the winter, you will be heating a smaller amount of your home and therefore saving money. Unfortunately, listening to your intuition here could be setting you up for some unexpected results. As it turns out, closing rooms to conserve energy may actually increase the energy used by your HVAC …

Tankless Water Heaters: The Right Choice For Your Home?

It’s always important to try to save energy. And there are all sorts of things you can do to reduce energy costs, from cutting down your energy usage to buying more energy-efficient appliances. But one of the biggest producers of energy is your water heater. Replacing your conventional storage-tank water heater with a tankless water heater can help reduce that energy consumption. …

Annual Service — Get The Most From Your HVAC System Year Round For The Life Of The System

Did you know that heating and cooling your air consumes roughly half of your entire household’s energy usage? Needless to say, you need to get the most out of your system all year if you want to keep your energy bills under control. Whether your air conditioner is new or old, it needs to be serviced annually if you want …

Heat Pump Operation — 3 Key Components

The three primary components of heat pump operation include the outdoor condenser/compressor, the indoor blower and the thermostat. An air-source heat pump, the most common variety, is an energy-efficient way to cool and heat homes. A well-maintained heat pump can achieve 300 percent efficiency for heating (meaning it will provide three times more heat energy than the electricity it takes …