2012 Henderson Air Conditioning Energy Saving Tips – Minimizing External Factors

Silverstate Refrigeration & HVAC

As we have already seen that with proper maintenance and thermostat use, we can cut down energy bills, let us explore few external factors that greatly contribute towards heat loss (loss of cooling or heating) leading to ultimate increase in energy consumption. To reduce energy consumption, we need to minimize such factors.

Check the insulation of Your Home

Although everybody knows that the doors and windows of the room should be kept closed when using the air conditioner, very few people actually follow this advice. This in turn, allows cold air to escape and hot air to enter the room which further delays the cooling process (and vice versa in winters).

Call Silverstate HVAC, the BBB A+ air conditioning repair Henderson contractor, for checking the insulation of your house. Caulking and weather-stripping windows from where air is likely to escape is also of great help. Considering that 15-25 percent of the air escapes through leaking ducts, fixing them should be a priority for you if you intend to use air conditioning efficiently. You also need to make sure that the exhaust fans in the house are switched off and the fireplace damper is tightly closed when air conditioner is on.

Prevent Direct Sunlight and Minimize Heat Generation within the House

One of the easiest measures to reduce your expenditure on air conditioning is to make sure you don’t allow heat from outside to enter the house. In order to do this, you will have to protect your house from direct sunlight using shades, awnings, drapes, etc. Similarly, growing trees around the house will make sure that your house is in shade during the day time. You also need to make sure that you don’t generate much heat within the house itself. Similarly, you should avoid doing activities which consume power like washing or ironing clothes during the afternoon hours when air conditioner is a necessity.

Besides above mentioned pointers, here are few things to remember…

• If your air conditioning unit is exposed to direct sunlight, it will consume 5 percent more power than a unit in shade.

• Instead of switching on and off every now and then, running your A/C unit for considerably longer duration saves energy bills.

Follow these and reduce your energy consumption.