2012 Henderson Air Conditioning Energy Saving Tips – Thermostats

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As we have seen in part I of “2012 Henderson Air Conditioning Energy Saving Tips – Maintenance” that following certain guidelines, you can achieve a considerable saving on energy consumption by your HVAC systems. Here are the more tips from Silverstate HVAC, the BBB A+ air conditioning repair Henderson contractor…

As we know, programmable thermostats have become necessary and integral accessories for your HVAC system controlling the room temperature, we will focus more on thermostats and how we can use them to get better energy efficiency.

Check your Thermostat settings

The thermostat setting has a crucial role to play when it comes to effective ways of reducing power consumption by the air conditioner. The ideal setting is at 78°F, according to experts you should set it as high as possible within the comfortable zone. You need to follow the simple principle of minimizing the difference between the inside temperature and outdoor temperature. It is one of the most simple and effective air conditioning energy saving tips which can help you reduce the cooling cost by 6-8 percent.

Use Advanced Thermostats

The new age thermostats have come up with multiple setting options that can make your task of getting more energy efficiency from your system. Of late, you can program different settings for specific days of week (5+2, 5+1+1 models), create 3-4 different time zones and their respective temperature settings (especially useful if you are office going person), vacation period when no one is occupying your home. Besides these there are other lots futures too that indicate time to replace your filters, time to replace the batteries, child lock (to prevent unauthorized setting alteration).