Improve The Indoor Air Quality In Your Home With A Whole House Air Purification System
We spend the biggest portion of our lives indoors, whether at work, school, or simply enjoying the comforts of home. Because of the amount of time we spend away from fresh outdoor air, indoor air quality becomes an important consideration for our health and comfort.
Why A Heat Pump May Be A Good Choice For Your Home
Winters in Los Angeles and the surrounding areas are usually very mild. Temperatures may dip into the 40s and 50s, but they don’t often go much lower than that. In our local climate, a heat pump may be the best choice for your year-round home comfort needs.
When Exploring Hot Water Options For Your Home, Consider Cost-Effective Solar Water Heaters
When compared to traditional types of home water heating, solar power offers convenience, efficiency and tremendous cost savings. In sunny climates such as that in the Los Angeles area, solar water heating is a very wise choice because the fuel used to heat your water — sunshine — is plentiful and free.
Insulate Your Water Heater Tank And Watch The Energy Savings Add Up This Winter
As you look for ways to button down your house and save more energy this winter, don’t overlook your water heater. The U.S. Department of Energy reports that insulating the tank can reduce heat loss from this appliance by 25-45 percent, resulting in a savings of 4-9 percent on your water-heating expenses.
Add Insulation To Your Home Now And You May Be Entitled To A Tax Credit
Thoroughly insulating your house is among the more effective ways of saving energy and money on your home’s heating and cooling. Insulating your walls, attic, and basement, plus the ductwork in your heating and cooling systems, will eliminate much of the energy loss you are likely to see over the course of an average year.
Whole House Humidifiers Conveniently Alleviate Your Home’s Dry Winter Air
Winter brings with it not only unpleasant cold temperatures, but a variety of physical discomforts caused by dry air. If your indoor air is too dry, it can aggravate health conditions such as allergies and asthma. It can cause dry, itchy skin; uncomfortable dry sinuses; nosebleeds; and scratchy, irritated throats. Outside of the physical symptoms […]
Size Matters: What You Need To Know Before You Purchase A Tankless Water Heater
Tankless water heaters provide a convenient, energy-efficient option for supplying hot water to your home. Also called demand or instantaneous water heaters, these appliances heat water as it is needed. No water is stored in an internal tank, so there is no standby heat loss from hot water that hasn’t been used yet.
You May Be Entitled To A Federal Tax Credit If You Replaced Your Water Heater With A More Energy-Efficient Model This Year
If you purchased an energy-efficient water heater in 2011, you may be entitled to more savings than what you are already seeing on your energy bills. The U.S. government offers tax credits for high-efficiency non-solar water heaters bought for your home. Since water heating can account for as much as 25 percent of the energy […]
This Is How Lifetime Costs Impact Your Savings
When it becomes necessary to replace any of the components in your HVAC system, it is important that you consider more than the sticker price of the device. To have a realistic overview of the actual price of the system, you will need to consider its lifetime costs, as well. Basically, this means that you […]