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Boost Your Heat Pump System’s Performance With 3 Insider Tips

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Boost Your Heat Pump System’s Performance With 3 Insider Tips

According to research from Energy Star, 50 percent of all heat pumps have significant problems with leaky air ducts, inadequate airflow and incorrect refrigerant pressure. These factors affect the performance of your heat pump system, making it work harder and use more energy.

Your HVAC technician can improve the performance of your heat pump system by performing these tasks and checks:

If you have an annual maintenance plan, your technician can check the ducts, airflow and refrigerant on his next visit. ...

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Categories: Air Ducts, Air Filters, Heat Pumps, HVAC, Preventative Maintenance, Sealing Air Leaks, Service & Maintenance, Ventilation

Duct Sealing Helps Manage Unruly Energy Bills

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Duct Sealing Helps Manage Unruly Energy Bills

Furnaces, central air conditioners and heat pumps use a series of ductwork to transport heated and cooled air to every room of your home. In most homes, as much as 15 to 20 percent of this air is lost through leaks in the ductwork. You can prevent these leaks by having professional duct sealing completed.

Here’s a look at four benefits of duct sealing.

1. Lower energy bills:

When conditioned air escapes into the attic or garage through which your ductwork is traveling, ...

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Categories: Air Ducts, Ductwork, Energy Efficiency, IAQ - Indoor Air Quality, Preventative Maintenance, Sealing Air Leaks, Ventilation

Minimizing Energy Loss In The Ductwork Of Your New Or Older Home

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Minimizing Energy Loss In The Ductwork Of Your New Or Older Home

Your ductwork is the network of large metal pipes that carries heated or cooled air from your furnace or central air conditioner to points throughout your house. Because all of the conditioned air in your home travels through the ductwork, there is an increased chance of energy loss within the system. Whether your home is older or has been newly built, there are effective ways to minimize energy loss in the ductwork.

Design

Your duct system must be designed to fit within ...

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Categories: Air Ducts, Ductwork, Energy Efficiency, Insulation, Sealing Air Leaks

The Energy Star Yardstick: Pull It Out To See How Your Home Measures Up

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The Energy Star Yardstick: Pull It Out To See How Your Home Measures Up

Energy Star is a government-sponsored website that helps homeowners reduce energy consumption. It features the Home Energy Yardstick, a program designed to compare your home to similar homes in your area in terms of energy efficiency, and then offer tailored suggestions to bring energy consumption down.

Here’s how it works:

On the homepage, you will need to enter information about your home, including its square footage, annual energy use, and fuel sources, along with your zip code and number of ...

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Categories: Ductwork, Energy Efficiency, Energy Evaluations, Energy Star, Programmable, Sealing Air Leaks, Thermostats

Heating Efficiency: Four Ways To Help Your Furnace And Ductwork Do Their Job

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Heating Efficiency: Four Ways To Help Your Furnace And Ductwork Do Their Job

If solutions existed that could maximize your heating efficiency, wouldn’t you want to know about them? Acosta Heating & Cooling mission is to help homeowners stay comfortable and save money, and we don’t “hide” industry secrets from homeowners — we help them. With that in mind, here are four of our best tips to help you optimize the efficiency of your heating system for the ultimate in energy savings.

The ductwork in your home is prone to losing energy. Because ...

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Categories: Air Ducts, Ductwork, Energy Efficiency, Furnaces, Heating, Preventative Maintenance, Sealing Air Leaks

How Well Are You Prepared For A Power Outage?

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How Well Are You Prepared For A Power Outage?

Winter storms in the Greater Charlotte area have been known to knock out power and leave homeowners stranded in their homes for days at a time, until local crews can get roads cleared and power back up and running. Being ready for a power outage, therefore, is an essential step homeowners should take to make the experience as pleasant as possible.

Here’s a list of some basic preparations homeowners should make for potential power outages:

Is your power outage toolbox filled with ...

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Categories: Insulation, Power, Sealing Air Leaks

Holding Down Your Heating Costs Without Spending a Fortune

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Holding Down Your Heating Costs Without Spending a Fortune

It’s possible to lower your heating costs without investing a significant amount of money by using a multiple-pronged approach that will impact the overall efficiency of your home, and its heating system. Use one or more of the tips below to start saving on heating costs immediately.

No-cost tips:

Tips that are low in cost:

You can ward off high heating costs this winter by implementing a combination of the above energy-saving tips, and reduce the amount of energy your home systems consume. ...

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Categories: Energy Efficiency, Heating, Insulation, Sealing Air Leaks

A Comprehensive Plan To Clean Up Your Indoor Air

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A Comprehensive Plan To Clean Up Your Indoor Air

Maintaining your home’s indoor air quality is critical for good health and contributes to your family’s overall comfort. Most people don’t consider their indoor air quality until something happens to remind them they need to be actively maintaining a healthy environment. Maintaining clean, healthy air in your home isn’t difficult or expensive. It simply requires knowing what to look for and what to do. By implementing a few of the steps listed here, you and your family can breathe easier.

Here ...

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Categories: Air Filters, Ductwork, Filtration, IAQ - Indoor Air Quality, Sealing Air Leaks, Ventilation

Prepping Your Home For Cooler Weather

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As the summer winds down, residents in the Charlotte Metro area are beginning to prepare their homes for cooler weather. Having a winterized home is essential to ensure that your abode will stay warm without breaking the bank, and certain preventive measures concerning your HVAC equipment are required to keep your system running smoothly and efficiently.

To get your home buttoned up for the impending fall and winter, there are quite a few things you can do yourself, and a professional ...

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Categories: Furnaces, Insulation, NATE Certification, Preventative Maintenance, Programmable, Sealing Air Leaks, Service & Maintenance, Technician, Thermostats

Review These Steps To Increase Efficiency In Your Home

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Energy inefficiencies in your home can cost you a pretty penny, and there are a lot of places where they can occur. If you’ve been noticing your energy bills rising, or if you’re looking to trim costs and save wherever you can, conducting a home efficiency audit is a good place to start.

There are four major steps in a do-it-yourself home energy efficiency audit:

  1. Finding and sealing air leaks. These can occur not only around your windows, doors and exterior ...
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Categories: Air Conditioning, Energy Evaluations, Insulation, Preventative Maintenance, Sealing Air Leaks, Service & Maintenance