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HVAC Tip 3

Consider Changing Out Incandescent Light Bulbs For CFL Or LED Lights.  They Stay Significantly Cooler And Don't Give Off The Same Heat As Incandescent Bulbs.  You Can Also Save On Energy With CFL And LED Bulbs. Incandescent light bulbs have been mostly phased out in America in favor of CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs.  Not all incandescent lights have been banned and you will most likely still have some in your recessed, ceiling and closet fixtures.  Buy why exactly are these bulbs more useful and better than the bulbs of yesteryear? CFL and LED bulbs are massively more energy efficient than their incandescent counterparts.  In fact, mass adoption of LED bulbs would stop hundreds of millions tons of greenhouse gases from clogging up our atmosphere.  It would also save each nation millions of dollars in energy consumption each year.  These bulbs, especially LED, last longer and do not produce heat bui...

How To Reduce Cooling Costs This Summer

Flip-flops, barbecues, vacations... sounds like Summer!  With warmer weather moving in and the last vestiges of a harsh winter behind us, it won't be long until the hot sun starts to make things uncomfortable.  Sometimes the heat can become so unbearable that it seems like we are just running our air conditioning units non-stop.  And while that may keep us calm  and cool, it doesn't help our wallets much. Here are a few quick tips to help reduce the cost of running your a/c unit this summer.  You'd be surprised at how easy most of them are to implement and how cost-efficient they truly are. Fans Are The Boss Ceiling fans and even portable fans can work wonders on your electric bill by not needing to run the a/c that much and saving you nearly 40%.  It's important to remember that fans don't actually cool the air, they just make it FEEL cooler because the moving air is pulling heat away from your body.  Working in tandem with the air conditionin...