Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning Blog: Posts Tagged ‘household energy’

Redirecting Your Home’s Air by Closing Vents May Not Be the Best Solution

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

Redirecting Your Home's Air by Closing Vents May Not Be the Best SolutionThere are a lot of suggestions for saving household energy these days, especially as utility costs increase. Some of these work better than others do for your Fresno area home. One common suggestion is to close off registers in unused parts of your home. This used to be true, but with modern HVAC systems, it can actually create more problems, and end up making your utility bills go up instead of down.

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An Energy Evaluation Can Help You Prepare Your Home For Winter

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

With winter on the way, Fresno-area residents are looking for ways to button up their homes, improve energy efficiency, and enhance comfort and energy savings. Of course, before you can start the process of improving household energy efficiency, you must first determine where your home is losing energy. The best way to achieve this is through a professional energy evaluation.

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