Green, Eco-Friendly Ways to Warm the Home
When March rolls around, everyone starts pulling out their collection of green, shamrock-covered clothes and accessories. Most homeowners aren’t thinking about adding some “green” to their home and wallet when St. Paddy’s Day arrives. But, creating an energy-efficient, eco-friendly home isn’t hard. Homeowners can easily “go green” at home this St. Patrick’s Day by following a few of these helpful tips.
Regular Filter Maintenance
How often do most people change their heater filters? The answer usually is “not often enough.” Most homeowners replace a furnace filter once a year, but most filters need to be replaced every 6 months or so in an average household. Homes with pets, smokers, or people prone to allergies should replace them more often than even that!
But what do dirty filters have to do with an eco-friendly home? Well, dirty filters increase heating costs and force the heater to work harder. More energy is required when the heating system has to fight through a dirty, clogged filter to heat the home. The more energy consumed by a heating system, the less eco-friendly the system as a whole is.
Replacing heater filters regularly will improve the efficiency of a home and keep the air cleaner and healthier to breathe!
Install A Programmable Thermostat
It can be a pain to change the thermostat throughout the day. Most people know that they should lower the heat when the home isn’t occupied, but how many people actually do it every day?
Unfortunately, running a thermostat at a consistent temperature all day and night can tax a heating system and heating bill. But, by installing a programmable thermostat, homeowners can forgo the extra steps of changing the temperatures in the home manually throughout the day.
Programmable thermostats come in a variety of models, from basic daily set-ups to models with wi-fi and split schedule capabilities. Their premise is simple: they schedule the heater to keep the home at certain temperatures at different times of the day. Their benefits are countless. Programmable thermostats can lower heating bills, increase the efficiency of a heating system, and make a home an eco-friendly household.
Heat Smarter, Not Harder with Eco-Friendly Space Heaters
Are there certain rooms in the house that just seem colder than the rest? Many homeowners find themselves running to the thermostat to heat these coldspots, only to find that the other rooms in the house get too hot when they do. It can be a messy juggling act to get every room in a house perfectly comfortable using just the home’s heater.
The trouble with home heaters is usually found with the ductwork. Rooms further from the heater will always be colder, as hot air loses momentum farther from the source. Older homes with damaged ductwork will suffer more. When cold spots are common in a home, homeowners can use eco-friendly space heaters instead of cranking up the heat.
Eco-friendly space heaters are plug-in appliances that are portable and easy to use. Using a small space heater to heat a colder room cuts down on the heating bill and takes a load off the heater itself, saving on energy consumption for the home.
Applying a few of these tips will make the home greener and more eco-friendly just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
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