I asked a professional HVAC technician what I could do to lower heating bills

I asked a professional HVAC technician what I could do to lower heating bills

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Winters get too cold in our area, and it is almost impossible to survive without some form of heating.

For this reason, it helps to have a sound HVAC plan that can improve your comfort levels.

Unfortunately, this may not necessarily be a cheap affair, this is something I found out the hard way last wintertime when my energy bill skyrocketed. At first, I thought it was a faulty issue with the heating unit, but my troubleshooting attempts proved futile. I was worried that if this continued, then it would be expensive to keep me warm in winter. I did not want to use all our savings in keeping me warm because there was no other alternative. I talked to my mom, and she suggested I contact the HVAC specialist to help me understand the issue with the unit. The company came to our house in a fantastic time and as promised. A few hours later, he had a list of possible things he thought would improve the situation! He first suggested additional insulation, which is what we made the decision to go on to do. We increased the insulation in the attic and the walls, ensuring that both of us covered the cracks as well as occasions he pointed out. There was a lot of heat transfer getting lost through terrible insulation. Secondly, he suggested I get into an official service schedule as this will point out complications in fantastic time and have them repaired, ensure you keep up with heating and air conditioning service schedules and never skip a tune-up session, especially before winter. He also suggested we invest in a programmable temperature control since ours was a dial one.

 

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