Staying comfortable year-round requires keeping the right temperature in your home. Utilizing a smart programmable thermostat helps everyone feel at ease all year long.
Energy experts suggest setting your winter thermostat at 68 degrees Fahrenheit to help prevent heat loss through doors and windows, while nightly setting can save even more energy costs.
Heating
Heating your home can be costly, but there are ways to lower costs. One is allowing natural sunlight into your home during the day before letting it dissipate at night. Another is to ensure your attic and crawl spaces are properly insulated to stop heat escaping the building.
Conventionally, using mains gas or an efficient condensing boiler may be the cheapest and least polluting way to heat your home. Electricity may also be an option – just be sure you’re on a competitive energy tariff before switching on an electric heater if that’s more your style – so visit https://classaheating.ca/ to learn more!
Electric heating tends to be more costly than gas; however, space heaters that heat only one area may work out cheaper in certain cases than central systems.
Maintaining an ideal temperature inside of your house during summer can be difficult, so closing windows during the day and using curtains or blinds to block out sun can help.
At night when temperatures cool off further, open up windows and doors to let cooler air in while not impeding airflow with fans or appliances running in parallel.
Cooling
Step one in reducing cooling costs is making sure that all appliances are appropriately sized for your home. Oversized systems work harder to keep temperatures stable and cost more to operate, while regularly servicing heating and cooling units according to manufacturer recommendations can help. Cleaning air filters regularly may also prove helpful.
Close doors that are rarely used during the day in order to focus the cool air where it needs to go and reduce heat transfer between rooms. At night, closing windows and drapes helps seal in cool air from outside while leaving hotter air outside; especially important in evaporative cooling houses.
Lighting, ovens and dishwashers all produce waste heat that raises interior temperatures in your home, including lighting. By switching to energy-efficient lighting and appliances can significantly decrease this effect; delaying heat-producing chores until cooler evening hours such as washing clothes can also help. Cooking meals that don’t need heating such as salads, veggies and fruit-based dishes or using outdoor grilling options can further lower kitchen temperatures.
Moving fridges/freezers from living spaces into garages or basements may help as well; shade your house using awnings/trellises can both protect it from sunlight during daytime while reflecting light back in winter months – adding shade will do just this job of protecting from sun when needed and reflecting light during daytime!
Humidity Control
Humidity control is of great significance as humidity can have a dramatic impact on everything from how warm or cold you feel to how your skin responds. Too much humidity in your home can pose structural hazards and foster mold and mildew growth, so regular cleaning of crawl space and basement areas is vital in order to control humidity levels; clutter hampers airflow which contributes to moisture build-up.
High humidity conditions cause water vapor in the air to adhere to your skin, leaving you feeling sticky and wet. Excess humidity can also peel wallpaper, damage floors, encourage mold growth and encourage mildew growth – these factors all combined contribute to an uncomfortable home climate.
A dehumidifier will remove this extra moisture from the air allowing air conditioners to work more effectively in providing comfort cooling in your house.
Low humidity leads to dry air, creating uncomfortable and potentially hazardous environments. It can result in issues like itchy skin and throat irritation, cracked lips, dry sinuses and nasal passages and even snoring; moreover it has also been linked with respiratory infections, radon production and wood decay fungus growth.
Air Duct Cleaning
Air ducts are an integral component of your home’s heating and cooling system. They transport air from your furnace directly into every room in your house. Unfortunately, over time they can become quite dusty, leading to allergies or irritated eyes in certain individuals – this can be alleviated through cleaning your ducts regularly.
Duct cleaning can be accomplished either professionally or DIY style, like car seat or dryer vent cleaning. The key is finding a reputable, licensed company that meets NADCA standards for duct cleaning; then arrange an appointment when noise and dust will be least disruptive; clear a path for accessing equipment in attic or basement locations and show him/her each room where vents exist before scheduling appointment.
Dirty air ducts can spread mold, pet dander, pollen, bacteria and tobacco smoke around your home – pollutants which can have detrimental health effects for those with respiratory conditions like asthma or auto-immune disorders – making you sneeze and itch while increasing your risk of infection.