3 Ways to Lower Your Cooling Costs This Summer

Although Woodbridge, VA, doesn’t have long, hot, steamy summers, cooling costs can still add up. Keep your electric bills low and generate some extra cash for family fun by following these three simple tips:

Get an AC Tuneup

AC maintenance optimizes air conditioner performance. Optimized AC performance can yield energy savings of up to 40 percent. Tuneups can also reduce expensive and unexpected AC repair bills by as much as 95 percent. In between tuneups, be sure to change your air filter every month to prevent airflow obstructions that overwork your cooling system and eat up energy.

Install a High-tech Thermostat

Use a programmable thermostat to put your AC on a schedule that matches that of your family. Set the thermostat to reduce cooling output while everyone is at work or school and to increase cooling output while your crew is headed home. For additional savings and added convenience, check out today’s smart thermostats. They can do everything from generating energy efficiency reports to learning from your behavior and programming the thermostat for you.

Put Your Ceiling Fans to Work

Supplement your air conditioning with ceiling fans, and you can on Woodbridge, VA, cooling costs. The trick is to raise your thermostat setting by at least four degrees. When ceiling fans are in use, a four-degree temperature increase is not noticeable for most people. Set your fans to rotate in a counterclockwise direction, and a downward breeze will create a wind chill effect that makes you feel cooler. Ceiling fans do not cool the air in a room; they only cool people. Therefore, ceiling fans should be turned off when the room is unoccupied.

To learn more about the convenience and cost-effectiveness of high-tech thermostats, or to get a coupon for a discount on AC maintenance in Woodbridge, VA, visit Brennan’s Heating & Air Conditioning or call us directly at (703) 491-2771 .