Having central heating and air conditioning has made our lives better; however, you should be careful and regularly check it, because, despite the reliable flow of temperature controlled air, you might be suffering from an overworked heating and cooling system. You should avoid making mistakes with your HVAC system such as neglecting maintenance, vent blockage, or having your thermostat in the wrong position. You should be careful because mistakes in maintenance are the leading culprit in leading to an energy-wasting home. Below is a list of energy wasting mistakes that you might be making:
- Skipping Consistent HVAC System Maintenance
- Vents that are Closed or Blocked
- Damage to Your Home’s HVAC Ductwork
- Wrong Location of Your Thermostat
- Not Changing Air Conditioning Filters
- Having an Outdated Air Conditioning System
1. Skipping Consistent HVAC System Maintenance
You should ensure that the HVAC system of your home is checked before the start of summer and winter seasons. Your heating and cooling system may already be overworked and needs maintenance or repair. If you keep on skipping regular maintenance for your HVAC system, you might not detect faulty parts of it. With the presence of these defective, your HVAC system could be working harder than it should, in short, being overworked, and this in turn can affect your energy use.
2. Vents that are Closed or Blocked
Also check the rooms in your house. If you block your vents with furniture or other objects or consistently shut your room’s doors, it will hinder the flow of heated air from the furnace and into the places in your house. You should keep these objects away from vents so that air can flow freely.
3. Damage to Your Home’s HVAC Ductwork
The interconnected pipes in your house are part of the system responsible for delivering cold and warm air into the rooms. Having problems or blockages with this can influence your HVAC system
4. Wrong Location of Your Thermostat
Proper temperature readings are important and a frequent energy-wasting mistake is to have the thermostat in the wrong location. Thermostats can detect temperature from appliances, and when it picks up on false indications of hot or cool air, it will use more energy than necessary to cool your home and overwork your system. The recommended place for thermostats is somewhere away from heat or sunlight.
5. Not Changing Air Conditioning Filters
Do you remember the last time you checked the filters of your air conditioning? Having dirty filters can lead to accumulation on coils in your air conditioning system. This build-up will obstruct the transfer of heat, overworking your system and leading to higher bills. This also reduces the efficiency of the cooling and it can reduce the life of your air conditioning
6. Having an Outdated Air Conditioning System
If you have been living in your house for a long time, your air conditioning system may already be outdated. This old age of your system not only affects routine repairs to be done but also the amount of energy that it expels to cool or heat your house.
With Dor-Mar Heating and Air Conditioning, the best HVAC service is already possible. With us, you will get an honest assessment of your air conditioning system and whether a significant repair makes sense or if it might be more cost effective to look at a unit replacement.
Dor-Mar has been operating in Newark, Columbus, Zanesville, Lancaster Ohio since 1962. They will be very happy to assist you, and they can install and service quality Rheem and Coleman products. As experts of your home’s HVAC system, they can help you set up a manageable routine of preventive care and specialized upkeep of your HVAC system that can help save your home from wasting energy.
