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Is Your Home HVAC System Wasting Energy?

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:

  1. Skipping Consistent HVAC System Maintenance
  2. Vents that are Closed or Blocked
  3. Damage to Your Home’s HVAC Ductwork
  4. Wrong Location of Your Thermostat
  5. Not Changing Air Conditioning Filters
  6. Having an Outdated Air Conditioning System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.

WE ARE CENTRAL OHIO HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING EXPERTS

In continuous operation since 1962, our expertise goes beyond just the mechanicals of your HVAC system. We’re pretty handy when it comes to ductwork and system-wide maintenance as well. For top-notch service keeping your home’s heating and cooling system clean and your family breathing clean, filtered air, contact Dor-Mar today.

Our team offers a wide array of routine maintenance and emergency services for your heating and cooling system, allowing your family to breathe fresh, safe, clean air and be comfortable year-round. We also offer a number of add-ons to your HVAC equipment that can improve your home’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), such as electrostatic air filters, whole-house humidifiers, duct cleaning, Ultraviolet-C lighting systems, and more.

Schedule an appointment for HVAC system troubleshooting or maintenance with us today by using our online contact form, or call one of local offices listed below. We pride ourselves on our customer-focused service, and our reviews show it.

Dor-Mar…Your Climate Hero!

Steven Brewer<br/>HVAC Expert & Owner

Steven Brewer
HVAC Expert & Owner

I started in the HVAC business as a young man, with my father putting me in crawl spaces to run ductwork while on summer vacation from school; I began full time in our family HVAC business at the age of 19. I obtained my state commercial HVAC license at 25. I'm married with three kids, and I love boating, fishing and hunting.

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