How To Make Your Air Conditioner More
Efficient
In times of rising energy costs and rapidly depleting
fossil fuels, making your
New York air conditioner more efficient
will reduce your energy usage, make your home more
comfortable, save money, and possibly help to save the
environment. No matter what kind of air conditioning
system you have, there are steps you can take to make
your air conditioning system more efficient without
purchasing a new system.
Here are some basic tips on how to make your air
conditioner more efficient:
- Have your air conditioner professionally serviced
annually
- Clean your air ducts
- Install clean air filters every 3 months during the
cooling season
- Find and seal all cracks in your house. Small cracks
are not uncommon around seams, corners and other areas.
These can be sealed with caulk.
- Find and seal any gaps or cracks around windows and
doors. This can be accomplished with weatherizing tape
or with caulk.
- Close the flue in your fireplace chimney. A surprising
amount of air exchange can occur through an open flue.
- Use high-efficiency windows and doors or storm windows
and doors. Well-insulated windows can reduce your
cooling cost by 25-50%.
- Add weather-stripping to windows and doors to create a
tight seal. If you are not planning to upgrade your
windows and you want to achieve better efficiency, the
same weather-stripping used in winter can be used to
seal and insulate these areas.
- Use major appliances during the coolest part of the
day or evening. Appliances generate heat when they are
in use, particularly dishwashers, washing machines and
dryers. Using these appliances during the cooler parts
of the day causes less stress on the working of your air
conditioner.
- Use shades and blinds to block the heat and UV rays
from the sun. Shades and blinds provide more than
privacy – they also deflect heat from the sun and the UV
rays that could damage your furniture and carpeting.
- Add UV coatings or films to exterior windows. Many
newer windows have low-e coatings which allow light to
enter the room but block the heat and the UV rays. These
coatings can be added to the windows by professionals or
you can buy and apply sheets of UV deflecting film.
- Check the insulation around windows and doors. These
are the greatest opportunities for gaps and cracks that
allow heat exchange.
- Check the insulation in your attic (most heat exchange
occurs through the roof). Be sure you have the right
kind and amount of insulation and that your attic is
properly vented.
- Use ceiling fans to better circulate the cooled air
- Use register/vent booster fans to better circulate the
cooled air
- Seal off any unused/unconditioned parts of the house
so cooled air will not escape into these areas and heat
will not enter the main part of the house
- Use ventilation fans to carry heat and steam from the
bathrooms and kitchen
These steps will make any cooling system more efficient.
This will enable you to save energy and cost and reduce
the demand on fossil fuels.
If you are looking for Chemung County HVAC
contractor please all us today at 607-733-2032 or complete our service request form.
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