- MillerHVAC and Energy Star have partnered to provide comfort for you and your family in your home or office through the year. Your heating system works hard during the winter to keep you warm. When it is working at top performance and your heating ducts are delivering warm air to your rooms effectively, you will be more comfortable and save money. The following are recommendations to help heat your home or office smartly this winter.
- Replace your furnace’s air filter before the heating season begins. A dirty filter will reduce air flow which makes your system work harder to deliver air to the registers. Also, cover the filter slot with a piece of wide tape to keep air from getting in around filter edges without passing through the filter.
- Set back your thermostat when you’re asleep or away. When used properly, an ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostat with 4-temperature and time settings can save you $100 each year on energy costs.
- Be sure your ducts are delivering all the warm air they can. If you can see the duct seams where the metal comes together, seal these joints with shiny foil tape with a UL-181 label (this label is very important) or duct mastic (also called duct sealant). This is especially true for the ducts that you can see in your basement or attic.
- If you have any ducts that run into the attic or through a cold basement or crawl space, be sure the ducts are well insulated. If the insulation is missing or falling off, most home improvement stores sell insulation designed to insulate ducts. Try to insulate to at least an R-6. Be sure to seal any leaks in the ducts first, then wrap the duct in insulation. If you have flex-duct (shiny metal flexible duct tubes), be sure there are no rips or tears and the ducts are as straight as possible.
- You can also take off the duct registers in your rooms (back out 2 screws) and check the connection between the duct and the drywall - you may see a gap. This gap allows heated air to escape into the walls. Cover this gap with foil tape or fill it with duct mastic. Also with the register off, check for any other gaps that would allow the heated air to flow behind the walls. If there is a gap or hole, seal it up!
- Call MillerHVAC today to keep warm this winter. We offer a Safety and Efficiency agreement designed specifically to help you escape mechanical system downtime. When your equipment is maintained and inspected on a regular basis, minor adjustments won’t turn into major repairs.
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