Gas prices for cars are high, and gas prices for homes are expected to skyrocket this winter. So, before its time to fire up the furnace, let’s see what you can do to keep that cost down.
"It’s very important the filter is changed and checked every 30 days," said Kendrick Robinson, Instructor at HVAC Technical Institute. "It causes a restriction when you have a dirty filter … so the heat transfer will not work properly if you don’t have enough air flow going through the system."While some furnace filters will last for a few months, Robinson says some will not.
"If a person is not at home, the furnace is just going to keep running trying to keep up to that actual temperature that you set it to before you leave," he said. "If you drop it, it’s not going to come on as you would be if you were at home … so it’s actually saving your furnace instead of wear and tear."
"Now that a lot of people are returning to work and school, reducing your heat when you are not there during the day will have a big, big impact on your heating bills," said Kevin Brasler, Executive Editor of Consumer’s Checkbook. "You might be able to save as much as 15 percent … by using a programmable thermostat."
Experts say the trick is to make sure your ceiling fan is rotating clockwise to make sure it is pushing the heat down as it rises up."The heat tries to leave your actual house. So to try to slow that down, we have the curtains over the windows. It will make a barrier, so it slows down that heat transfer," said Robinson.
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