1.) Change Your Air Filters-
With your A/C running more frequently do to the summer heat, it becomes more important to check and replace your dirty air filters more often. Energy companies recommend checking and replacing your air filters once a month, especially in the summer months. After a month your air filter will have filled up with all the dirt and dust that has been blowing through it. Once this happens your system will have to work harder to continue to pull air through it, using more energy.
2.) Replace Your Outdoor Lights with LED Bulbs-
Summer time often leads to more backyard outdoor activities. Whether it's the neighborhood BBQ or a pool party, a lot of these activities can stretch into the twilight hours. To save energy but still keep everything well lit, look into investing in LED bulbs for outside your home. LED bulbs traditionally use 25%-80% less energy than standard incandescent bulbs, while giving off more light. Not just that but they last up to 25 times longer too!
If saving energy is your end game it would be a good idea to look into replacing all your homes lights with LED bulbs.
3.) Use a Clothesline to Dry Your Laundry-
On a beautiful summer day why not air dry your laundry on a clothes line. Your dryer can use a lot of energy to dry your clothes, even more if you haven't cleaned the dryer vent recently. So when its nice outside simply hang up your laundry to dry. Not only will this help you save energy, but it will help air out your laundry leaving it with a nice fresh air scent.
4.) Use Your BBQ Grill to Cook-
Cooking a meal in your kitchen can use a lot of your homes energy. From using the stove, oven, and even the opening and closing of your refrigerator you can add a lot to your energy bill. So during the summer to save energy, try using your grill to cook as many meals as possible. You can cook almost anything on a grill and it uses much less energy to do so.
5.) Set Your Thermostat to 78 Degrees or Higher-
As mentioned before with the summer your A/C will be running much more often. To avoid over using your A/C, most energy companies recommend setting your thermostat to the highest temperature that is still comfortable for you and your family. Usually 78 degrees or higher. To help you with this we recommend getting a Nest Learning Thermostat. The Nest Learning Thermostat learns and programs itself based on your habits and automatically helps save energy. Plus you can control it using your phone, tablet or laptop even when you are not home.To learn more about how we can help you save energy visit joefilter.com today!
