Energy Audits and Power
Saving Tips from Smit’s
You can count on the energy efficiency experts at Smit’s Solar Heating and Air Conditioning to help you maximize your comfort while minimizing your costs and your carbon footprint. In addition to providing energy saving tips, we offer energy audit services for homes and businesses in Placerville, El Dorado Hills, Folsom, and the surrounding areas. After carefully inspecting your current residential HVAC or commercial HVAC system, one of our highly trained experts will recommend cost-effective solutions that will help you be kind to the environment – and your wallet!
Energy Saving Tips
- Change or clean your filters regularly.
- Have your system checked prior to peak heating and air conditioning seasons.
- Insulate your attic to a minimum of R-38.
- Run the fan feature on your system’s thermostat more often to reduce air stratification.
- Keep your blinds closed in order to keep direct sunlight out in summer.
- Use the setback cycles to offset the temperature while you sleep or when you are away.
- Never let your home heat or cool more than 12 degrees from your desired temperature.
- Weather-strip your doors, including the attic access door.
Energy Star ®
A joint program of the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), ENERGY STAR is intended to help people save money while protecting the environment through the use of more energy efficient products and practices. To earn the ENERGY STAR label, a product must meet stringent requirements established by the program. Requirements cover a variety of concerns, including increased energy efficiency, performance, and expected utility bill savings. Smit’s offers a wide selection of ENERGY STAR products, including high efficiency furnaces and air
conditioning units, designed to help reduce your energy usage.