Times have changed from the days of old with Santa Rosa HVAC when heat was produced
in homes with a gravity fed furnace and holes in the floors to let the heat rise to the rooms. This was the most efficient way to heat a home back then but crude at best. Today, there are furnaces that are so efficient that they need only a plastic pipe to vent carbon monoxide and unused heat out the side of the home.
Technology has been driving the HVAC industry for many years now with new circuitry and control panels for high efficiency furnaces of today. There are many ways to find what is available to use to your advantage. Having your furnace and air conditioning system replaced is a start. Having old, inefficient units upgraded to 90% efficiency will keep the heat going in your home and not out the chimney. There are so many new models available with so many different energy saving features that almost every single one out there will increase any homes efficiency rating, saving you quite a lot of money.
Other examples of the technology are used in thermostats that control the heat and cool in the home. Programming your HVAC unit for startup and shutdown at regular intervals when you are not at home or are asleepcan greatly reduce the run time of these vital units in the home. This is done by sensors installed in key areas of the air handler to ensure proper temperature coming out of the heat exchanger.When installing the thermostat make sure it is only as far as the next room over. This has to do with the thermostats having to be hard wired to the HVAC unit itself.
Finding a reputable installer should not be hard to do if you live in largely populated area but it could be difficult because of the amount of HVAC technicians that have been trained in this field. With the amount of new homes being built and families upgrading their existing units,the yellow pages list hundreds of companies that have this service available. There is high demand for skilled individuals in this area and companies are hiring when qualified technicians come right out of training.
Professionals all across the area can perform maintenance on your unit, repair issues, diagnose problems and give you some ideas about how you can increase your energy efficiency in your home to save you money and leave less of a carbon footprint on our planet.