Have your air conditioner professionally serviced annually. If you're looking for an easy way to remember to have your units serviced, find out more about our Club Membership program.
Clean your air ducts. Visit www.NuDucts.com for more information on Duct Cleaning.
Install clean air filters every three months during the cooling season.
Find and seal all cracks in your house.
Find and seal any gaps or cracks around windows and doors.
Close the flue in your fireplace chimney to reduce the amount of cooled air escaping from your household
Use high-efficiency windows and doors or storm windows and doors to keep in the cooled air.
Use major appliances only during the coolest part of the day or evening to reduce the generation of more hot air.
Use shades and blinds to block the heat and UV rays from the sun from raising the temperature in your home.
Add UV coatings or films to exterior windows. Many newer windows have low-e coatings which allow light to enter the room but block the heat and the UV rays.
Check the insulation around windows and doors and make repairs where necessary.
Check the insulation in your attic (most heat exchange occurs through the roof).
Use ceiling fans to better circulate the cooled air.
Use register/vent booster fans to better circulate the cooled air.
Seal off any unused/unconditioned parts of the house so cooled air will not escape into these areas and heat will not enter the main part of the house.
Use ventilation fans to carry heat and steam from the bathrooms and kitchen.
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