Investing to have air cooling appliance is one of popular choices in today’s world and become the basic needs especially in the summer season. Homeowners can select one type of many types of air conditioners, such as: central ac unit, geothermal heating and air conditioning, heat pump, window ac unit, portable air condition unit, etc! We are aware well that heating and cooling activity are regular activities that alternating all long year and consume large energy. We can do something that not only will be helpful to keep the energy bill low but also helpful to keep the environment well. There are some ideas to cut the energy bill of air cooling activity!
Talking about how to cut and reduce the energy bill when using air conditioner, there are many factors that we should consider, from (the technical mechanism of the unit itself, how we operate (properly or not), the maintenance) to the geographical environment where we live. Hotter level of the outside temperature will make the unit work harder to cool the air that finally will result higher energy bill. The efficiency performance of your HVAC system may be different from this year to a few years latter! Example; when the local climate is dirty or too many pollutants then will make the air filter dirty quickly. And the bad performance of the air conditioner filter will bring bad effect to the entire performance of the unit!
Energy efficiency ratings
Another factor that influence the amount of energy used is the energy efficiency rating of the system itself, such as SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) and Energy Star of EPA. The modern efficient of air cooling appliances must have good value of EER, at least 13 or higher. Higher SEER indicates more efficient to consume less energy that eventually will be helpful to cut the energy bill cost for each month. Therefore if you have the older unit (more than 5 years older), it’s so recommended to replace it with the new one with better rating of SEER and Energy Star approval!
Units to complement your central AC system
Do not be overly dependent on the single system of central (stationery) air conditioning! ‘Yes’ it is superior and powerful enough to cool the entire house but also consumer a huge energy for every day in the summer. You should also use a smart unit that can be used to complement it, so thus you don’t have to turn on it if you are along in a room. There are several choices, but there are two popular selections; window air conditioning and portable air conditioner! Both are nice spot cooling unit to help you to use the energy more efficient in the summer!
Moreover, don’t miss to consider correctly the right comparison size between the size power cooling capacity of the unit and the large square feet space of your room! We can find a wide variety of air conditioner sizes, and each size is designed to cool a certain square feet room!
Calculating the size for free standing units like portable AC and window AC is not too difficult! But on the other hand you may need to hire a HVAC contractor to calculate the size of installing central air conditioning for the first time!
What else any ideas to reduce the air conditioner cost?
- Set the right desired temperature level as well as like you need properly. There are many manufactures that suggest to set the thermostat under 78 degrees. This tip is useful and claimed to save up to 10-20 percent of the energy bill cost.
- Clean or even replace with the new one of the old dirty air filter if necessary! How you should clean or even replace it? The answer depends on the quality of the filter itself and the local climate where you live.
- Check the performance of duct and then consider for duct cleaning, especially if you use units that have ductwork mechanism!
- Then check the outside compressor and condenser! Clean them regularly!
- As possible don’t install the unit in the location where is directly exposed in the sunlight.
- Consider to install insulation in your home if the budget permits!
Read also about cooling tower and vertical air conditioners!
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