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Programmable thermostats give you the flexibility you need to keep your home comfortable while avoiding wasted energy. In the summer, you can program your thermostat to keep your home warmer than normal while you’re away, saving you money on cooling costs. During the winter, you can do just the opposite, saving an estimated 5 to 15 percent on heating costs for turning your furnace down just 10 degrees while you’re not at home. You can learn more about one of the premier programmable thermostats, the Honeywell Vision Pro 8000, by watching this video.
If you’re interested in taking advantage of a programmable thermostat in your home, contact Greenwood Heating & Air. We provide a full range of HVAC services to homeowners throughout the Seattle area. Call (206) 734-3370 to schedule an appointment.
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To maintain the health of your HVAC system, hiring a technician you can trust is a must. It can be difficult to locate the best heating and cooling service out of the dozens available in the Seattle area, however. Here are a few tips to get you started:
Ask to See Credentials
In Washington, HVAC technicians are required to be properly licensed to perform any sort of electrical work on your central heating and air system. Hiring an uncertified technician is not only unlawful; it can render any warranties on your furnace or air conditioning unit null and void. That’s why you should always make sure the technician you hire is properly credentialed.
Find a Someone with a Range of Skills
In Seattle, keeping your home comfortable is a year-round endeavor. You need functioning heating systems to get through the winter, and air conditioner units to endure hot summer days. The best HVAC technicians are skilled in providing service of all types of heating and cooling systems. If you own a specialized system like geothermal, it will help to find a technician with the skills to keep it properly maintained.
Look for Experienced Professionals
While a good education can teach many components of HVAC repair, true skill in the trade can only be gained through experience. When hiring an HVAC technician, look for a company with an established record in your community. If possible, find people who have hired the service in the past and ask for their honest opinion.
Make Sure You’re Getting a Fair Price
Installations and repairs of furnaces and air conditioners can be expensive. Once you find an HVAC service with the right skills and credentials, make sure they’re offering a fair price for their work. You can search online for the going rate of various HVAC services, or simply ask friends and neighbors what they have paid in the past for similar work.
At Greenwood Heating & Air, we’ve served the heating and cooling needs of homeowners throughout the Seattle area since 1921. If you’re in need of an HVAC installation or repair, give us a call at (206) 734-3370.
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Solar energy can be used to power your home and heat your water, and using a heat pump is an eco-friendly way to keep your home comfortable in all seasons. Call Greenwood Heating & Air at (206) 734-3370 to learn more about saving energy and staying comfortable in your Seattle home.
Check out this page from GreenAmerica.org to see the energy savings you can gain by using a solar water heater.
Find out how a solar water heating system uses energy from the sun to warm water on HowStuffWorks.com.
On this page from Energy.gov, you can learn more about geothermal heat pumps and their loop configurations.
Learn more about photovoltaic cells and how they can convert sunlight into electricity when you read this article from ScientificAmerican.com.
This article from ConsumerEnergyCenter.org provides an introduction to how ground-source heat pumps work.
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Your heating contractor may offer a unique piece of equipment that can change the way you heat and cool your home. A geothermal heat pump is one of the most efficient types of HVAC equipment available today. Utilizing a unique form of heat transfer, these heat pumps can provide you with incredibly efficient heating or cooling energy throughout the year.
Underground Potential
Geothermal heat pumps utilize energy located under your feet. Just a short distance under the Earth’s surface, the temperature remains steady at around 58º Fahrenheit. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is—this temperature doesn’t fluctuate. A geothermal heat pump uses a network of piping to circulate a refrigerant between your home and the ground. The refrigerant can absorb heat from one area and then release it into another.
Dual-Use Capabilities
Geothermal heat pumps can provide both heating and cooling. During the heating season, the pipe network will absorb heat underground, where the temperature remains steady even when the air temperature plummets. This heat is then transferred and released indoors, warming your house. The process can be reversed for cooling purposes, with heat from your home being absorbed and then released underground. Regardless of the season, you can enjoy a comfortable indoor climate with a geothermal heat pump.
Extreme Efficiency
Geothermal heat pumps do not actively generate heat, so they save a lot of energy. In fact, a geothermal heat pump can produce five times the energy it consumes in the form of heat. That is seriously high efficiency, even when compared to the most efficient furnaces on the market.
A geothermal heat pump is an investment that pays itself off in terms of money and energy savings while delivering immediate comfort in every season. Greenwood Heating & Air is proud to be a Seattle heating contractor that installs these excellent systems. Give us a call at (206) 734-3370 or visit our website for more information.
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The cost of heating water is the second highest cost on the average energy bill, just after heating and cooling. However, solar water heaters can cut down on these costs. With the savings these systems provide, they easily pay for themselves in a short time.
The innovative solar water heating system shown in this video utilizes several energy-efficient modifications to heat water and circulate it continuously throughout the system. It uses passive convection to circulate water throughout the solar heating system while a photovoltaic panel provides electricity to run a pump. Watch the video clip to learn more about this efficient system.
Greenwood Heating & Air of Seattle installs high-efficiency solar water heating systems that can cut your costs dramatically. Visit our website to learn more, or call us at (206) 734-3370 to find out how we can help you save energy at home.
