{"id":674,"date":"2018-06-04T11:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T15:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/?p=674"},"modified":"2018-06-04T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T13:25:33","slug":"these-two-steps-save-money-cooling-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/air-conditioning-service\/these-two-steps-save-money-cooling-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"These Two Simple Steps Will Save You Money on Cooling This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"thermostat-control\"Let\u2019s face it\u2014it\u2019s tricky to maintain a balance of saving money with your air conditioner without letting your home turn into an oven. Running your AC less often is the quickest way to cut down on high electrical costs over the summer. But running your AC less is also the quickest way to have your family turn on you and start warring over the thermostat.<\/p>\n

There are plenty of ways you can cut down on your cooling costs this summer with your air conditioner in Lockport, IL<\/a>. We want to focus on two basic ones\u2014and they\u2019re both connected to the thermostat. They\u2019re easy steps: the first one is something you can do yourself without much effort, and the second one only requires calling our office to make an appointment.<\/p>\n

Set the Thermostat to 78\u00b0F During the Day, 86\u00b0F During the Night<\/h2>\n

People often use the thermostat wastefully, turning the temperatures up and down based on the current temperatures in the house. Too hot? Drop the thermostat down way low to get fast cooling. Now it\u2019s too cold? Turn it right back up and fix that quick.<\/p>\n

But thermostats don\u2019t actually work like this! Turning a thermostat down as low as possible (usually 60\u00b0F) doesn\u2019t make the AC cool the house any faster<\/em>. What it does is keep the AC compressor running longer<\/em> until it determines it\u2019s reached the target temperature\u2014which is too cold for comfort. This means extra work for the compressor and higher bills. It also makes it easier for the house to heat up again. The bigger the difference between the indoor temperature and the outdoor temperature, the faster heat moves from one to the other. So on a 90\u00b0F day, heat will rapidly enter a home that\u2019s cooled down to 60\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

To avoid all the energy waste, system strain, and rapid heat gain, we recommend setting the thermostat at 78\u00b0F during the day. This is a comfortable temperature for most people, and it will slow down heat entering the house. If you find this too warm at first, go down to 72\u00b0F and raise the thermostat one degree each day until you acclimatize. Then, during the evening, raise the temperature by 8\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

Install a Set-Back or Wi-Fi Thermostat<\/h2>\n

If you don\u2019t have a thermostat with features allowing you to program in a set-back temperature (automatically raising the setting in the evening) or has Wi-Fi features, you\u2019re missing out on savings.<\/p>\n

A basic programmable thermostat makes it easy for you to set up temperature changes during the day and night, even when you\u2019re out of the house. A Wi-Fi thermostat goes even further\u2014it allows you to control the climate in your home remotely through an app on your phone or tablet. If you have a Wi-Fi connection, you can check on the temperature in your house and make changes to the thermostat setting before you return home. You never need to keep the AC running when you don\u2019t need to\u2014and you can still come back to comfort.<\/p>\n

Start saving money for the middle of the year<\/a>: Call Johansen & Anderson Inc today, sleep-tight tonight!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are plenty of ways you can cut down on your cooling costs this summer with your air conditioner. We want to focus on two basic ones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[168,96,141,140],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":676,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/674\/revisions\/676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jnaonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}