Setting Your Smart Thermostat for Spring & Setting Yourself Up for Savings

Spring weather means birds chirping and the smell of new life as flowers begin to bloom and the trees start to come back to life. Spring weather also brings with it the unpredictability of the season. In St. Louis, we know the weather can change from day to day as spring starts to settle and summer approaches. Because of this unpredictability, sometimes it is hard to know what temperature to set in our homes on any given day. However, your … Continue reading Setting Your Smart Thermostat for Spring & Setting Yourself Up for Savings

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Can High Ceilings Affect HVAC Efficiency?

Vaulted ceilings are often a statement feature in stately rooms and buildings all over the United States. Many American homes have living rooms, kitchens, or bedrooms that emulate this feature with their own high ceilings. While they are lovely to look at, sometimes a high ceiling means less than optimum HVAC efficiency and creeping energy bills. Is it possible to enjoy a high ceiling in your home while maintaining some semblance of efficiency from your HVAC system? While they are … Continue reading Can High Ceilings Affect HVAC Efficiency?

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How to Lower Heating Bills & Costs

This is a popular topic for St. Louis residents, especially when the temperatures outside are plummeting. Rising heating bills are never a pleasant experience, but fortunately, there are things you can do to save energy, promote efficiency, and lower those heating bills. If you are hoping to find ways of lowering your heating bills, one thing that might help is scheduling an annual furnace cleaning and maintenance check on your system. Call Galmiche & Sons today and we can send … Continue reading How to Lower Heating Bills & Costs

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Do You Need an Energy Efficient Heater for Your Home?

With the topic of energy consumption and efficiency on the first page of news websites everywhere, it is easy to understand why so many Americans are rethinking the way they use energy at home and looking into ways to reduce it. One popular solution that comes with many benefits is kicking out the old, outdated furnace in favor of an energy efficient heater. However, making the decision to get a new heater, energy efficient or not, is a big deal. … Continue reading Do You Need an Energy Efficient Heater for Your Home?

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How the Right Thermostat Can Improve Energy Efficiency

Improve Energy Efficiency with New Thermostat

As your main way of controlling your HVAC system, your thermostat plays a huge role in home energy efficiency. In fact, a more effective thermostat can improve the energy efficiency of your home quite a bit. One reason to consider a new thermostat as a way to improve energy efficiency is that there is a lot of new technology out there right now for programmable and smart thermostats. These new thermostat models come with lots of programming options to help … Continue reading How the Right Thermostat Can Improve Energy Efficiency

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Can Temperature Zoning Really Save Money on HVAC Bills?

Can Temperature Zoning Save Money on HVAC Bills

There are a few different reasons you might be looking into a temperature zoning system for your home. For some, there are different heating and cooling needs in different parts of the home. For others, temperature zoning might be a way to save on energy bills and get more out of your HVAC system. But, does it really work? In a word, yes. When used correctly, different temperature zones can help you reduce your energy bills and maintain a well-functioning … Continue reading Can Temperature Zoning Really Save Money on HVAC Bills?

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Do-It-Yourself Tips for Home Heating Efficiency

Improving your home’s heating efficiency is a great idea any time of the year, and there is a lot you can do to keep your heat running smoothly and your energy bills low. For the best results, you should get started well before winter. Fall maintenance checks on your furnace and your home heating efficiency can catch problems before the strain of the winter season. Like most aspects of HVAC quality, high home heating efficiency is best achieved with regular … Continue reading Do-It-Yourself Tips for Home Heating Efficiency

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Tips to Trim the Fat & Reduce Energy & Heating Bills this Winter

If you are like most people, the winter season has you looking for ways to reduce heating bills while keeping your home comfortable. There are lots of tips and tricks out there, but the key is to understand how your HVAC system maintains the temperature in your home and what it needs to do this efficiently. You probably know a few ways to reduce your heating bills already, like putting up window insulation and checking for air leaks, but there … Continue reading Tips to Trim the Fat & Reduce Energy & Heating Bills this Winter

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How to Winterize Your Home

Taking steps to winterize your home can really help keep down your heating bills. It is also a good way to avoid headaches like dangerous ice dams forming on your roof, and even furnace breakdowns. So, take some time before the worst cold this season to winterize your home. There are a lot of things you can do to winterize your home yourself, including fixing air leaks and insulating your windows, but other tasks should be left to your professional … Continue reading How to Winterize Your Home

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Ductless Mini-Split Systems: A Small Solution to a Big Problem

One of the biggest improvements in HVAC technology over the years was the creation of ductless mini-split systems. While ductwork has long formed a crucial component in any heating and cooling system, there are many problems that come along with extensive ducts. The ductless mini-split system solves the problem by taking ductwork out of the picture entirely. This can be important for special scenarios like historic buildings that cannot be altered with ductwork, but the ductless mini-split system is also … Continue reading Ductless Mini-Split Systems: A Small Solution to a Big Problem

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