Ambient Comfort LLC Blog: Archive for October, 2017

Programming Your Thermostat To Save Fuel Costs

Wednesday, October 18th, 2017

Changing your home thermostat setting is an easy way to save fuel costs.

Let’s start off by debunking a common myth that lowering the thermostat and then bumping it up again actually uses more energy. It doesn’t. Lowering your thermostat by just a few degrees in the winter when no one is home, and then again at night during sleeping hours will actually reduce your heating bill about 5 to 10 percent. Turning it down to 55 degrees during times when you will be away for a few days will also save money, as opposed to maintaining the home temperature as if people were present.

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Buying A Furnace For An Historic Home

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Everything old is new again is a saying that fits for homeowners of historic properties. Keeping older heating systems maintained and running well in older homes is an interesting job that is best met by an experienced heating consultant. When it comes time to replace an entire home heating system, the project becomes an even bigger consideration.

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