{"id":627,"date":"2019-01-07T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/?p=627"},"modified":"2019-01-17T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T23:07:42","slug":"use-heater-efficiently-as-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/heating-service\/use-heater-efficiently-as-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s How to Use Your Heater as Efficiently as Possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-629 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Here\u2019s-How-to-Use-Your-Heater-as-Efficiently-as-Possible-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"cardboard house in the hand against the blue sky\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Here\u2019s-How-to-Use-Your-Heater-as-Efficiently-as-Possible-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Here\u2019s-How-to-Use-Your-Heater-as-Efficiently-as-Possible-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Here\u2019s-How-to-Use-Your-Heater-as-Efficiently-as-Possible.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As we progress into winter, chances are you\u2019re relying more and more on your heater to stay comfortable indoors. Given how chilly it get in our area, living without a heater wouldn\u2019t just be inconvenient, it would be unbearable.<\/p>\n<p>But we don\u2019t think you should have to pay more than necessary each month <em>to <\/em>heat your home. You should be able to enjoy being comfortable at an affordable rate. This starts by doing everything you can to boost your heater\u2019s efficiency\u2014including keeping up on important <a href=\"\/heating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camden County, NJ heating services<\/a>, such as maintenance! Read on for more efficiency tips.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Start with Maintenance<\/h2>\n<p>We really can\u2019t stress enough just how important heating maintenance is. Hopefully, you had your tune-up before the heating season began. But if not, it\u2019s never too late. Preventive maintenance tune-ups are key to ensuring you get the most out of your investment.<\/p>\n<p>By properly maintaining your heater, you\u2019 can ensure the best quality conditioned air form your heater, making your energy bills lower, your comfort higher, and your family happier. Plus, when you enroll in our maintenance plan you will get a number of other discounts and benefits.<\/p>\n<h2>Next, Is Your Thermostat Outdated?<\/h2>\n<p>Are you still using a manual slider thermostat? Or a digital one with no programming options? These are outdated, and they aren\u2019t in most homes for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>A smart thermostat, or even a basic programmable thermostat, will do you a world of good when it comes to using your heater efficiently. A smart or WiFi thermostat is particularly beneficial when it comes to efficiency and energy savings, as it \u201clearns\u201d your heating preferences and adjusts itself and your system accordingly.<\/p>\n<h2>Let\u2019s Discuss Your Ducts<\/h2>\n<p>Do you have damaged ductwork? First off, this isn\u2019t something that can be fixed by simply slapping some duct tape on your air ducts and calling it a day. This material is actually not appropriately named and it becomes brittle with temperature fluctuations\u2014therefore it shouldn\u2019t be used on your ducts.<\/p>\n<p>Damaged ductwork often leads homeowners to run their heaters longer, to compensate for the loss of heat. All this will result in, however, is a worn down heater and higher energy bills than necessary. Contact our team to see if duct repair or professional duct sealing is necessary to restore system efficiency.<\/p>\n<h2>Use Your Ceiling Fans!<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, you read that correctly. Ceiling fans are extremely beneficial in the summer, true. They help evenly distribute the conditioned air coming from your air conditioner, which allows you to turn the temperature on the thermostat up a bit, therefore saving energy.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the concept can be literally reversed in the wintertime\u2014there is a switch just above the blades of your fan that reverses the direction <em>of <\/em>the blades, thereby pushing warm air down, and allowing you to turn the thermostat down a bit. This is a great, affordable way to improve the efficiency of your heater.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can rely on Ambient Comfort for all your heating needs throughout Camden County. <a href=\"\/contact\/send-message\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> today! <\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You should be able to enjoy being comfortable at an affordable rate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[94,106],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-camden-county","tag-heating-services"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":632,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ambientcomfortnj.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}