Looking for a new water heater? If you’re looking to save money and increase efficiency in your home, consider a tankless water heater. Also known as an instant water heater, these compact units have several benefits. Lifespan Tankless water heaters can last 20 years or more, double the lifespan of traditional tank water heaters. This means less hassle of repairs and replacement. While a tankless water heater can cost two to three times more than a standard water heater, they make up for the expense with a long, reliable lifespan. Efficiency Thanks to their design, tankless water heaters can be up to 50 percent more efficient than traditional water heaters. Tank-style water heaters hold many gallons of water which stays constantly heated. This works great for large households that use multiple hot water sources at once. However, it wastes a lot of energy by staying hot even when you’re asleep, at work, or on vacation. Tankless water heaters have an extremely powerful heat source (gas or electric) that heats water instantly, on location. Different models have various flow rates, …
Top 3 Energy Efficiency Tips!
Many people want to reduce their carbon footprint and become more energy-efficient but have no idea how to start. The news would lead you to believe that such an undertaking must be extremely expensive and unrealistic for anyone to do. This is not true! We here at GreenTech firmly believe anyone and everyone should become more energy efficient to preserve the environment. After all, the environment is our legacy to the future. We have compiled a list of three simple ways to start your home on the path to energy efficiency. Our Top Three Tips For Energy Efficiency: Wash Your Clothes In Cold Water – Using cold water can actually save your wallet about $63 dollars a year! This is because your washer does not have to spend extra time trying to heat up the water. Also, your colors won’t run and your clothes will last longer. Win/win! Use That Thermostat! – Many newer homes come with a programmable thermostat, and some former homeowners installed these in their old homes. Utilize this! These thermostats don’t simply allow you to set …
Benefits of Zoned Heating & Cooling
Think about it: when you leave or return to your home, do you use a single light switch to turn off or on (respectively) all the lights throughout the house? It sounds silly to think about, right? But consider that this is exactly how many heating and cooling systems operate. You have a single thermostat, usually centrally-located, that controls the temp for the whole home, sometimes even multiple floors. While this is the norm for many and we have simply adjusted to this reality, there is another option! Zoned heating and cooling is an efficient, convenient solution for customizing the indoor comfort of your whole home. Zoned HVAC works just like it sounds: by creating zones. Multiple thermostats are placed throughout the home — on each floor, grouped by rooms near one another — so that the temperature can be more dialed in for a given area. This also means that you can dictate which rooms or areas are being cooled or warmed, and which are not. Zones prevent the unfortunate waste that occurs when unused sections of the homes are receiving …
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