Energy Saving Tips

As part of their "Make a Cool Change" initiative, ENERGY STAR® offers a handy checklist to see if it's time for your household to make an energy efficient heating and/or cooling appliance change:

  • Your heat pump or air conditioner is more than 10 years old
  • Your furnace or boiler is more than 15 years old
  • Your equipment needs frequent repairs and your bills are going up
  • Some of your rooms are too hot or cold compare to the rest of your home
  • No one is home for long periods of the day and you don’t have a programmable thermostat
  • Your home has humidity problems
  • Your home has excessive dust
  • Your cooling system is noisy
  • Your score on the ENERGY STAR Home Energy Yardstick is below five 

For more details, download the full "Is it time for a change?" checklist (PDF).