Heating and Cooling

Heat pumps are becoming a more frequent choice for families replacing an old, inefficient heating and cooling system. This is because a heat pump can heat, as well as cool, your home efficiently. The cost of electricity for heating and cooling a house – although it gradually increases over time, as most prices do – is much less volatile than the cost of natural gas, oil or propane.

In many homes across the state, air infiltration causes drafts and a chilly feeling in some rooms during the coldweather months. Adjusting your thermostat won’t stop the drafts, but sealing hidden cracks and openings will.

 18 ways to save energy in your home this winter

If your central air-conditioning system is about to gasp its last breath of cool air, now’s a great time to replace it. With federal energy tax credits, manufacturer rebates and other incentives in place – plus the fact that an energy- saving new air conditioner will lower your monthly cooling bills for many years to come – you potentially could save thousands of dollars during the next several years.

 8 tips for hiring a heating and cooling contractor

If you discover a large cold air leak where the caulking is missing around a window or door, along the siding or around your foundation, you don’t have to wait until spring to x it. But you will need to use special application techniques to do the job right.