A home performance evaluation can give you access to unique information about your home, the results of which will identify key areas that allow energy to escape. Read More
Do you hear strange banging, scraping, squeaking and clattering when your heating system is in use? These odd sounds may be ductwork noise. 
Water heating costs are often overlooked as an area to save money. Making small adjustments can add up to big savings for you, and reducing water consumption helps everyone. Here are nine ways to stop wasting water and start saving money: 
Nowadays, you can find just about anything for a cheap price online. Unfortunately, turning to online shopping when it’s time to find a furnace replacement is not always the best strategy. Inexpensive replacement furnaces found online might seem like good deals, but they can often end up costing you more money in the long run. 
Radiant heat systems warm a room by heating a surface of the room, usually the floors. They heat a home’s floors with electric cables or water-filled tubing 
Heat pumps work like a refrigerator to move heat from one space to another. In the winter, heat pumps collect heat from outside to warm your home. In the summer, they move heat from the interior to the outside to cool your home. 
If that red tag affixed to your furnace has focused your attention, it’s already done part of its job. Now it must motivate you to act — and promptly. 
The climate in Sacramento is ideal for using heat pumps to heat and cool your home, but if you don’t have ductwork or it’s old and inefficient, consider a ductless mini split. These heat pumps use an outdoor compressor and individual air handlers to supply air to your home directly, without needing a ducted distribution system. 
Tankless water heaters provide an energy-efficient method of hot water supply in your home. Storage water heaters hold water in the tank and use energy to keep it warm. A tankless water heater draws in the water that it needs, heats it up quickly and sends it on to the faucet or appliance that needs hot water. -
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