No-cost upgrades include:
- Improve existing heating and air conditioner efficiency through:
- Refrigerant charge
- High efficiency motor
- Time delay relay
- Install LED bulbs
- Install faucet aerators, showerheads and thermostatic shower valves
- Energy efficient power strips
Low-cost upgrades include:
- Pool pump replacement
| No-cost Upgrades | |
| BLOWER MOTOR RETROFIT | In a central HVAC system, the “blower motor” powers the fan that moves air though the ducts. Upgrading an inefficient blower motor with a new high efficiency blower motor reduces the amount of power required to circulate air through the ducts and into the living space. Less power used results in lower energy bills. |
| ENHANCED TIME DELAY RELAY | An enhanced time delay relay controls the fan in your heating and air conditioning system allowing additional cooling to your home even after the system has turned off. |
| REFRIGERANT CHARGE | Air conditioning units require a certain amount of refrigerant gas in order to run efficiently. If there is not enough refrigerant, the system will run longer attempting to cool your home. If there is too much refrigerant, the system will cycle on and off more frequently. By testing the refrigerant and making any necessary charge adjustments your air conditioner will perform more efficiently. |
| SMART POWER STRIP | Many electronics continue to use power while they are turned off and many cannot be switched fully off without being unplugged. Standby or phantom power is power used by many devices including those with a remote signal and any displays with LED status lights. Smart power strips work to reduce your power usage by shutting down power to products that go into standby mode. A smart power strip essentially unplugs the devices that are plugged into it. Additionally, smart power strips also have a timer that will turn off equipment after a preset period of inactivity. |
| SHOWERHEAD | Low flow showerheads are a quick and easy energy and water saving upgrade to install. This upgrade will not only help reduce your costs for heating water, but at the same time it will reduce your water consumption. This device will reduce the flowrate from the showerhead to 1.5 gallons per minute. |
| THERMOSTATIC SHOWER VALVE | A thermostatic shower valve saves water by reducing water flow to a trickle when the water reaches the desired temperature. When ready for hot water, you press a button to release and restart the water flow. This saves both water heating energy and water when the shower is turned on and left unattended. |
| BATHROOM AERATOR | A faucet aerator is a small device that is screwed onto the end of a water faucet. This device introduces air into the water stream decreasing flow rate, increasing water pressure and reducing splashing. Aerators save water and help lower your water heating bill. |
| LED LIGHTING | LED lighting consumes much less power (6 to 8 times less) and has a much longer lifespan than either a compact fluorescent light (CFL) or traditional incandescent light while emitting the same amount of light. |
| FLOURESCENT TORCHIERE | A torchiere is a tall lamp, ideal for lighting large spaces. You may currently have this type of lighting in your home. If your current light is non-fluorescent, we will replace it with a fluorescent variety. It will use less energy than the traditional incandescent lamp and last about 10 times longer providing the same amount of light. |
| LOW-COST UPGRADES | |
| VARIABLE SPEED POOL PUMP | Variable speed pool pumps offer an energy efficient alternative to single speed and two speed pool pumps. Unlike a single speed pump, which runs at one setting, a variable speed pump allows the user to change the pump speeds, thereby reducing energy use when possible. Slower pump speeds save energy. |
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