Tips to Save Energy while Using Air Conditioner

Summer has arrived – a bit too early and with a bit too much heat. It didn’t even give us any time to enjoy the pleasant, warm and breezy weather which comes along with spring! With ceiling fans already running at full speeds in the month of April, it doesn’t take a genius to predict that air conditioning is going to be the need of the hour in the coming few days. With air conditioning come hefty electricity bills, which we often conveniently forget while basking in the ice-cold glory of our ACs. Air conditioners consume a major chunk of our electricity supply, therefore it becomes more important to keep a check on our energy consumption and look for ways which could help us save energy efficiently. To help keep your bills and your energy consumption as low as possible, check out the useful tips below:

1.       Warmer Temperatures & Shorter Durations at Night

Nights are always naturally colder than days due to the absence of sunlight. Hence, you don’t need the same level of chill in the air at night. You can run the AC at warmer temperatures as well as for shorter durations, since you may not notice the slight drop in temperature while you’re asleep. This method is very effective in saving energy.

2.       Window or Portable Units

From an energy-saving point of view, cooling remote areas of your home is more efficient than cooling the whole home centrally. As a majority of the home is not in use at a particular point in time, the ability to cool just the rooms you need is very advantageous.  Central cooling systems use up to 50% more energy than portable ones.

3.       Seal off Open Gaps

Open gaps act like ventilators and keep on replacing the cool air in a room with warmer air from the surroundings. Hence, the temperature of a room is not able to stay as cool as it should be. Open gaps can be anything from open windows/doors to holes in AC’s ducts and vents. Make sure the room is properly sealed as long as the AC is running.

4.        Location of the Unit

The location of the air conditioner or its vents is very important and is often ignored in many households. Even if the location is suitable, many times the placement of furniture is such that it renders the good location useless. The unit/vent must be placed at high points in the room – preferably ceiling or 6-7 feet from the floor – so that hot air is cooled immediately and settles down to lower heights quickly. Moreover, furniture like a cabinet/wardrobe or a long chair should be placed out of the way of air passage.

5.       Don’t Rule Out the Fan Yet

Air conditioners are designed to change the temperature of the air quickly, but when it comes to pumping/circulating the cool air to far corners of a room, a fan does a better job than the ACs. In fact, the momentum of moving air produces a more cooling sensation than static air. So, a fan will allow the AC to run with lesser load and at warmer temperatures by circulating the cool air around.

Air conditioners require regular maintenance  to perform to their best capacity. A serviced AC will consume less energy in producing a desired cooling effect. Hence, for all the tips to work effectively, a properly serviced unit becomes mandatory. CallFixie provides expert technicians at affordable rates. Call us at 8000 600 111 or visit callfixie.in to book a service.

Source: http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/10-ways-to-save-energy-when-ai-120022