Expert HVAC Contractors in Caldwell, ID

There have been tremendous advances in technology over the past couple of decades and with it has come much more efficient heating and air conditioning equipment and an increase in minimum efficiency standards placed upon manufacturers. Also, if your home still has the original heating and air conditioning system, chances are high that it was a minimum efficiency system at the time the home was built. There are many grades of equipment which range in efficiency. It is not uncommon for a new, high efficiency system to save 25% - 60% on your heating and / or cooling costs. With energy costs continually increasing, it makes a lot of sense to install higher efficiency equipment. Call us to schedule a free, in home consultation. Our expert comfort technicians can help you choose a system that will reduce your energy costs, increase your comfort, and meet your budget requirements.

Common settings is 85 degrees in the summer if you have air conditioning, and 60 in the winter if you will be gone for a couple of days. These settings will keep most plants alive and will keep pipes from freezing and bursting in the winter.

Older units are noisy because they were not built with the quality materials we have available today, such as Trane components. Trane also installs sound insulators on the compressor as well as a weather guard top, which not only reduces noise, but helps the unit last longer by preventing debris from getting inside the system.

With a programmable thermostat, you can program when your furnace should stay turned on and go off while you are away from the home. You can program it to turn off after you leave, and then turn back on 30 minutes before you arrive home so you can return to a warm house. Because of the greater control you can have over how long the heater runs, these thermostats save up to 15% on your energy bills during the winter and 10% in the summer.

If you have a 15-year-old unit it could be as little as 6 SEER. Most people set their thermostat around 78 degrees in the summer to save costs and with a new Trane high efficiency air conditioner you could save as much as $600 per summer on a typical 4 ton unit while having your thermostat set a few degrees colder.