Cut costs of heating

Proper oven you can help reduce the high cost of heating your home care and smart shopping. These are good drag messages that energy bills, which already historically high - are expected to continue to climb. In fact, a recent article in USA today, reported that House and homeowners in the average seen rise 25.7 per cent heating costs when compared to a year ago.

To reduce heating costs, experts say that the energy your furnace is extremely important. According to Jim Miller from Amana brand stoves "homeowners have much control over the price of natural gas, but you can take measures to minimize the impact of home heating costs." He offers these tips: 1. have your furnace checked. "If you have done this year have a licensed HVAC contractor check your furnace now," said Miller. "He can clean run a safety inspection and your furnace so that it runs as efficiently as possible."

(2) If a new furnace buy, choose high-efficiency. An oven's efficiency is shown fuel consumption developed by the U.S. Department of energy percentage or "AFUE," a measurement by its annual use. The higher the oven AFUE, the more efficient it is. "Stoves, older than 15 years 60% efficiency operate the AFUE." This means that for every dollar on heating bills, only 60 cents actually helps warm home, spent is wasted while the remaining 40 cents.

"If you were that 60% AFUE furnace through a high efficiency unit, such as the Amana brand AMV9 96% AFUE speed change logic oven, would replace 96 cents value of heat for every dollar you spend in the direction of heating your home, get", Miller said.

He added that because the blower motor require generally up to 75 percent less power than a standard ovens with a variable-speed blower are even more efficient. In addition's works with oven blowers also's home cooling system, i.e. consumer efficiency experience all year round.

3. Examine tax credits for efficiency furnace purchases. The energy policy Act of 2005 (EPAKTE) allows homeowners who qualify furnaces with a AFUE 95% or higher in 2006 and 2007 to buy for a tax credit of $150. And if this oven uses a variable-speed blower, may for an additional $50-qualify tax credit.