08 Mar Regulate Your Home Temperature Using Less Energy

Regulate Your Home Temperature Using Less Energy

Now that it’s almost spring and we’re headed for warmer spring weather, we’re hitting that awkward period when you almost need to use both the air conditioning and the heating system in one day. There are, however, many other ways that you can regulate the temperature in your home, without having to turn on your heating and air conditioning systems. Here are some tips for regulating the temperature in your home, all while using less energy.

When it’s cold…

…open your oven.

If you’ve just been using your oven, and the temperature in your home happens to be colder than you’d like, go ahead and leave your oven open once it’s turned off. This will let all of that extra heat drift into the home, warming up the ambient air without the use of your home’s heating system.

…use your fan.

Did you know that many ceiling fans are reversible, allowing you to turn them on to a function that recirculates warm air near the ceiling back down towards the ground? Take advantage of this reversible setting on your fan during the winter months to keep that heated air circulating in your home.