When you\u2019re on vacation you don\u2019t want to have any worries about your Naperville home. There are plenty of steps you can take to ensure that your comfort systems and appliances are not eating up energy when you\u2019re out of the house.\u00a0 DuAll Heating and Cooling has some easy tips to save energy and money during your vacation.<\/p>\n
Air Conditioning and Heating<\/strong>:\u00a0 Turn your air conditioner <\/a>off or use a programmable thermostat<\/a> with a vacation mode. There\u2019s no reason to keep the house as cool when there\u2019s no one home. If you\u2019re away in the winter set your heating system<\/a> to 60 degrees: this will keep your pipes from freezing.<\/p>\n Water Heater<\/strong>:\u00a0 Because having hot water is not a concern when no one is around to use it, water heaters<\/a> can either be shut off completely at the breaker switch, set to \u201cpilot\u201d, or turned down to the lowest temperature setting.<\/p>\n Appliances and Electronics<\/strong>:\u00a0 Unplug TV and entertainment systems; they still draw power when plugged in even while turned off.\u00a0 Unplug computers that have instant-on features, toasters, coffee pots and any other devices that can leech energy.<\/p>\n Refrigerator and Freezer<\/strong>:\u00a0 If completely empty, clean and unplug the refrigerator and freezer.<\/p>\n Water<\/strong>:\u00a0 Shut water off at the main water line valve and drain faucets to prevent water leaks or pipes bursting while away.<\/p>\n Lights<\/strong>:\u00a0 Shut off all lights except for those on timers that will turn on and off automatically at preset times of day.\u00a0 Hook up exterior floodlights to motion sensors that will shut off after a certain amount of time.<\/p>\n By following these simple steps you can save energy and save money while on vacation. For more tips on how to more\u00a0effectively\u00a0use your\u00a0Naperville heating and cooling system, give\u00a0DuAll Heating & Cooling a call today!<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you\u2019re on vacation you don\u2019t want to have any worries about your Naperville home. There are plenty of steps you can take to ensure that your comfort systems and appliances are not eating up energy when you\u2019re out of the house. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[70],"tags":[13,103,92,90],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=412"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1860,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/412\/revisions\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.duallheating.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}