Keep your doors open!

Do you know what helps air flow into all your rooms and helps your home or apartment heat or cool more quickly? (Hint: read the title of this post)

Leaving doors open around your home gives the warm or cold air two different ways to reach all of your rooms; through vents, or through the air circulation that occurs from room to room. When your home heats or cools faster, your HVAC system is used less, and you begin to see major energy savings as a result.

Have any heating or cooling needs? You can get a free estimate from Green Zone Heating and Cooling by completing our free HVAC estimate form online, or by calling (717) 277-8348.

Outdoor HVAC sytems and plants

When planting flowers, or other types of plants around your outdoor HVAC unit, you'll want to keep them at least 4 feet away from the system. As you can see in the image to the left, the plants are a little close for our liking.

Your HVAC unit takes in air from the sides of the machine. If plants start to block that incoming air from coming in fully, your system has to work harder than normal. If you put too much stress on the unit, issues can begin to creep up.

Keep your HVAC unit working as long as it possibly can. Obey the 4-foot rule and, if you have to plant anything, make it a shrub or another type of plant that won't grow into the vicinity of the system. And if you have any questions or concerns about planting near your HVAC unit, give Green Zone Heating and Cooling a call at (717) 277-8348.

Keep Your Vents Clear

Whether your HVAC system pushes air through a wall vent, or through a floor vent (as pictured), it's very important to keep your vents unblocked.

Why? When a vent is blocked, your HVAC system's air flow becomes disrupted, and makes your system work harder than it has to in order to keep your home's temperature steady. Also, when your system has to work harder, you increase the chance of it having problems later.

Don't place furniture in front of, or on top of, any of the vents in your home. Make sure vents are clear of any dust, hair, or other types of debris that could potentially affect air flow.

Have any other questions about your system or its vents? Give Green Zone Heating & Cooling a call today at (717) 277-8348.