Making A Difference, Two Degrees At A Time

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Making A Difference, Two Degrees At A Time (NAPSA)—Homeowners can conserve energy, save money and protect the environment with a few simple steps: by installing a programmable thermostat, by ensuring proper maintenance and quality installation of heat- ing and air-conditioning equipment and by adjusting thermostats just two degrees. Because residential heating and cooling can account for more than 40 percent of the average home’s energy use, homeowners who take the 2 Degree Pledge A properly programmed thermostat can help you improvethe environment and your own economy. adjust their thermostats by just two degrees a season—a simple tures rise and maximum cooling is required, the unit automatically promise, among other things, to move that allows them to achieve lower energy bills through greater energyefficiency. Technology For Your Comfort Whether you’re building a new home, replacing old equipment or enhancing a current system, green technologies are available to kicks into full capacity. The result: a system that cycles on and off less frequently, consuming less energy, maintaining more precise temperature settings and delivering more consistent comfort. Incorporating these technolo- gies in a home comfort system and moreefficiently. adjusting a home’s energy consumption can make a significant automatically adjusted according ing improved comfort and savings and—for the environment—ensur- deliver comfort more precisely and Programmable thermostats, for example, allow temperatures to be to your schedule. During cooling season this may meansetting the temperature higher when you’re asleep or away from home. Programmed properly, the system will operate less frequently and consume less energy, resulting in difference for homeowners, promis- ing a reduced carbon footprint. To learn more about these energyefficient technologies, visit www.york.com or call (800) 910- YORK. Learn More—Take The Pledge stage heating and cooling also contributes to energy efficiency by To reduce your home’s energy use and lower your utility bills, take the 2 Degree Pledge, created by the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute For example, York Affinity air con- Association of Home Appliance operate at partial capacity when tric Institute, the U.S. Energy Association and North American lowerutility bills. Equipment that features twooffering two levels of operation. ditioners from Johnson Controls use an industry-leading design to conditions are mild—about 80 percent of the time. When tempera- (AHRI), in collaboration with the Manufacturers, the Edison Elec- Technician Excellence (NATE), at www.2degreepledge.org.

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