{"id":3185,"date":"2021-11-01T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/?p=3185"},"modified":"2021-10-29T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T20:46:08","slug":"how-stop-paying-much-heating-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/heating-service\/how-stop-paying-much-heating-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can I Stop Paying So Much For Heating This Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"money-in-the-piggy-bank\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve started to have our first brushes with colder autumn weather, and even some rainfall. Although we don\u2019t have to deal with the full chill of winter that strikes many other parts of the country, we still need our heating systems to run at key times. And wouldn\u2019t it be great if we didn\u2019t have to pay for the occasional heat we need?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, this is impossible. Heat is a form of energy, and powering a gas or electric heating system costs money. If you dread having to use your heater each winter because you don\u2019t like what it does to your utility bills, we have some potentially good news: you might be paying more each year than necessary. Because Southern California residents aren\u2019t as used to running central heating systems, they often make errors that lead to higher costs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we will look at several ways you can curb heating costs\u2014both small tips as well as bigger jobs that our professionals can help you with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Never skip heating maintenance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is one of the top causes of wasted heating power in Orange County. We may have mild winters, but the central heating systems in our homes still require annual maintenance to ensure they work at peak efficiency. If you\u2019ve skipped maintenance for the last few years, then we aren\u2019t at all surprised you have higher utility bills. Schedule maintenance with our team this month and you\u2019ll see a noticeable difference in what you pay to warm your house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never ignore heating malfunctions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another common problem from enjoying mild weather: procrastinating at getting a faulty heater fixed. If you notice that your central heater isn\u2019t working at its best, you may feel tempted to ignore it as long as you\u2019re getting some<\/em> heat. But that apparently \u201csmall\u201d problem could easily cost you in much higher operating costs\u2014and maybe a suddenly broken heater. Call us for heating repair in Irvine, CA<\/a> or elsewhere in Orange County as soon as you notice something wrong. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Go easy on the thermostat settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The mild winter weather of Orange County gives you a great opportunity to save money with the thermostat: you don\u2019t have to set it high to feel comfortable. People often make the mistake of thinking that pushing the thermostat higher means getting heat faster, but this isn\u2019t true. It only makes the heater run longer. On most winter days, a setting of 68\u00b0F on the thermostat will do nicely, and it can mean up to a 20% savings on your heating costs over the year compared to pushing the thermostat farther up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regularly change the air filter<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This is another easily avoidable extra cost for your heating. The filter on your HVAC system will clog up after a summer and fall of cooling. Unless it\u2019s changed out, it will force the heater to work harder when it comes on. We recommend changing the filter every one to three months to ensure you aren\u2019t putting needless extra pressure on the heating system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have many other tips to help you control heating costs. Feel free to talk to us whenever you need help! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saddleback Plumbing Heating & Air has served Orange County since 1981. <\/strong>Call us when you need help for your home heating.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We will look at several ways you can curb heating costs\u2014both small tips as well as bigger jobs that our professionals can help you with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[253],"tags":[185,198,120],"class_list":["post-3185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heating-service","tag-heating-maintenance","tag-heating-repair","tag-irvine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3185"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3189,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3185\/revisions\/3189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saddlebackplumbing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}