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Archive for February, 2008

APS Say Replacing Your Light Bulbs With CFL Bulbs Saves Energy And Money

Arizona Public Service (APS) has a program for residential customers to save energy and money on your electric bill by replacing your regular incandescent bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFS).
Although not offering a rebate, APS has teamed up with local retailers who are giving large discounts when you purchase Energy Star CFS bulbs. Here […]

Air Conditioning Contractors Of America Honors Phoenix Company

Air Conditioning Contractors Of America (ACCA), a national organization, honored Phoenix contractor Air Copnditioning By Jay as one of the finalists in their Contractor Of The Year Award.
This country wide competition focuses on excellence in residential air conditioning contracting. The key measurements were standards, customer service and growth.
Who says that good work and high standards […]

APS Rebates Benefit Arizona Homeowners

Everyone knows that it makes sense to conserve electricity. We shut the lights off when we leave a room, we turn down the air conditioning at night because it saves us money on our electric bill.
But did you know that APS (Arizona Public Service) that serves most of the valley has rebates to help you […]

The Rights and Wrongs of Energy Use

Everyone is busy – work, family, and other daily pulls on our time make thinking about how we use energy, the rights and the wrongs, as often the last topic to enter our mind.
However, if everyone spent just a little bit of time considering the impact of our energy use, we could substantially reduce both […]

Why You Should Use Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Light bulbs are one of the technological advances that you never read about. However, advances in the past 10 years and the development of Energy Star compliant light bulbs can result in significant energy savings.
It is estimated that if every American home replaced just one light bulb with an Energy Star compliant bulb, we […]

10 Things You Can Do To Save Energy

As we head into the winter months, it is always a good idea to review steps you can take to save energy. Here at AC By Jay, we are committed to ensuring your home comfort system is as efficient as possible.
These 10 steps will reduce your energy usage, your monthly bill, and are environmentally […]

Why You Should Care About The Energy Star Program

The Energy Star program is a cooperative effort between the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environment Protection Agency (EPA). They work together to create efficiency standards for a variety of residential/consumer products. These can be smaller household appliances but also includes your homes comfort system – your furnace and air conditioning units.
Through […]

Uneven Heating In Your Home? Here’s What To Check

One of the common problems many residences face is uneven heating in your home. In one room, the temperature rises well above the thermostat setting, making it uncomfortably warm, while in another room, it seems as cold as a meat locker. You might have members of your household battling over control of the […]

New Heating Standards From The DOE

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has approved new heating efficiency standards for furnaces and boilers. Don’t worry, these standards do not take affect until 2015. Remember our post about AFUE, the unit of measurement that gauges how much energy used by a furnace is converted into usable heat?
The new standards raise the […]

How Should The Arrow Be Facing On A Furnace Filter?

We get this question a lot. Someone is replacing their filters, they’ve removed the old filter and are getting ready to replace it with a new one. Suddenly, they realize there is an arrow on the side of the furnace filter…
Is it important which direction the arrow in my furnace filter faces? […]