Preparing Your HVAC for Summer
Oklahoma summers are intense, and having reliable HVAC is necessary for fighting the heat. Air conditioning requires a bit of preparation for the hot season, along with some maintenance to retain its functionality. Your A/C may have been idle for long periods of time, especially during the colder seasons. This creates problems than can limit…
How to Boost Efficiency with a Programmable Thermostat
Cut Costs but Not Comfort with a Programmable Thermostat We’ve never been one to hide the fact that heating and cooling account for nearly half your energy costs. If you’ve been keeping up with our posts, you would know that we’ve also never been one to keep energy-saving secrets from our readers. In fact, we at Interstate…
3 Important Reasons to Schedule Your Spring HVAC Tune-Up
Welcome Spring with Open Arms by Scheduling Your HVAC Tune-Up! While the temperature outside might have you believing otherwise, spring isn’t here just yet. That’s right – we’re technically within the realm of winter still. Apart from the several bitter cold days and brief morsels of snow, Oklahoma City experienced a rather mild winter. However, come…
Eco-Friendly Tips | 4 Ways to Go Green This St. Patrick’s Day
Adopting an Eco-Friendly Mindset Goes a Long Way Kermit the Frog once famously lamented through song that it’s not easy being green. In the end, however, he decided that it was exactly what he wanted to be, because “[being green] can be important, like a mountain.” And he’s exactly right. Being green is important, particularly…
New Year’s Resolutions: An Energy Savings Guide
Make A New Year’s Resolution to be More Energy Efficient It’s never too early to start thinking about your New Year’s resolutions. Change is something most of us are eager to dream about, however, very few see it through. We’ve all been guilty of making a resolution and not following it to the end,…
Save Energy This Thanksgiving
From all of us at Interstate Heating & Air Conditioning, we wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that today is filled with joy, laughter, festivities, and of course, good food! Families across the country are scrambling to prepare their homes for friends and relatives. Whether you’ve got a handful of people coming over…
Do You Need a Furnace Replacement? Pay Attention to These 5 Signs
Not sure if you need a furnace replacement? Without your furnace, your home would not be a comfortable respite. Day after day, it works to provide you with heat so that you can keep warm and cozy all winter long. We all know how brutal OKC winters can be, so it’s critical that you…
4 Reasons to Schedule Your Fall Furnace Tune-Up
Have you scheduled your furnace tune-up yet? Fall is just a few short weeks away, but that hasn’t stopped some of you from celebrating early by drinking your first Starbucks PSL of the season. If pumpkin spice lattes aren’t exactly your thing, celebrate the cooler weather by scheduling your fall furnace tune-up! You might be…
Save Money with a Programmable Thermostat
While modern HVAC technology is the most energy-efficient that it’s ever been, a Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) reveals that heating and cooling still accounts for 48% of energy consumption in U.S. homes. The good news is that this figure is down from 58% just a few years ago, which reflects the increase in more…
Lighting Choices to Save You Money
effort to save money on electrical bills, we set our sights on one of the easier money-saving decisions you can make concerning your home. Making the switch to energy-efficient lighting is one of the fastest ways to start lowering your electric bills, and it’s also one of the smartest. In 2012, new lighting standards…
Summer Energy-Saving Tips for the Backyard
One of the beloved traditions of summer is spending family time outside in the yard. Kids enjoying the backyard pool, running through the sprinkler (or maybe a Slip ‘n Slide), having a barbecue picnic or just spending time on the porch with a drink… These are all timeless social activities that bring families and…