How Smart Technologies Can Power Your Home

How Smart Technologies Can Power Your Home

Life is too short to spend fiddling with things when there is a product to do it for you. That includes your HVAC system. New technology is making it possible to to monitor and control everything from your thermostat to your air filtering system by pre-setting your desired temperature and letting the technology take care of itself. Consider these options for making your life easier and getting the most out of your HVAC system. Humidity-Sensing Fans When summer heat strikes, high humidity levels can make you feel hot and sticky and pose a risk of mold and mildew in your home. The good news is that by installing humidity-sensing fans, you can relax as they handle the situation on their own. These fans detect a rapid increase in humidity and turn on automatically to exhaust the moisture. Whether the boost in moisture is the result of long showers,  steaming veggies in the kitchen or just natural humidity, the humidity-sensing fan has your back. Ventilation New technology has produced smart ventilation systems that automatically adjust to the needs of your home. It is attached to all fans in the home with one fan designated as the master fan. It automatically monitors fan use and adjusts the system to maintain proper ventilation. It even works independently to control all fans in the home to create optimal ventilation throughout your living space. This system improves indoor air quality and makes your home more comfortable. Energy Management Systems Although it may sound a little like science fiction, technology now allows you to connect all your systems to monitor and control energy use. These wireless systems...
Using Green Technologies to Power Your Home

Using Green Technologies to Power Your Home

Being concerned about the environment and doing what you can to protect it shows your commitment to bettering the planet. That applies to your heating and cooling systems too. There are a number of new technologies for your HVAC system that make it even easier to show your concern. Watch for these green tech options in your location soon. Hot Water Recirculators These devices work to heat the water as you need it and eliminate the need for wasting energy heating an entire tank of water, but they go a step further than typical on-demand water heaters. Recirculating hot water heaters divert cold water back to the water heater so you always have hot water when you need it without wasting cold water. Green Air Conditioning Thermally-Driven Chillers: This technology takes advantage of the sun’s energy to produce cool air. It uses solar panels to collect the rays from the sun to power a double-chiller system that is reported to be more effective than air conditioners that rely on electricity. When the supply of solar energy runs short, the chiller automatically switches to natural gas as a fuel source. Ice-Powered: This technology uses frozen blocks of ice to power your air conditioning. The system freezes 450 gallons of ice during the night and uses it to cool the air during the day. The frozen water provides cooling for about 6 hours and then reverts to your traditional air conditioning system. Green Heat Pumps Geothermal Heat Pumps: Geothermal heat pumps take advantage of the heat found inside the earth. Looped pipes are placed under the ground. When fluid is forced through...