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Auchinachie Cares
At Auchinachie, we care about your home and have started a library to help you learn how to keep your most important investment safe and comfortable all year long. Browse our articles below and please call us if you have any questions at all.
Central Air Conditioning Or A Window Unit: Which Is Right For You?
Do you currently use a window air-conditioning unit? Summers seem to be getting hotter. Utility bills are skyrocketing. Perhaps its about time you thought about installing central air conditioning.
You know that a central air conditioner would ...Read More
Do Your Old Water Pipes Need Replacing?
Old water pipes can be a pain. They can leak. They can give you miserable water pressure. Some old pipes can cause lead poisoning—a serious health hazard.
This article will explore those problems and help you determine if you need professional ...Read More
Geothermal Heat Pumps: Save Up To 70% On Utility Bills!
As energy prices continue to rise, monthly utility bills eat up more and more of your salary. America is dependent on other countries for the majority of its energy needs. Energy will only get more expensive. Do you need a break from these rising ...Read More
How Can A Tankless Hot Water Heater Improve Your Life?
Did you know that your current hot water heater may be causing you all kinds of problems that you haven't considered? Most people take water heaters for granted, until they start running out of hot water, of course. Usually this is the only time tha ...Read More
How to Weatherproof Your Home for Winter
Energy prices today are skyrocketing. Oil and electric costs have risen steadily. This trend is expected to continue for several years. The bitterly cold winter months force you to use your heater constantly.
You can take steps to lower your monthly ...Read More
How Weatherproofing Your Home For Winter Helps You During Summer
You probably know that weatherproofing your home keeps the cold air out during winter months. But do you know all of the ways you can benefit during the summer?
In this article, you will learn how you will gain from weatherproofing your home during ...Read More
How Safe is Your Drinking Water?
Increasingly, there is concern over the safety of America's drinking water. Many studies have documented undesirable or even harmful impurities in our water supplies. Chemical solvents and organic contaminants are finding their ways into your water ...Read More
Can You Save Money by Replacing your old Furnace?
Energy prices are spiraling out of control. That trend will continue in the coming years. We're all looking for ways to cut utility bills. In this article, you will learn how a new energy-efficient furnace may save you plenty of money.
First, we ...Read More
Case Study: Drinking Water Quality Report For The City Of Binghamton, New York
The New York Department of Health-- Bureau of Public Water Supply Protection conducts periodic water safety tests on all of the state’s water supplies. The government makes this data public.
Although federal agencies enforce drinking water saf ...Read More
What Type of Home Furnace Should you Buy?
Natural gas prices are rising. Oil prices are skyrocketing. Chances are that your utility bills have been steadily increasing. A major contribution to high utility costs is your furnace.
If you are considering replacing your current furnace, you hav ...Read More
Locating your Furnace Filter
One of the most frequently asked questions when it comes to heating and cooling elements within a home is, "Where is my furnace filter located?" When you move into a brand new home and need to change out the furnace filter, or if you have live ...Read More
Save Money on Summertime Bills
The cost of summertime cooling can severely deplete your bank account. From early in the month of May through early in the month of October, many people will turn their central or window unit air conditioners on full blast for an entire day trying to beat ...Read More
Lowering your Cooling Costs
Try these low- or no-cost tips from NYSEG to boost your household’s energy efficiency: Cooling Your Living Areas Set your air conditioning thermostat at 78° or higher during the cooling season. Each degree above 75° saves you 3% of the energy ...Read More
Energy Savings Starts on the Outside
Protect the ExteriorSmall cracks cause big heat losses. Caulk around the frames of all your windows and exterior doors. Replace or repair dried and cracked window putty. Also replace, patch or tape cracked or broken panes of glass to reduce air leakage and ...Read More
Lower your Heating Costs
Try these low- or no-cost tips from NYSEG to boost your household’s energy efficiency: Heating Your Living Areas Set your thermostat at 65° during the day to reduce your heating use by as much as 15%. Lower your thermostat at night either manuall ...Read More
Spray Insulation Can Save
A significant portion of a home's heating and cooling costs results from air leakage through small gaps and holes. Spray foam insulation can reduce heating and cooling costs by plugging these small spaces. According to the US Department of Energy, more ...Read More
Convert to Natural Gas and Save!
We are pleased to let you know that NYSEG is offering rebates to customers who convert to natural gas heat in 2008!Rebates up to $500 - Any NYSEG customer or property owner who converts to natural gas heat between January 1 and December 31, 2008 will be el ...Read More
NYSEG Rates Increase
New York regulators are considering a rate hike requested by two upstate utilities four months after their parent company, Energy East, agreed not to seek a rate increase for a year.
Under NYSEG's proposal, submitted to the state Public Service ...Read More