8 Ways to Prepare Your Home for a Texas Summer
Prepare your home for summer and for a lower energy bill by completing 2 or 3 of these tips. Even better, follow all 8 tips for the most efficiency! As you may know, your HVAC system is the number one consumer of energy in your home and accounts for up to 58% of your energy bill! Anything you can do to make your air conditioner more efficient, especially in San Antonio, is beneficial to your energy bill and the overall life of your system. Change... Read More
That’s One Smart Thermostat
It’s a thermostat that improves with time and is connected to the internet. It adjusts over time to your weekly routine and in the end saves on energy bills. Check out the video! Find more information at: http://www.nest.com/ swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/B9qCLs8txBo&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-572-youtube-1", "425", "344", "10", vvqexpressinstall, vvqflashvars, vvqparams, vvqattributes); Read More
Living Social Deal
Hey San Antonio! Visit Living Social to buy a Heating System 12-Point Safety Check and A/C Tune-Up for only $25. This deal available today only, so act fast! http://www.livingsocial.com/cities/10-san-antonio/deals/144727-heating-safety-check-and-a-c-tune-up Read More
Simple Energy Saving Tips While Away
Before you left your house this morning did you?… 1. Close all of your blinds 2. Turn off all ceiling fans 3. Set your thermostat to 82 degrees Of course, these tips are only effective if you’re going to be gone all day and no one is home. But follow these tips and you can save on your energy bill! Read More
DIY Attic Insulation & CPS Rebate!
Save on energy costs… DIY insulation for your attic! Get a rebate from CPS Energy while your at it! http://www.cpsenergy.com/Residential/Rebates/Attic_Insulation_DIY/index.asp Read More
How insulated is your attic? AC ENERGY SAVING TIP #012
Having a properly insulated attic can reduce the cost of energy bills. It’s all about keeping the cool air from your air conditioner IN and the stifling heat of San Antonio OUT! If your home was not built with energy saving in mind, then you can reduce your energy bills by adding more insulation to your home. Older homes usually have less insulation than newer homes, but many times adding insulation to a newer home can also provide proper... Read More
Improve the Efficiency of Your HVAC System and Home
Making your home more energy efficient not only saves you money on your energy bill, but also helps with keeping this earth green by addressing the problems of pollution, global warming, energy security and fossil fuel depletion. Energy efficiency includes insulation of your home, to use less heating and cooling energy from your HVAC system, and using fluorescent lights instead of incandescent lights. See if you can reduce the use of your air conditioner... Read More
A Day in the Life of a Cowboys AC and Heating Contractor
Our very own Cowboys AC Tech, John De La Rosa was featured in the San Antonio Express News! Check out the article from mysanantonio.com… At 5:30 p.m. when San Antonio’s heavy breeze still feels molten and the sun’s rays still fry your skin, John De La Rosa was still hard at work. It was his fifth call of a 15-hour day, and the job he was about to perform could take anywhere between 30 and 90 minutes — if nothing goes wrong. He... Read More
Save Money on Air Conditioning: Cowboys AC ENERGY SAVING TIP #011
With this HEATWAVE we are experiencing every little bit helps… An unventilated attic can reach up to 150 degrees in the heat of summer, up to 50 degrees hotter than it should be. An overheated attic can bake the overheated shingles on the roof from the inside out, causing the shingles to deteriorate, also making your air conditioner work harder than it needs to. This means higher utility bills to keep your house cool and you comfortable. This... Read More
Cowboys AC to Participate in CPS Energy Savers Program
Cowboys Air Conditioning and Heating would like to recommend a new program entitled the CPS Energy Savers Program/Better Buildings Program to all of their clients and friends. The CPS Energy Savers Program will offer energy audits to customers operating within the local CPS territory. BBB is proud to announce a partnership with City of San Antonio and CPS Energy on the highly anticipated energy saving initiative called the Better Buildings Program,... Read More