• Change your furnace air filter on a regular basis if you have forced air heat.

• Use the warmth of the sun and open the blinds and curtains.

• Prior to heating season make sure all door and window weather stripping is in good condition.

• Keep all chimney flues closed when not using fireplace.

• Dress a little warmer and reduce the thermostat a few degrees.

• Install a digital thermostat to have different temperature settings for times when you don’t need the home to be as warm. For example; lower temperature for nighttime or when your home is vacated for a period of time.

• Close registers in rooms that are not being used, but never close more than one forth of your registers in your home because it could harm your furnace.

Check the circuit breaker box to see if you need to reset a circuit breaker. Else run through the rest set sequence to your heating system using the procedure specified in your Homeowners Manual.

Ryland Homes uses the Bonaire ducted evaporative air conditioner which is an extremely efficient way to cool your whole home. The hourly running cost table below highlights how little power a Bonaire Integra actually uses.

A Bonaire ducted evaporative whole-of-home cooling system will save you up to 50% on installation costs and up to 80% on running costs compared to a standard ducted reverse cycle system. It’s also up to 60% cheaper to run than an inverter ducted reverse cycle system.

At Ryland Homes we are committed to doing all we can to protect the environment in which we live and the reduction of harmful green house gases is a top priority. Ryland Homes uses a Bonaire Integra ducted evaporative whole-of-home cooling system which produces less than 15% of the harmful greenhouse gases produced by a standard ducted reverse cycle refrigerated system. It is also a 100% natural process which makes it ideal for hay fever or asthma sufferers, so if you’re concerned about the environment you should consider a Ryland Homes Evaporative ducted cooling system.

Ryland Homes uses the Bonaire ducted evaporative cooler whihc is designed to cool your whole home. It consists of an external cooling unit on the roof, which supplies cool air via ducts to all the living areas and bedrooms in your home. The Bonaire evaporative air conditioning is the cheapest way to cool your whole home. A hi wall split refrigerated system will only cool a couple of rooms. A ducted reverse cycle refrigerated system usually works on a day/night system, meaning that you can only cool the living areas or the sleeping areas at the one time. In addition to this, because of the split in day/night areas, the cost for installation of these types of air conditioners is roughly 2 to 3 times that of a ducted evaporative cooler. Not forgetting the fact that an ducted evaporative cooler is more efficient to run and more environmentally firendly than refrigerated cooling systems.

Check to see that your air intake is clear of any debris and is cleaned at a minimum of once a month and replace if dirty.