Chill Out in Kansas City: Stay Cool with Aaron's Services in Gladstone, MO

Unfortunately, here in the Midwest, our winters can be bitter cold, and our summers can be dead hot. Heating and air-conditioning usage are commonplace – so are higher energy bills in the summer and winter months. So, when you can’t avoid using the thermostat to regulate the temperature in your home, the best plan of action for saving energy costs is to optimize your home system. It all starts with programmable thermostats.

Air conditioners and heat pumps come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are more attractive than others, but none of them are particularly beautiful. Consequently, some home builders are in the habit of hiding these outdoor units with plants, shrubs, decorative grasses, or rose bushes simply to make them less conspicuous as part of the landscape. And even though this practice can offer some aesthetics to the overall landscaping design, this can also cause a number of problems with outdoor air conditioners and heat pumps. The takeaway of all this is that your air conditioner or heat pump needs to breathe in order to function correctly!

If you’re not familiar with heat pumps and how they differ from traditional air conditioners, it’s important to know that heat pumps can both heat and cool using ambient air. The process can be a little perplexing, but it works like this: The heat pump absorbs heat (even when it’s cold) from the outside air and releases that heat to the inside of the home. In the summer, a heat pump does the reverse.