Grow Savings In Your Own Yard

Posted on 05.23.2012 by kcox

How Landscaping Can Reduce Energy Costs

By: Krysten C.

With temperatures rising, our energy bills may be making its way up as well. Finding new ways to save energy becomes more important during extreme weather conditions.

PLANTING THE SEED OF SAVINGS

Have you ever considered landscaping for energy savings? Most of us use landscaping for aesthetics only. However, proper planting can make a difference on your energy costs too. While adding attraction to your home, you can lower the price of heating and cooling.

Properly placed trees and shrubs help shade your home in the summer and block wind during the winter months. This means that your HVAC system gets a little bit of a break and so does your wallet.

According to TogetherWeSave.com, “Proper placement of trees and shrubs can help you save up to 10-percent on your energy bill.”

Why Change Your Air Conditioner Filter?

Posted on 05.16.2012 by kcox

The Big Deal About Air Filters

By: Krysten C.

Have you noticed the radio commercials and advertisements telling you to change your air conditioner filter? With the changing of seasons, it’s been well enough time for you to change the air conditioner filter in your home. What’s the big deal? – you ask. Here are some reasons that make changing your air filter a big deal.

AIR CONDITIONING EFFECIENCY

For starters, resources show that the top cause for HVAC system malfunction is dirty filters. When your air filter is dirty, that also means that your ducts are dirty, which then means that the air distributed throughout your house is dirty. Airflow is also reduced and air has to find other routes (unsealed or open areas) to slip through. Ultimately, costly repairs will be needed.

Basically, by deciding to not replace your air filter you’ve decided to put one of the biggest home investments at risk for failure. Putting in the money twice a year for a new air filter will save you the huge cost of fixing or completely replacing your HVAC unit or entire system.

ALLERGY RELIEF

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Refrigerator Water Filter Shopping Tips

Posted on 05.10.2012 by kcox

Navigating DiscountFilters.com for Refrigerator Filters

By: Krysten C.

After reconstructing our DiscountFilters.com website, we’ve tried making it easy for customers to go online and buy filters for their home. In case you’re having trouble, here’s a step-by-step guide to help you out.

THE HOME PAGE

When you first log on to DiscountFilters.com, you’ll notice that there are two ways to access our collections of refrigerator water filters. One way to navigate is through the “Shop For Water Filters” button at the top of the home page. The other way is by selecting the “Shop Fridge Filters” button in the blue heading box under “Find a filter for your refrigerator.”

Once you’ve selected to shop for a refrigerator water filter through one of the two options above, you’ll have two choices: 1) shop by filter or refrigerator model, or 2) shop by brand of refrigerator.

SHOP BY FILTER OR REFRIGERATOR MODEL

By Water Filter Model

In order to search by your water filter or refrigerator model number, you’ll first need to find the correct number. Finding your water filter number is easy. Look on the current water filter in use. The water filter number will be displayed somewhere on the filter itself.

By Refrigerator Model

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