Other HVAC Tips to Help Reduce Energy Consumption
Use a programmable thermostat: Pre-program your settings based on operational hours and your ‘rush’ times to ensure comfort and minimize excess run times.
Seal your heating/cooling ducts and open spaces: Make sure your doors, windows, and nooks and crannies are sealed to minimize cool/heat loss.
Make sure your drain is clear: A clogged drain can waste nearly as much energy as a dirty filter because your unit has to work harder to send out less cool air.
Clean the outdoor and indoor units: Cleaning the fan blades will help maintain the unit’s ability to cool the air moving through it by removing dust and other buildup from the indoor evaporator coil.
Small Box Energy’s Proactive HVAC Strategy
Small Box Energy implements a proactive HVAC strategy specifically for your restaurant. First, we analyze your hours, traffic flow and volume. Then, we seek to understand your customer by asking about their demographics, how long they stay and how often they visit. All of this information helps us determine an HVAC schedule that optimizes comfort for customers, and targeted to maximum energy savings. Once this scheduled is agreed upon, the thermostats are locked, giving employees limited override capability. This proactive strategy has proven to reduce HVAC energy consumption by up to 20%.