SEPTEMBER 2015 Natural Gas Matters IDEAS AND INSIGHTS FROM YOUR NATURAL GAS SERVICE PROVIDER www.texasgasservice.com Try Paperless Billing – Enroll in our Paperless Billing Program and enjoy the convenience of receiving and viewing your monthly statement online with just the click of a mouse. Each month when your billing statement is ready for online viewing, you will receive an email with a link to our website where you can review your statement and even pay your bill online. Find out more at www.texasgasservice.com. Saving on your heating bill while still keeping a warm home may not seem to go hand in hand, but by changing a few things around your home, you could do both. By making your home more energy-efficient, you’ll keep the cold out and keep more money in your pocket. Here’s how: Save Money While Staying Warm CALL IN A PROFESSIONAL. Have a professional inspect your furnace every year to maintain peak operating efficiency. WEATHERIZE YOUR HOME. Weather-stripping and caulking windows and doors can prevent cold air from entering – and warm air from escaping – the home. SEAL AND INSULATE YOUR DUCTWORK. Air can often escape through leaks in your system’s ductwork. Apply foil tape to seal leaks, and insulate exposed ductwork in unheated areas of the home. CLEAN OR REPLACE YOUR AIR FILTERS. A dirty furnace filter can cause the system to run less efficiently. Clean or change your filter once a month. ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT. Using a programmable thermostat or turning down the temperature when you are away from home can help reduce energy consumption. To find more tips for an energy-efficient home, try our online energy calculators under the “Save Energy & Money” tab at www.texasgasservice.com.
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NaturalGas MattersIDEAS AND INSIGHTS FROM YOUR NATURAL GAS SERVICE PROVIDER
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Try Paperless Billing – Enroll in our Paperless Billing Program and enjoy the convenience of receivingand viewing your monthly statement online with just the click of a mouse. Each month when your billingstatement is ready for online viewing, you will receive an email with a link to our website where you canreview your statement and even pay your bill online. Find out more at www.texasgasservice.com.
Saving on your heating bill while still keeping a warm home may not seem to go hand in hand, but bychanging a few things around your home, you could do both. By making your home more energy-efficient,you’ll keep the cold out and keep more money in your pocket. Here’s how:
Save Money While Staying Warm
CALL IN A PROFESSIONAL. Have a professional inspect your furnaceevery year to maintain peak operating efficiency.
WEATHERIZE YOUR HOME. Weather-stripping and caulking windowsand doors can prevent cold air from entering – and warm air fromescaping – the home.
SEAL AND INSULATE YOUR DUCTWORK. Air can often escape throughleaks in your system’s ductwork. Apply foil tape to seal leaks, andinsulate exposed ductwork in unheated areas of the home.
CLEAN OR REPLACE YOUR AIR FILTERS. A dirty furnace filter cancause the system to run less efficiently. Clean or change your filteronce a month.
ADJUST YOUR THERMOSTAT. Using a programmable thermostat orturning down the temperature when you are away from home canhelp reduce energy consumption.
To find more tips for an energy-efficient home, try our online energycalculators under the “Save Energy & Money” tab atwww.texasgasservice.com.
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Pruebe Nuestras Facturas Electrónicas – Inscríbase en nuestro Programa de Facturas Electrónicas y aprovechela conveniencia de recibir y revisar sus facturas mensuales en línea, con sólo hacer clic en un botón. Todos losmeses, cuando su factura mensual esté preparada para ser revisada en línea, recibirá un correo electrónico conun enlace a nuestra página de internet, donde puede revisar su cuenta e inclusive pagar su factura. Paraobtener más información, visite nuestra página de internet www.texasgasservice.com.
Ahorrar dinero en la factura del calefacción de su hogar y al mismo tiempo mantener su hogar caliente, nopareciera posible; sin embargo, cambiando un par de cosas alrededor de la casa, puede lograr los dos. Al hacersu hogar más eficiente en el uso de energía, mantendrá el frío afuera de su hogar y el dinero dentro de su bolsillo.A continuación le explicamos cómo:
Ahorre Dinero Mientras Mantiene Caliente Su Hogar
CONTRATE A UN PROFESIONAL. Contrate a un profesional para que revise sucaldera todos los años, para mantenerla en óptima efectividad de operación.
CLIMATICE SU HOGAR. El uso de impermeabilizantes y sellos en puertas yventanas puede evitar que entre el aire frío y que se escape el aire caliente del hogar.
SELLE Y AÍSLE SUS TUBERÍAS. El aire se puede escapar por fugas en lastuberías de su sistema. Utilice cinta de aluminio para sellar las fugas y aislar lastuberías expuestas en las áreas que no tienen calefacción dentro del hogar.
LIMPIE O REEMPLACE LOS FILTROS DE AIRE. Un filtro sucio en la calderapuede causar que el sistema opere de manera menos eficiente. Limpie ocambie el filtro una vez al mes.
AJUSTE EL TERMOSTATO. Utilice un termostato programable o baje la temperatura del hogar cuando se encuentre fuera de casa, para ayudar a bajar su consumo de energía.
Para obtener más consejos de cómo mantener un hogar eficiente en el uso de energía, utilice nuestrascalculadoras de energía en la pestaña de “Save Energy & Money” (Ahorre Energía y Dinero), en nuestra página de internet www.texasgasservice.com.
