NEWSLETTER  

Courtesy of: 

Custom Cooling & Heating, Inc. 

1257 Lamar Road 

North Fort Myers, Florida  33903 

(239) 731-5545      ●       Toll Free @ 1-877-731-5545 

Visit us on the web @ customcoolingandheatinginc.com 

Welcome to our quarterly newsletters.  This “Summer Edition” is being sent to you as a courtesy from Custom Cooling & Heating, Inc.  It is our way of providing our customers with helpful hints and information needed to achieve the best performance from their heating and cooling system. 

Summer & Hurricane Season: 

Summer and Hurricane Season are here.  Beneficial products that you may consider adding to your home, for additional protection at this time of year, include a whole house surge protector and/or an air conditioner surge protector.  A power surge from lightning can result in costly damages to the homeowner.  The whole house surge protector will help protect your electrical devices in your home during our famous Florida lightning storms.  Just remember……..If you leave it plugged in, you need to protect it (computers, TV’s, appliances, phones, etc.).  The cost for a whole house surge protector is $300.00.  An air conditioner surge protector will protect your most expensive appliance….your air conditioner.  Year round residents know, summer is not a time to be without air conditioning.  An air conditioner surge protector is $100.00.  Per LCEC, about 60% of surges occur inside the home from microwave ovens or air conditioner motors.   

Helpful Hints: 

In Southwest Florida, air conditioning in the summer months is a necessity.  However, your air conditioner is often the largest part of your power cost.  Some helpful ways to cut down on your electrical bills this summer include: 

• Turn off ceiling fans when not in the room. 
• Set your thermostat no lower than 78 degree Fahrenheit.  Each degree below this temperature will add 8% to your cooling costs. 
• Going away for a while, consider installing a dehumidistat ($90.00).  If you set your air conditioner to over 83 degrees Fahrenheit or turn it off completely, there is a good chance of mildew forming.  A dehumidistat turns the air conditioner on while you are away to help control moisture, thus avoiding mildew problems. 
• Keep your filters clean!  Once a month cleaning/replacing is recommended.  (Helpful Reminder - When you pay your electric bill – Change/Clean your A/C Filter.)  We also have available, for order, electrostatic filters.  These filters remove small particles like pollen, tiny dust and smoke that disposable filters leave behind, leaving the air smelling cleaner.  No need to replace costly filters each month because electrostatic filters are washable!  More importantly, they come with a lifetime warranty!  When replacing your filter, it is very important to make sure your filter is the correct size.  If the filter is too small or too large, it allows unfiltered air into the system, causing dust to build up in the duct work and on coils, which will reduce the cooling efficiency. 
• Do not close off duct outlets in certain rooms to cut down on the cooling of those rooms. This, in turn, will unbalance your air conditioning system, reduce its efficiency and possibly even damage your duct system. 
• Always operate your air conditioner’s fan setting on the thermostat in the “auto” position.  This setting will produce the most economic performance of your air conditioning system and also controls humidity best in the home. 
• Window tint, especially on windows facing east and west, will help reduce excessive heat intrusion into the home.   
• We recommend you service your system with annual or even semi-annual check-ups to insure your system is running at its most efficient level. 

We hope these beneficial product/service recommendations and helpful hints will save our customers unnecessary costly repairs.  It is our goal at Custom Cooling and Heating, Inc. to provide our customers with the utmost in customer service and satisfaction.  You can also find a price list for our beneficial products by visiting us on the web @ www.customcoolingandheatinginc.com.  

We wish all our customers a Safe and Happy Summer!