<p>CONCORD — In California, indoor air quality has taken on a new level of importance due to the annual recurrence of wildfires. With all the smoke and ash in the atmosphere, you need to make sure your air filtration system is equipped to effectively remove these materials from the air inside your home. While there are many ways to do this, the simplest one is maintaining your HVAC system’s air filters.</p>
<p>There are many different types of air filters, including replaceable filters, washable filters, micro filters and electronic filters. Whichever type you have, you should know where they’re located (you may have more than one) and how often to change or maintain them. Most replaceable air filters should be changed every 60 days at minimum. If you have washable filters, you should wash them at a similar interval (make sure they’re completely dry before reinstalling them). For electronic filter maintenance, consult the filters’ instruction manual or research instructions online. If you have additional questions about maintaining or upgrading your air filters, consult a local HVAC professional.</p>


Maintaining Your Air Filters

By Eric Schaefer of {BR} Got Watts Electric, Solar & HVAC

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The Whole House Fan Advantage

Video: Advantages of a Whole House Fan


if you're looking for a lowcost energy
efficient option to cool your home it's
worthwhile to consider the benefits of a
Whole House Fan today we're in Pleasant
Hill with diamond certified expert
contributor Jeremy Carlock of got Watts
electric to learn more if you're looking
for an energy efficient way to cool your
home a Whole House Fan might be the
solution for you this right here is a
Whole House Fan while on low consumes 65
watts and on High 250 Watts that's
considerably less than an air
conditioning unit the concept behind a
Whole House Fan is the fan is mounted in
the Attic just like this picture here
you can see a bigger model here this is
an actual fan it's suspended from the
roof Joes so you get very minimal sound
while the fan is running in your home
below here is what is mounted in the
house this is a register and behind that
is some dampers when the fan is turned
on the dampers are open when the fan is
turned off the dampers closed this creat
creates an insulation rating between the
attic space and the home so you get no
dust or anything coming back down into
the house the all fans have multiple
speeds this one has a low and a high
setting on low this is 65 watts of
energy consumption and on high this
would be 250 watts of energy consumption
this is considerably less than an 8 to
10,000 watt air conditioning system the
concept behind whole house fans is that
you turn the fan on it's centralized in
the home you open up a a few windows and
create a breeze through the home ideally
a fan would be good to use in the
mornings and in the evenings when you
see a relatively cooler temperature
outside a lot of people that have air
conditioning will run till 9 10:00 at
night not realizing that it's actually
cooler outside than it is inside their
home to learn more from local top rated
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Video: Maintaining Your Air Filters


indoor air quality or iaq has taken on
new importance lately whether it's
seasonal pollens or danders wildfire ash
smoke or airborne bacteria and viruses
filtering these
materials out of the air and out of the
equipment that's moving the air through
our house is
important to know about and to maintain
throughout the year
some common types of filters or indoor
air quality devices that you may have in
your home would be the
typical washable micro filter or some
degree of replaceable paper filter or
our personal favorites that we
incorporate in our electrification
projects
an electronic air cleaner of some sort
whatever type you have you should know
where they're located and how many you
have as there may be more than one
and be aware of them service them change
them regularly
we recommend a minimum of every 60 days
for the replaceable types
washable types you want to make sure
that they're completely dry before
reinstalling them
and an electronic type should have an
instruction manual possibly available
online through video if you have any
questions about these
any type or upgrading to any of these
types you can call us anytime or call
your local professional

you

Video: Planning Ahead With Solar


when designing a solar power system for
your home it's wise to consider your
current and future energy needs
today we're in Pleasant Hill with
diamond certified expert contributor
Jeremy Carlock of God Watts electric and
solar to learn more prior to going solar
there are a few things you should
consider one is do you plan on adding an
electric vehicle to your home if so that
can significantly affect the amount of
solar that you need do you plan on
adding a pool or a spa these items can
affect valuable roof space and if you
have solar already installed you may not
be able to heat one of those if you plan
on adding square footage that can
significantly affect the amount of solar
that you need all of these things need
to be taken into consideration prior to
adding solar another big one is are your
electrical panels able to handle the new
solar load in any future electrical loan
I recommend taking all these things into
consideration prior to going solar to
learn more from local top rated
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expert reports at experts diamond
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Video: Solar Energy Battery Backup


here in california
energy independence and electrification
are becoming popular concepts among
homeowners
particularly considering solar and
battery backup
pg e has been doing public safety power
shutoffs
which have made it very challenging to
keep the lights on
and keep a home safe when going solar
and pairing a battery backup
you can keep the lights on many
homeowners don't realize that solar only
does not allow the lights to stay on
converting a home to all-electric
also known as electrification is
particularly beneficial for homeowners
pairing solar and battery backup this
allows them to keep the power
on or the lights on during the next
power outage
when considering egress and other
emergency appliances
that may stay on during this power
outage and keep your family safe
talk to your local qualified solar
contractor
about going solar and battery backup

Video: Tesla Car Charging

if you're thinking about purchasing a
tesla electric car you'll need to know
your options in regards to charging
today we're in pleasant hill with
diamond certified expert contributor
jeremy carlock of gotwatts electric to
learn more
electric vehicle charging can be quite
complicated these days for tesla owners
you get two options the first option
here is a nema 1450 outlet this outlet
will be installed by your local
recommended installer
the cord set that comes with your car
would plug directly into this outlet and
supply current providing this outlet is
40 amps that would give you 29 miles of
range per hour of charge
the second option for the tesla owner
is a tesla wall connector this is an
additional item purchased through tesla
the advantage to the wall connector is
you get a 25 foot cord where the stock
cord that comes with your car is only 20
feet
another advantage to this is you get to
tune it up to 80 amps of supply current
which will allow 58 miles of range per
hour of charge
this can also be tuned down to lower
amperages below 40 amps if needed the
same with the stock cable that comes
with your car
if you have any more questions please
contact your local recommended installer
through tesla
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