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If you can't tell, we had a hard time filming this one,  but we had fun!  Our Comfort Advisor Jim Smith does what he has to do to help customers.  Honesty, integrity and a willingness to help makes Jim who he is.    Dr. Energy Saver, division of GSM Services - we focus on helping customers improve their comfort, energy efficiency, and save money.  We will take a look at the whole home to evaluate the best options for the homeowner.  From air sealing, insulation, crawl space encapsulations, radiant barriers, moisture control and air quality improvements are just some of the services we provide to help the customer fix the problems with their comfort. If you are in need of a whole home energy evaluation/audit to see where we can help you improve your comfort in your home, give us a call, we can send Jim or one of our other Comfort advisors out to take care of you.  Free of charge for the evaluation.  
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Call GSM Services- 1 800 NEW COOL  Let us come out and do a FREE Whole Home Energy Audit.  We can check out ways to keep the air you pay for in your home at a lower cost! 
How to keep your home nice and cool during the summer?
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Termite damage we discovered on a whole home energy evaluation for a customers home.  This rotten wood was discovered in the crawl space.  The support beans are almost non existent.
Crawl space - Home Energy
Keeping your home comfortable year round can cost you a lot of money. GSM Services is here to breakdown your home's energy usage.
How does my home use energy?
Allow us to introduce ourselves. Meet the company bringing a new level of quality and service to HVAC, energy, and roofing – also known as GSM Services in Gastonia, North Carolina. 
GSM Services: Since 1927
 If you've been watching videos or reading articles about home energy efficiency, you most likely heard or saw the term
The Stack Effect
Steven Long, owner of Dr. Energy Charlotte and GSM Services was recently featured in Charlotte Today. He talked about recognizing signs that your home is wasting energy and ways to make your home more energy efficient. Steve explains that in the Southern U.S. high humidity levels in the house and uneven temperatures throughout the house with rooms that are too hot in the summer and too cold and drafty in the winter may be signs that your home is wasting energy. Steve explains how high-tech diagnostic procedures, like a blower door test, can help measure air leakage and energy loss. Using this test, technicians can not only determine how much air is leaking, but also pinpoint the areas where the leakage is occurring. He also explains how thermal imaging equipment can be used to find gaps in the thermal envelope of the building and areas with insufficient insulation. Steve breaks down the importance of correctly sizing your HVAC system as well. Oversized equipment will shut off frequently. Likewise, systems that are too small will need to run more often and longer to keep the home comfortable. Duct leakage is also a common source of energy waste. Because heating and cooling accounts for the majority of your energy bill, these less than ideal conditions can lead to higher utility bills year round. A complete home energy assessment will help you pinpoint the areas where you are wasting energy. Your energy conservation specialist will help you come up with an energy efficiency improvement plan that will prioritize the work to be done- starting with the projects that will give you the best savings per dollar invested. Dr. Energy Saver Charlotte is a division of GSM Services, a company that has been helping homeowners in Charlotte and nearby areas with all their heating and cooling needs since 1927. Let us help lower your energy bills and make your home more comfortable year round! Visit our website or call to schedule your comprehensive home energy audit.
Making Our Homes More Energy Efficient | Dr. Energy Saver on Charlotte Today
If you think energy waste is something you only find in older homes, and that new homes are all built with energy efficiency in mind, you are seriously mistaken. A lot of new homes are built with no regard to energy efficiency whatsoever. Sometimes it is because building codes are not updated to meet new energy efficiency standards. Sometimes it is because the builder is unaware of current best green building practices, and sometimes it is simply because they are trying to cut costs in a tough economy and spend more on visible features like energy efficient windows, and green roofing, while forgetting proper insulation and air sealing. Larry Janesky, owner of Dr. Energy Saver, walks us through a new construction project showing the various details that are normally overlooked by builders. Such oversights can result in wasteful and very uncomfortable homes, very expensive heating and cooling costs, and high energy bills. Improper attic insulation, that doesn't meet the U.S. Department of Energy recommended R-Value for the regions is among the most common issues in new construction. Improperly insulated ducts running through unconditioned attics are other sources of energy waste. Some architectural features such as cantilevers, bay windows, and custom windows with round frames, pose additional challenges when it comes to insulation. In particular, they create odd spaces that are hard to fill with popular insulation choices. Fiberglass bats, for example, is the material of choice in most new construction projects, because it is the least expensive, yet it only works when evenly distributed and fluffed inside wall cavities. Compressed fiberglass loses R-Value. These odd spaces around architectural features are often neglected or poorly insulated, creating gaps and cold spots in the building envelope. Common sources of air leakage are often overlooked as well. Holes around pipes, fixtures, ducts and duct chases, allow unconditioned air to move through and leak in and out of the house if not properly sealed. If you have concerns about your new or old house energy consumption, and want to make your home more comfortable and affordable to own, call your energy conservation experts at Dr. Energy Saver!
How New Homes Waste Energy
If your air conditioning system is 10 years old or more, you can bet it is wasting a lot of energy and costing you a lot of money. Ten or fifteen years ago, the Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rate (SEER) of the best available air conditioner was around 6 to 8, which is less than half of today's high efficiency models with a SEER of 19 to 20. SEER is the measurement of how much energy and money spent to run the air conditioner is actually being converted into cold air. Older models also lose some of the SEER as they age. A model that was originally operated at 6 to 8 SEER, after many years, may be operating at SEERs as low as 6 or 4.In addition to lower SEERs, older units are often improperly maintained. Dirt and moisture accumulate around the coils and ducts, while the A/C unit also becomes the breeding ground and dissemination device for mold and other common allergens, viruses, bacteria and many other pollutants. All of these pollutants will compromise indoor air quality and the health of your family A modern, high efficiency device contains an array of features that will not only cool the air more efficiently with much higher SEERs; but also filter and rid the air from dirt, viruses and moisture as it passes through the unit. High efficiency units are usually much larger than older models to allow for better heat dispersion. Two-compressor, two-stage units allow the air conditioner to run at only 70% of its capacity in cooler days. They also operate at variable speed, which draws moisture out of the air and saves energy.Larry Janesky, president and owner of Dr. Energy Saver explains that the upfront cost of an air conditioning unit is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of costs. The bulk of the cost of having an air conditioner is paid in energy bills over the lifespan of the unit. It is not a smart move to get the least expensive unit to avoid higher upfront costs and end up spending 2 to 3 times more money to run the air conditioner over the years. If you are shopping for an Air Conditioner or Heating System upgrade, give Dr. Energy Saver a call. We will evaluate your home's energy consumption, and recommend only models that will give you the best savings per dollar invested, within your specifications and budget.
The Difference Between Low and High Efficiency Air Conditioners
This homeowner called Dr. Energy Saver a second time after being so pleased with the prior energy saving work, with the task of making the skylight in the kitchen more energy efficient. Skylights are often used to bring additional daylight into rooms and are great looking architectural features, but depending on the way in which they were built and installed, they can become a big source of energy waste. Larry Janesky, owner and president of Dr. Energy Saver, explains the many ways in which energy can be lost through typical skylights that were not built for energy efficiency.First of all, as is the same with windows, proper air sealing is necessary to prevent air leaks. Skylights built with regular single pane glass are also a source of heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer, because heat is easily transferred through the glass. The cold glass pane also causes the so called
Installing a Skylight Window Insert
By now we've heard of the benefits and energy savings from LED lighting, but many of us haven't made the switch for a single reason: LED bulbs are more expensive. Did you ever wonder exactly how much you could save by replacing your old incandescent bulbs with LED lights? Are LED lights a good investment? While replacing this homeowner's inefficient bulbs with LED, Larry Janesky, owner and president of Dr. Energy Saver does the math.If you keep your lights on for an average of 4 hours a day, replacing a single incandescent bulb -- which consumes 65 Watts per hour -- with an LED bulb consuming only 7.2 Watts per hour to produce equivalent light output will help you save 81.2 KW/Hour per year, per bulb! Also, unlike incandescent bulbs, LED lights don't produce a lot of heat, making it easier for your air conditioner system to keep your home comfortable in the summer. Investing in LED lights pays for itself in about 2.5 years. A LED bulb lasts 20 times longer than conventional incandescent bulbs, which last an average of 20,000 hours. That is 20 less light bulb replacements, and some extra cash in your pocket every month!If you would like to learn about energy efficient lighting and many other ways to go green and lower your energy bills, visit our website, or call Dr. Energy Saver for a comprehensive Home Energy Audit.
Replacing Incandescent Bulbs with Economical LED Bulbs
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