SERVICE EXPERTS TO GIVE AWAY 10,000 FREE PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS IN EARTH DAY EDUCATION
Consumers Empowered to Make Small Change at Home, Create Global Impact
DALLAS, TX, April 15, 2008 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- As the 38th annual Earth Day approaches, Service Experts Inc., North America’s largest indoor comfort service and installation company, will give away 10,000 programmable thermostats. Service Experts, an EPA/DOE ENERGY STAR® Retail Partner, has nearly 130 full-service heating and air conditioning locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Service Experts’ Earth Day program will create the same environmental effect as planting 330 trees for every single homeowner who makes this one small household change. Service Experts will install a free programmable thermostat to every U.S. and Canadian household that schedules a heating or cooling system tune-up during the month of April.
Thermostat manufacturers such as Lennox who are providing thermostats for this Earth Day campaign estimate up to 75 percent of North American homes do not have programmable thermostats. Most homes between 15 and 25 years old still use the original mercury-based models, which are toxic if not disposed of properly. Service Experts will remove the home’s old thermostat, and properly dispose and recycle it at no charge.
“With our goal of replacing 10,000 thermostats in this Earth Day promotion, along with regular tune-ups, U.S. and Canadian consumers can reduce carbon emissions by nearly 40,000 metric tons each year – the energy equivalent of taking 7,000 cars off the road for a full year,” says Ian McKeen, Vice President of Marketing for Service Experts.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) say proper use of a programmable thermostat can save homeowners approximately $150 each year in energy costs.
Service Experts locations are offering tune-ups in the range of $79 to $149. The programmable thermostat installation and mercury-based thermostat disposal are free of charge during Service Experts’ Earth Day promotion.
Additional Ways Homeowners Can Take Action
The EPA and DOE offer these suggestions to homeowners to increase energy savings:
Change your heating and cooling system’s air filter at least every three months and monthly during summer and winter.
Schedule tune-ups for heating and cooling systems.
Properly seal heating and cooling ducts, which can improve efficiency up to 20 percent.
Look for the ENERGY STAR symbol from service companies and their products, as these qualified products and services meet strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the EPA and DOE.
Service Experts is a North American service company providing installation, maintenance and repair of heating, air conditioning, ventilation and indoor air quality systems. Service Experts technicians are certified by NATE (North American Technician Excellence), the leading certification program for technicians in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry.
Headquartered in Richardson, Texas, Service Experts has locations throughout the United States and Canada. To view Service Experts locations and service areas visit www.ServiceExperts.com or call 1-888-HEATCOOL (1-888-432-8266).
Contact:
Dave Moody
972-497-7414
Dave.Moody@ServiceExperts.com
www.ServiceExperts.com
Service Experts Inc. 2140 Lake Park Blvd., 4T Richardson, TX 75080
