As the seasons shift, so do our electrical needs as Calgary weather changes. From keeping the house warm during the winter months to cooling during the summer. Understanding the role our electrical installations play with regards to Calgary’s weather can lead to enhanced safety, efficiency, and comfort. Weather influences the performance and requirements of our electrical system.

Understanding and monitoring Calgary weather Patterns allows you to maximize the time at which you turn on either your heating system in the winter or cooling system in the summer. Whether Calgary experiences humid July’s from lots of rain fall, to frigid and dry winters that leave your skin crackiing.

Your air conditioner will ramp up to help keep the house cool throughout a hot summer day. In the winter your furnace will ramp up with natural gas burners and in some cases coupled with a duct mounted humidifier, work to keep your home warm and less dry on a cold winter day.

The best way to optimize home comfort is with a smart home thermostat that monitors the weather in relation to the internal temperature of the house. The smart thermostats will make automatic adjustments based on what temperature/humidity range makes you feel comfortable.

Winter and Summer Preparedness:

It’s important to keep those heating and cooling systems operating efficiently. Much like a car, it doesn’t take much to maintain an air conditioner or the furnace’s performance as the three share some common ground; filters. Checking and replacing the filter in the furnace and clearing out the the fins on the grill of an air conditioner condensor or heat pump allows air to pass through the condensor when the fan pulls air.

If your furnace filter or the fins on your air conditioner/heat pump are caked with dust and debris than it’s going to have a hard time breathing much like the air filter on a car or a jogger trying to run on a smokey smog filled day.

Explore how daylight changes affect natural lighting in the home and suggest energy-efficient lighting options to minimize electricity use.

Lightning in Calgary is thankfully not a year round type of thing. But, in the months of June, July and August with the buildup of static electricity in storm clouds a whole home surge protection system being installed can be the difference between having to replace electronic equipment like computers, tv’s and laptops and not having to. Having a whole home surge protector in place guards against electrical damage during storms.