Our new blog is live!

by admin on February 7, 2010

We’re proud to announce the launch of our new blog and community home, over at blog.reliancehomecomfort.com.

As you may know, Reliance Home Comfort is one of Canada’s largest furnace, air conditioner, water heater and security services companies. They have over 2.1 million customers across the country. This move brings us more capacity to expand and grow the community. We’re focussing on 4 important themes:

  • Home comfort: staying warm in the winter and cool in the summer are just two ways to make your home more comfortable. We’ll also be sharing insights about air quality, design, and other ways to make sure your home feels like home.
  • Home safety & security: we all want to feel secure in our homes, and there are many simple ways to increase peace of mind in and around our homes. Every week we’ll be sharing suggestions and tips.
  • Saving money: living more affordably is surprisingly easier than most Canadians imagine. We’ve found hundreds of ways to help every family save thousands of dollars a year, without feeling the pinch. And of course, we welcome your suggestions too!
  • Helping the environment: Living greener is simply the right thing to do. And these days, being green doesn’t necessarily mean living lean. There are many easy steps and quick fixes you can take to dramatically cut your carbon footprint and overall energy consumption. We’ll show you the most effective.

So visit our new blog or stay tuned to your mailbox every week for more information, more ways to win $125, and more inspiring tips!

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A comfortable home

by admin on February 5, 2010

Welcome to the Reliance Home Comfort (Essentials) Video Series. This is the first instalment in a weekly series developed to provide you with the tips and knowledge to make your home more comfortable, safer, affordable and greener.

Considering the fact that up to 70% of our annual energy budget goes towards heating and cooling our homes, every step we take to improve the efficiency of our furnace and air conditioning units will provide many benefits.

Since we’re currently in the midst of an “average” Canadian winter, let’s start by talking about our home’s furnace. Steps that you take towards improved efficiency will:

  • save money on annual energy costs
  • provide improved temperature/humidity control
  • reduce wear and tear (which leads to increased maintenance costs and shortened equipment life)
  • result in cleaner, healthier air in the home

…ultimately leading to a more comfortable home for you and your family.

Check out this week’s video for more insight on the benefits of a well maintained, high efficiency furnace. We look forward to your comments on how you are taking steps to make your home more comfortable.

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5 money-saving tips for February 2nd, 2010

February 2, 2010

Hello again! We’re back with some more easy-to-use information that allows you to create a safer, more comfortable, energy efficient and less expensive home. Today it’s all about saving money:
5) @kaarinastjohn – How to save 50% on your grocery bill
4) @ac_business – How to save with coupons
3) @moneyrates – How to raise your savings [...]

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Top 5 tips for February 1, 2010

February 2, 2010

Our goal is to connect you with easy-to-use information that allows you to create a safer, more comfortable, energy efficient and less expensive home. As we all know, staying comfortable in our homes goes a lot further than just energy efficient furnaces and air conditioners. Here are some other ways you can make your home [...]

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New Year, New Footprint: Conserve Energy

January 29, 2010

Well we’ve reached the final stage on our journey towards a lower carbon footprint in 2010 and this week we’re tackling the biggest culprit: home energy use.
We’ve already shed tonnes (literally!) from our footprint with the changes we’ve made to our diets, the way we travel and how we deal with household waste. But there [...]

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Top 5 energy savings tips for January 27, 2010

January 26, 2010

This is the first in a series of “top 5″ posts we will be doing on a weekly basis. Each week we’ll have the top 5 tips to:

Save energy;

Save money in your home;

Make your home more comfortable;

Make your home safer.

Our goal is to connect you with easy-to-use information that allows you to create a safer, [...]

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The Letter R and the Number 3

January 20, 2010

This week we’re going back to “green” basics to reduce our carbon footprint in 2010. And that means the three R’s.
Sadly, the average Canadian is responsible for over 1 tonne in CO2 emissions related to household waste. But with a few changes – we can reduce that number by up to 30% starting today. Here’s [...]

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Drive down your carbon footprint

January 15, 2010

Want to cut your carbon footprint by 2 more tonnes this year? It’s easier than you think, just by making some changes to the way you get around in 2010.
As much as 30% of the total carbon emissions produced in Canada can be tied to transportation — with each of us responsible for about 5 [...]

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New Year – New Footprint!

January 9, 2010

Happy New Year and welcome to 2010…..so, how are those resolutions coming along? Have you been to the gym yet? Kicked your bad habits? Started saving for that trip you’ve always wanted to take? Didn’t think so!
Don’t worry, you’ve still got 51 weeks to achieve your goals. But, as you struggle with those seemingly [...]

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Wrap it up right!

December 31, 2009

Now that we’re almost done with the holiday season, it’s time to wrap it up right. In this week’s video Rich shows how to do it right: by recycling and reusing as much as possible. It’s a great way to be environmentally conscious with the over 100,000 tons of extra holiday waste generated every week [...]

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