October 2010
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Fall Furnace Check Up | Lower Winter Heating Bills
It's Fall Furnace Check Up Time Again!
Check the health of your furnace, fireplace and air conditioner
Great preventative maintenance starts with a seasonal check up for your natural gas furnace, fireplace and air conditioner. Like a visit from your doctor, a check up by a licensed Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) contractor can help ensure your family's safety and save you money in the long run.
What you should expect
With each check up, your HVAC contractor will inspect,
clean and service your natural gas furnace, fireplace
and air conditioner to determine if repairs or improvements
are needed to ensure they're operating safely. And any
resulting repairs are sure to improve energy efficiency
within your home and help you save on your
energy bills this season!
How to keep your heating and
cooling systems healthy
Before your next scheduled fall check up,
here are some things you can do to keep
your system healthy:
Be Ready
Go to
uniongas.com/safety for more information
about
annual heating and cooling system maintenance
and
general safety and efficiency tips.
Predictable and Lower Winter Heating Bills with EBP
It's a fact. Canadian winters are cold and
our heating bills – well, they can quickly
heat up! That's why Union Gas created
the Equal Billing Plan (EBP) to help you
with your monthly heating expenses.
With the EBP, your billing will instantly
become
more predictable and manageable
throughout the
entire year.
Here's how it works
Quite simply, with the EBP, you spread your
annual
heating costs evenly throughout the year.
Union Gas determines your total natural
gas use for the previous year and then
uses it to calculate your estimated annual
cost for the upcoming year using current
rates. That total amount is then divided
equally over 11 monthly instalments. In
the 12th month, Union Gas either credits
or debits your account for any difference
between the amount you've paid and
the gas actually used.
The plan begins in September and runs
through July each year, with August as
the 'true-up' month. If you enrol in the plan
between September and February, it begins
with your next bill. If you enrol between
March and August, the plan begins the
following September.
Don't delay - sign up today!
MyAccount users can visit
uniongas.com/myaccount
to easily enrol in the EBP. You can also visit
uniongas.com/ebp
for more information.
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