Basically, a whole house fan pulls the cool fresh air from the outside into your home, next it sucks the stale warm air in your home and thrusts it into the attic. From there it forces it out the vents in your attic.

The best way to picture a whole house fan is to imagine a cool summer breeze flowing through your home. With the ultra quiet super powerful fans installed by Provident Home Solutions, you will hardly know the fan is on. But you will notice that in 15 minutes you will feel the temperature in your home drop about 15 degrees.

It’s a simple concept. Flush the hot air out of your home, replace it with cool crisp air from outside. Most people wonder how it will work in the hot Fresno area summers. Here’s the answer: As the sun goes down the air cools. According to the weather channel, the average summer overnight temperature is an amazing 68 degrees. But don’t take our word for it, click here to visit the weather channel site.

So, when it cools off outside, turn on the whole house fan and pull that fresh air into your home. Run it for 4 hours. When you wake up your home will be about 68 degrees in the Central Valley. Then close your window to seal in the cool air. If your home is properly insulated, it will stay cool until about 4 in the afternoon. You might need to turn the air on for a few moments, but hundreds of our customers have practically abandoned their air conditioning.

We install the most effiicient, silent whole house fans in the industry from AirScape, Tamarack and Centric.

Visit our whole house fan page for more details and videos.

Old pump technology often costs homeowners in the Central Valley more than $1,800 per year! IntelliFlo® and IntelliPro® pumps can typically cut energy use up to 90%, generally saving up to $1,500 in utility costs annually—more where rates are higher than average or when a person is paying the higher tier rates at PG&E.

Our pumps use the same permanent magnet motors used in hybrid cars. This efficient technology slashes the usage by up to 90% In fact, it only takes the power of about two light bulbs to keep your pool clean all day.

Variable speed capability, digital controls, and proprietary software that allow custom programming of optimum pump speeds for specific tasks—filtering, heating, cleaning, spa jets, waterfalls, etc. The result is additional energy savings...up to 90% compared to even so-called high efficiency, single-speed, two-speed and multi-speed pumps that cannot be adjusted.

The quietest pumps ever built
The exclusive permanent magnet motor that is so critical for energy savings is also a totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC) design. The pump will never heat up. Sometimes, you may need to place your hand on the pump to even know it’s running.

Longer trouble-free service life than conventional pumps
Advanced motor produces far less heat and vibration than traditional induction motors for dramatically longer equipment life. TEFC design protects against all threats posed by an outdoor environment.

Visit our Energy Saving Pool Pump page for more information and videos.

In 2004, California had plunged into an energy crisis. After exhaustive research and study, multiple government agencies determined that homes build up to that time had huge energy wasting problems. One of the main problems was discovered in the way contractors had installed air ducts.

An air duct is the tube that connects to your heater or air conditioner. It distributes the air throughout the house. It’s typically made up of metal tubes or “slinky” like flexible tubes called “flexible air duct tubes”. Picture a slinky covered with foil. That’s what carries the air from your AC unit to the vents in your home.

The California Energy commission determined that poor installation and maintenance of these tubes was a major factor in wasted energy. In fact, most homes built prior to 2004 were wasting approximately 30% of the air being pushed through the air ducts because of leaks and damage to the tubes.

Picture a straw that you’re trying to drink a soda through. Imagine how hard it is to get a sip when the straw is cracked. It’s the same thing with your air ducts. If they are cracked or the joints are not properly sealed, your AC and heater have to work twice or sometimes three times as hard to push comfortable air into your home.

At Provident Home Solutions, Inc., we test and seal the ducts in your home. It’s one of the most inexpensive procedures you can have done on your home for the biggest return in energy and money savings.

Visit our Air Duct Test and Sealing page for more information and videos.

If your home is not properly insulated, the heat in the attic can drive the temperature up in your home and even worse, it will drive your power bill through the roof. Proper insulation is like placing a blanket shield between your living space and the hot air of your attic.

During tempurature extremes in homes without insulation or with inadequate insulation, heaters and air conditioners have to work twice as hard. This is because the rapid heat exchange through the ceiling and walls causes most of the heat to be lost on a cold day, or on a hot day too much heat to re-enter the home. Because of this constant heat loss/gain, the heater or AC are required to run constantly and at close to maximum power just to maintain a comfortable temperature.

A good way to picture this is by imagining a fridge with the door open. The cool air inside will not stay cool for long and the compressor will have to run constantly just to try and keep the temperature down. This is similar to a house without insulation or with too little insulation. When the door on the fridge is closed, however, a barrier is created which stops the cool air from escaping and the heat from entering. This is basically how insulation works.

In a house that is insulated, heaters do not have to run as hot or as long to bring the tempurature up to a comfortable level, as more heat is retained by the insulation. The same applies for air conditioning on hot days - it is not required to run as long as the cooler tempurature inside will not be invaded by the majority of the heat from the ceiling.

For more information and videos on just how much energy you can save with proper insulation, visit our Insulation page.

Weatherization is an opportunity to improve energy efficiency without extensive modifications to the structure of the house. It should involve a whole-house systems approach that considers energy efficiency, combustion safety, moisture management and building durability.

At Provident Home Solutions, Inc., we start by testing for leaks, make improvements, then test again.

Contrary to what some homeowners might have read or been lead to believe, replacememt windows and more insulation are not the first steps toward a more efficient house. Before any other improvements are made, air leaks must be sealed. Adding insulation to a very leaky house is counterproductive, and it makes it harder to find the leaks in the future with all the new insulation piled on top.

Sealing and insulating the "envelope" or "shell" of your home — its outer walls, ceiling, windows, doors, and floors — is often the most cost effective way to improve energy efficiency and comfort. ENERGY STAR estimates that a knowledgeable homeowner or skilled contractor can save up to 20% on heating and cooling costs (or up to 10% on their total annual energy bill) by sealing and insulating.

After any home sealing project, we check to make sure that your combustion appliances (gas- or oil-fired furnace, water heater, and dryer) are venting properly. For additional information on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) issues related to homes, such as combustion safety, visit EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Web site.

For more details and videos about weatherization and envelope sealing, visit our weatherization page.

A whole-house systems approach to home performance generally includes a battery of before-and-after tests that check for air leakage and measure the performance of the heating, cooling and ventilation systems. A complete home energy assessment from Provident Home Solutions, Inc. is a good first step for evaluating the performance of a house. Our Energy and Comfort specialist will typically use a blower door, duct blaster and infrared camera, among other tools, both to quantify and qualify the energy wasting areas of a home.

After the testing, the energy specialist will sit down with you to review your energy bill. By evaluating usage over the last 12 months, the specialist will be able to guide you to solutions tailored to your home.

For more details and videos about weatherization and envelope sealing, visit our weatherization page.