Brower Power Hour Radio Show Archive
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Brower Home Power Hour: Formerly the CHERP Energy Wise Forum, Brower Mechanical has now recrafted the program to further promote the process of home energy optimization thru home energy audits, insulation, windows, solar and more. Continuing the relationship with the non-profit Community Home Energy Retrofit Project (CHERP)monthly seminars are designed to provide access to virtually free home energy assessments ($300+ value!)that can then lead to maximizing government and utility rebates and incentives to both reduce expense and increase home values. An incredibly informative show to help anyone considering solar or home energy upgrades make the best investment decision utilizing the small solar process by reducing before producing.
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Think about that title for a minute. Energy increases are like hidden taxes... you can't deduct them, you can't control them, yet you have to be able to heat and cool your home, right? That means you have to pay them! Wherever you may live in the country, it's inevitable you'll see energy prices increase at some point in time in the near future. Listen today as your hosts, Duane Knickerbocker and Bill Small share a plethora of opportunities you can take advantage of to minimize the impact of any energy cost increases by getting your home properly set up for maximum energy efficiency. The benefit is not only a smaller utility bill but a more affordable, comfortable and healthy living environment. Add to that a special guest (Robert Bendorf) with the HERO program to finance any of the improvements you would like to make and you're on your way to lower expenses and smaller solar if that's an option you're interested in. Learn all about home performance and how you can actually see, touch, hear and feel what the latest in energy efficient elements for your home actually operate like at the Brower Home Energy Exploratorium. So much information, so much education, you'll find yourself wanting to take notes! For more information, call 916-8245-1530 or visit www.gosmallsolar.com.
Seriously, it is Abe Lincolns birthday today. And one of his character traits was honesty, hence the nickname, Honest Abe. How honest do you think many of the vendors out there are when they're in your home and working on your home energy systems? Unfortunately, honesty has become a valued trait in business today as a result of the many bad characters out there just trying to sell you something. Like Abe, that's not the case with Brower Mechanical. And like Abe, at Brower, education is paramount. Whether it be on-line webinars, CHERP evening meetings or in home education, it's all about learning what's going to be best for YOU. Every values in home comfort differently and that's why you'll get more questions before answers when working with a representative from Brower. Know your energy triangle of Healthy-Comfortable-Affordable. Not sure what that means, well listen up then! All that and more are in today's Brower Home Power Hour. For more information, you can also call 916-824-1295 or visit the website www.gosmallsolar.com.
Yes, it is Superbowl Sunday and one of the benefits of blogging for the show after it airs is that the outcome of the game is also confirmed so congrats to all you Patriots fans! Nicely done. For most of us it was an entertaining, exciting and exhilarating game. Unless of course your home was so uncomfortable you couldn't enjoy yourself. Too hot, too cold, too stuffy with all the guests? That's an opportunity for home science to remedy and nobody is better at it than Duane Knickerbocker. Listen to hear how your home may be scarfing down the appetizers and the main course with overconsumption of energy and inefficient operation. Find out what the energy pie is all about when Duane and Bill describe the appropriate slices and sizes for a healthy share. Revisit the values of a clip board audit and how to reduce before you produce when considering solar. A great game follows a great show. The difference between the two is that everyone tuning into the Brower Home Power Hour leaves, a winner. Not so much one of the teams and fans of the SuperBowl! For more details on how you can maximize the efficiency of your home, call 916-824-1295 today. Or visit on line at www.gosmallsolar.com.
OK, you've been listening to the show regularly and you hear about all the great home energy upgrades you can make, Reduce before you Produce to save on solar panels, seal your attic to minimize the dust and create a more efficient air flow. Improve the the air in your home creating a more comfortable living environment, a healthier living environment for sure. And then, you may even be a candidate for solar once you've laid out your home energy plan. Seems simple. And it is when you're working with Brower BUT, now you have to pay for it. How? Well, listen as Duane and Bill speak with their guest Robert Bendorf from the HERO program, your Home Energy Renovation Opportunity. You'll love how easy and simple it is to get your projects financed with no need for credit apps or proof of income. This is a show where notes aren't a bad idea! Who would have thought you would get all that in less than an hour? For more details, call 916-824-1295. On line at www.gosmallsolar.com
Bill Small and Duane Knickerbocker take you on an incredible energy exploration in this show starting out with the success of the first Energy Exploratorium for your home's utility efficiency. How you get to that space of a truly healthier and more energy efficient home is the core essence of the show and this is one not to miss. The discussion then leads to the free webinar and the next CHERP seminar in Rocklin which is just around the corner. Jack Frost, the regional director of CHERP gives a great explanation why there's value in attending the free seminar to learn what to ask, what to look for and how to get the most out of the rebates available for solar and home energy upgrades. And there's more. Something you'll never encounter with a Brower representative. The SIM. And no, I'm not talking about that little card that goes into your phone. This is the HVAC representative that other companies send out who is nothing more than a Salesman In Masquerade. SIM. The guy who can marginally identify an issue or problem but has only one solution to the repair. Buy a new one! These guys are commissioned sales reps that don't have your best interest in mind. Don't be fooled. Get the real deal. Get Brower to look at your home energy systems maintenance. Call Brower Mechanical today at 916-417-2569 or on line at www.gosmallsolar.com
Clip Board Audit. It's exactly what you think when you apply it to your homes' energy usage. How do you know what you're working to improve, reduce, eliminate with regard to your home energy bills if you don't have a baseline? The Clip Board Audit does just that and when Brower Mechanical completes the audit, you'll have a foundation of what it is you can accomplish along with the recommendations to make your home living environment more comfortable, more temperature stability room to room and do it for a reduced consumption of energy. All this adds up to a lower utility bill! AND you can accomplish most of the energy upgrades recommended at little to no out of pocket expense when you take advantage of the rebates available and special financing. Duane and Bill have an excellent discussion on financing options including the HERO program which is one of the most respected and utilized program for energy upgrades. So if you want to save vs spend, reduce energy consumption before producing energy, live in a more comfortable home environment vs just cheaper energy bills, and get it all done for less than simply throwing a bunch of solar panels on the roof, this is the show for you! For more information, call Duane directly at 916-417-2569. Really. He'll personally get back to you to help with your questions. Or visit Brower Mechanical on-line at www.gosmallsolar.com. You'll be glad you did.
An Energy Exploratorium? How cool is that? You can actually dig in and really up your awareness and knowledge of what it takes to properly address your home's energy systems, usage and efficiencies to create the healthiest living environment for you and your family. Only Brower Mechanical provides the opportunity to educate and inform on the tools and processes necessary to get your home to it's most efficient state through the use of the proper tools to help you decide on your best solar options, your best investment options and your most efficient options. Doesn't it make sense to reduce your energy costs BEFORE you invest in solar? Listen closely as Bill Small and Duane Knickerbocker describe, in detail, what you can find at the Energy Exploratorium, how best to go about getting an audit and how you can use the HERO programs to finance your energy upgrades, including solar, and get the greatest rebates by doing it all correctly. It's only Brower Mechanical that can get this all together for you under one roof, one point of contact one simple and easy to understand report. Call Duane today... yes really, it's his cell phone, 916-824-1295 or visit on-line at www.gosmallsolar.com.
Happy New Year! So the holidays are now over and everyone looks forward to a fresh start. Even your hosts, Bill Small and Duane Knickerbocker have made a significant change in moving the radio show from Talk 650 KSTE to the much larger audience of NewsRadio 1530 KFBK. (Every Sunday at 10a, right after Farmer Fred) It's the beginning of a great new year full of opportunities to do things differently, better. You can be sure the show addresses many of those items as the discussion heads into the air in our homes and how to be sure it's the best living environment possible. Fresher, cleaner air is not only healthier in the long run, it also creates value for your home and in many cases, turns out to be more efficient in the way your home operates. As always, you'll hear examples of homes that have gone through energy upgrades and the results of their investments. To learn more about what an energy audit could mean for your in-home comfort, give Brower Mechanical a call at 916-624-0808 or on-line at www.gosmallsolar.com. Here's to a happy, healthy and prosperous new year in 2017!
First and foremost, we hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday with friends and family. Today's show dedicates an entire segment to the upper most portion of your home where the beginning of all things energy related really takes place and that's your roof. Enjoy the interview with a roofing professional as hosts Duane Knickerbocker and Bill Small dig into all the nooks, crannys and valleys of roofing. Not to mention, if that big ol' guy in the red suit doesn't see a suitably strong roof, well... I would surely want to be certain he had every opportunity to get gifts down my chimney! In addition to the value of roofing to home energy, you'll also hear how the new year brings new options for financing your home energy project and what to expect on the solar front. More efficiency, changing rebates and exciting opportunities to get your home's energy under control and giving you feedback you need to keep those utility bills as low as possible. For more information on the most up to date information on your home energy options, give yourself a holiday gift that keeps on giving back. Call Brower Mechanical today at 916-624-0808 or on line at "www.gosmallsolar.com". It would be one of the best gifts you'll ever receive!
Bet you never knew you could actually touch and feel energy and energy savings. Well now you can when you visit the Brower Mechanical showroom in Rocklin. See what solar panels look like close up and experience what makes a panel different. Here how quiet "Whisper Fans" are for your restrooms. Whole house fans, or course you can see how they function and run. Variable speed pool pumps, furnaces and AC units, they're all there. And then, of course, your hosts, Bill Small and Duane Knickerbocker dive into the why's and how's of home energy efficiency and how to pay for those improvements that pay for themselves over time. For more information, be sure to call 916-624-0808 or visit on line ..."gosmallsolar.com".
