CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Compared to a year ago, the cost to cool a home is up over 5% and this time of year it gets especially busy for some cooling and heating businesses.

Some service techs will hear concerns on everything from those accelerated costs to broken units.

“Be mindful of what you set your thermostat at. On a 100 degree day, setting it at 65, it’s just going to run nonstop,” said Brett Emig with Master Plumbing, Heating & Cooling.

Emig’s biggest piece of advice to save money is to replace the unit if you get the chance. While the overall cost of electricity has gone up according to the US Bureau of Labor, that’s a small step home-owners can take to save more money in the long run.

“It kind of doesn’t make sense to put half the money in an outdated, out-of-warranty un

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