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Below
are helpful energy saving tips when you are moving into a new home or for your exiciting home
Here are some more helpful energy saving tips you will be sure to use after you are done moving into your new home
KEEPING THINGS TIGHT
Your home is probably the biggest investment you will ever make. Not only in money for your mortgage and down payment but also monthly bills. Can you believe that 40-70 percent of the average home’s energy consumption is pure waste?
We could save over half that money and precious natural resources just by buying energy efficient appliances and taking common sense energy-saving steps.
Check out these appliance The Big “10” Household Energy Consumers
s and devices around your house and see what you can do to upgrade them. Remember the money you invest in home improvements will pay back your expense in a matter of a few years through lower monthly utility bills.
1. Household water heaters
2. Freezer
3. Kitchen refrigerator
4. Dishwashers
5. Ranges
6. washing machines
7. Dryers
8. Air conditioner
9. Heaters
10. Lighting
• Covers for Air-conditioner: You need to cover your air conditioner over the winter, if you can’t remove it from the window. This measure will help preserve your air conditioner and keep cold air out of the house, thus reducing uncomfortable drafts and the strain on your heater and your wallet.
• Caulking: Your windows, wires and piping systems are likely to have little holes and gaps where they meet with the wall. Plug these and other gaps around the house with caulk. Most caulking products are inexpensive, costing less than $10. One of the easier caulks to apply, rope caulk, only costs $4 for 40 to 50 feet.
Foam Plates: An unexpected source of drafts is from behind electrical outlets and light switches. Air drips in through these spaces. You can get a foam plate to behind these and it can be easily installed with just a screwdriver and a few moments time. A packet of 10 only costs about $3.
• Heat Reflector: What good does heat directed into the wall do you, when you are sitting on the couch or at the dinner table. Well a lot of heat gets misdirected. Heat reflectors are thin sheets that reflect heat away from the wall and into the room, maximizing your heating system’s efficiency.
• Programmable Thermostat: For $85-$170 you can buy a programmable thermostat and save an average of 12.5% a year on your heating bill. These thermostats allow you to set different temperatures for different times of the day. For example you may have a hard time getting to sleep or waking up when it is a bit chilly in the house, but while you are asleep you don’t know the difference, so you can set the thermostat accordingly.
Also when you are gone during the day, you don’t have to worry about forgetting to lower the thermostat, it will do that for you, once you program it. You can program it lower than usual and then tell it to heat up a half hour before you get home and so on, thereby you can save money and energy.
• Reflective Window Film: Put these thin sheets on the inside of your window and they will reflect heat back into the house, rather than losing it through the glass. Usually a sheet costs $10 per window and is easy to apply, saving you money and making your house more comfortable and less drafty.
• Storm Window Kits: Instead of spending the money to have storm windows installed throughout your house, you can buy cheap plastic substitutes that can be applied to cover your windows. They only cost about $3-$10 per window.
• Weatherstripping: Line your doors and windows with foam, plastic, felt or rubber strips to prevent air from escaping outside or coming inside. It only costs about $5 per window or door and is sure to save you hundreds of dollars through the year.
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