water heater blanket

     We send a newsletter to our past customers and clients....we give them a variety of things throughout the year....and have to say when you hear the advice repeated, it does make you feel like you have done more than just sell a piece of property....you have helped a family with a lifestyle...a way to keep up on maintenance issues, find reliable contractors, save energy....patronize local merchants....it should be all in a day's work for a realtor who wants to do more than pass property from one owner to another.child with blanket

       Energy tips are one of the things that top the list of things that people want to hear, learn, apply and ultimately save money by using.

        Here is a simple one.....inexpensive to buy....but can save you an average of 5-7% on your heating bill. The U.S. Department of energy recommends that your water heater have an R-value of at last 24. Whether you have a newer water heater or one that may be aging....getting a blanket can reduce heat loss by as much as 45%....and save your water heating costs about 7%....

           For people who may be "Handy person Challenged".....it's easier than making the  bed to wrap a blanket around the water heater,....and an inexpensive way to save.

 

Sally K. & David L. Hanson, ABR, CDPE, CSS, e-Pro,ILHM, REDS

Sally K. & David L. Hanson  

 

3 Comments on Blankets aren't just For Linus....Adopt a "Blankey" and Save $$

DEC
31
2009
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A blanket for me and one for my water heater to get us through this cold winter.
8:12am • #1
1,067,654 Points 68 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Got that right Katie...guessing there is no way heat wave in Massachusetts either.....have a warm and energy saving winter !
9:08am • #2
JAN
03
2010

Uh-oh. I'm going to disagree with you on this one. Water heaters manufactured since about 1994 are double-walled and insulated, so adding a blanket to it is really just money thrown away because to recoup the investment will take a very loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time.

However, if you do decide to cover your water heater instead of buying toys for your cats and dogs, make sure that the blanket doesn't cover up the manufacturer's operation and safety instructions. There are many water heater manufacturers and home insurance companies who will deny claims if that valuable information is covered up, and today's forensic technology can easily prove that a water heater blanket was in place when that disaster occurrred.

Happy New Year!
5:34am • #3


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