If your interested in Saving Some Dough this winter, I have a few energy saving ideas for you to consider.
Every year we lose hundreds of dollars through inefficient energy management. We do this by not properly sealing and insulating our homes and by not efficiently managing the use and maintenance of our heating and cooling equipment.
The five most basic things you can do to improve your homes energy efficiency and reduce your bills are easily overlooked and more often than not simply neglected and ignored. It's interesting how most people will not focus on things that get small results in the short term but big results in the long term? These five energy saving ideas fit perfectly into that category of big long term returns.
1. Tune Up your mechanical equipment at least two times a year or up-grade the entire system if needed.
2. Change your furnace filters every quarter, if not every month.
3. Insulate everywhere, especially the attic to keep the rising warm air inside the home.
4. Seal gaps in walls, around outlets, pipes and fixtures. Use weather stripping around your doors and windows. Up-grade your windows and doors if needed. The US Department of Energy claims that drafts can reduce a home's energy efficiency by 5-30%.
5. Become a Thermostat watcher! It is said that for every degree you lower your thermostat, you should expect a one and three percent reduction on your heating bill! (To request a FREE Thermostat go to www.virginianaturalgas.com/energysmart)
Like I said...very basic and simple. But...very effective too!
Take on the job of improving your homes energy efficiency this year and you be saving lots of money for years to come. These five energy saving ideas are easy and very cost effective ways to keep more of your hard earned money in your pocket this year and we all know how important that has become in our current economy.
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