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Call us!As you see those expensive heating bills coming in during the fall and winter months, you may be wondering, what can I do about this? The answer is lots, and a lot of energy-saving measures are easy to do. Every little bit counts and you’ll see an impact and reduce heating bills.
It’s the season to get your Annual Furnace Inspection . A professional will look over all the components, look for damage, attend to the pilot light and change the air filter. All of these items are important in helping your furnace run efficiently. Following a regular mainenance schedule can help reduce your heating costs by 10% or more and will prolong the life of the equipment.
Cleaning and replacing filters will reduce heatingand cooling bills while also extending the life of the equipment. Seal duct leaks.
Your number one culprit for warm air escape is your windows. If you are in an older home, or if you have a large number of windows, you are very vulnerable. It’s easy to fix though. First, repair any cracks in the seals around the window with caulk.
Apply a film over top of the windows (you can tape it to the window frame, or apply it directly against the window pane itself). This is an effective barrier. Another trick is to install snugly fitting draperies and window treatments.
Although we tend to run the ceiling fan to keep cool when it is warm outside, keeping it going year round can help you save some cash and reduce heating bills by moving warm air around. If you have desktop or standalone fans, they work too. Conversely, try not to run the bathroom and kitchen fans, because they actually suck warm air out.
Block air from leaving through gaps between the exterior doors and the threshold by raising the threshold. An easy-to-apply adjustable threshold will do the trick.
You shouldn’t just seek the sun in the fall and winter for your daily dose of Vitamin D. Opening the curtains during the day lets the sun shine in- and lets you take advantage of some no-cost, very helpful solar power.
Protect the ChimneyWould you leave the window wide open in the living room in January? Of course not. However, that’s what you are effectively doing when you leave your chimney flue open when you’re not using your fireplace.
Make sure that it is closed tightly. Similarly, for extra energy savings put a chimney pillow in, which will act as an inflatable plug, blocking hot air from escaping.
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