Energy Saving Tips
- Air leaks represent the largest heat loss of a house and consequently make up the biggest cost of heating a home. Caulking, sealing windows and plugging any opening to the outside will more than pay for itself in short order.
- Sealing any openings into the attic area such as attic access holes, openings around plumbing vents, holes made for wires to pass into the attic and recessed light fixtures will save heating dollars plus make a home more comfortable.
- When buying light bulbs, buy bulbs with a 130-volt rating on them. They will burn nearly twice as long as a lamp rated at 120 volts. Please note, they will not provide as much light however.
- Annual cleaning of coils on your refrigerator will allow it to work more efficiently. Dust and dirt accumulation made it harder for the coils to give off heat to cool the refrigerator.
- When buying new windows, always buy windows with a Low "E" rating. The window saves energy and makes a wall with a window feel warmer.
- Windows will lose nine times as much heat as an insulated wall.
- It takes 14 feet of concrete to equal 3.5 inches of insulation.
- One 32-watt fluorescent lamp will provide the same amount of light as a 150-watt incandescent light bulb, use 4.5 times less electricity and burn 10 times longer. In other words, fluorescent lights are a very good buy.
- Ground fault interrupters (GFI) are super safe electric outlets. They will trip off before a person can be electrocuted.
- Ground source heat pumps inflation proof today's heating and cooling systems by providing up to $4.50 worth of heat for $1.00 worth of electricity. No other heating system on the market today can beat it.