10 Ways to Make Your House More Energy Efficient
by Ruby Hawk on Oct 29, 2007 with 17 Comments
Here are 10 ways to make your house more energy efficient and save money on your fuel bill this winter season, and save on your air conditioning next summer.
With these energy saving recommendations you can save 15% to 25% off your monthly utility bill. That can add up to quiet a tidy sum over the year.
- Insulate your attic and the access door. The door is often over looked and is an obvious energy loss. Insulate and weather strip the door; also Insulate your basement walls.
- Floor insulation in the attic may be adequate but gaps may exist between construction materials underneath, Fill in with expanding foam.
- Put foam insulators behind face plates of light switches and electrical outlets.
- Large leaks in the duct work above the furnace waste energy, sealing with expanding foam, duct tape, or calk make the joints air tight.
- Replace disposable furnace filter or clean washable filter every month.
- Use expanding foam to plug the gaps between the sill plate and the foundation.
- Installing a glass door on your fireplace and keeping it closed prevents room air from going up the chimney.
- Calking between the floor duct and sub floor reduces air leakage.
- Insulate the water heater.
- Add a circulating pump in the bath room and save hot water.
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IcyCucky | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
Good ideas, Ruby.
Mavis Carteray | Oct 29, 2007 | Reply
These are energy saving ideas that most of us can do,Thank you.
lizzie 2 uk | Oct 30, 2007 | Reply
Excellent article
Amos | Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
If everyone follows these suggestions they will save a lot on their fuel consumption. It doesn’t take much to run those bills up.
Suzzanne Rogre | Oct 31, 2007 | Reply
These tips should be helpful and save some of our money this winter, good article.
francie | Nov 2, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for all your helpful tips. Saving on my energy bill is one
at the top of my list!!
Travis Suttles | Nov 4, 2007 | Reply
I agree with everyone else. Helpful tips, and we all need them this winter.
Harold Tubbs | Nov 5, 2007 | Reply
We need all the help we can get and I think I have learned something here to help me out. I am going to insulate my attic door as soon as I can.
Roger Cole | Nov 8, 2007 | Reply
You have some good tips to save on the ole energy bill.Thanks
Ruby Hawk | Nov 26, 2007 | Reply
Thanks to all of you for dropping by and leaving your comments. I appreciate it very much.
Tracy | Dec 18, 2007 | Reply
Energy efficient is what I need. I hate those energy bills.
Amos | Jan 4, 2008 | Reply
These will all save you money on your energy bills. I have done mos tof them myself and then some.
Mavis | Jan 10, 2008 | Reply
It is cold here and we look for any way possible to save on the energy bills. You have some tips here than will be of use to us. Thanks.
rocky | Mar 18, 2008 | Reply
cool but dumb so funny read this soon
your reader
rocky
oneWit the Erth | May 29, 2008 | Reply
great article, we are in desperate need for change, there are scientists that say that we are heading down a bumpy road of famin, and drought, and by doing simple things that dont benifit you directly, or are unseen too the buyer right away are whats going to help in the end, HELP STOP GLOBAL WARMING, CONTRIBUTE NOT TO THE THING ITSELF BUT TO THE SOLUTION OR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS ARE *****, thanks
Julez | Jul 10, 2008 | Reply
the article is very well written and easy to understand even i blonde like me understands. this article is really goin to help my assignment. thanx…..
lov 1 of ur readers
julez
xoxo
Ruby Hawk | Jul 2, 2009 | Reply
Sorry guys I haven’t been back to thank you sooner. but I do sincerly thank you. It took me awhile to learn the ropes and during that time I didn’t know I could write in a comment to thank you. I’m sorry.
thank you Julez for the hugs and kisses, can’t get enough of those.