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Miscellaneous Home Energy Savings

• Keep the overhead door of an attached garage closed in order to block winds that can seep into your home from the connecting door between the house and garage.

• Close window and doors depending on the weather conditions. You don’t want to heat the outside in the winter or cool the outside in the summer. By contrast, open the windows when weather permits to allow seasonal air to move through your home.

• Close heating and return air vents or radiator valves in unused rooms. Keep doors to unused rooms closed.

• Make sure that vents for supply, or return air, are not blocked by drapes or furniture.

• Make sure you are filling the dishwasher to the maximum before running. Switch off the heated dry for home energy savings.

• Add area heaters to areas being used most often. You can turn down the heat for the rest of the house while keeping your main areas warmer.

• Turn off lights that are not in use. As you move from one room to another, turn off the lights in the room your leaving.

• Clean the condensing coil unit of your air conditioner with a hose to remove debris.

• Insulate your copper hot water pipes.

• Cook more efficiently using a crock-pot, microwave or pressure cooker are good home energy saving ideas.

• Check the wattage of all the bulbs in your house. In many cases you can substitute a lower wattage bulb for some of the ones that are already in use.

• Many blow dryers draw as much power as an electric toaster and are used for longer periods of time. Try towel drying as an energy-saving alternative.

• Turn off appliances or equipment when you are out of the room. Saving electricity is your goal here as well as keeping more green in your pocket.

• Thaw frozen food in the refrigerator for a day or two. This helps cool the refrigerator while gradually thawing.This is a good example of frugal living.

• Close the flue damper on the fireplace so that conditioned air cannot escape. Seal all joints of the heating and cooling ductwork system with duct tape or a mastic compound.

• In the winter, keep the oven door open after you have used it. Make sure the oven is turned off before you do this.

• Use the top rack in a conventional oven. It is hotter at this position and your food will cook quicker.

• Choose a convection oven over a conventional oven if you are buying a new oven. They are more efficient.

• When considering a home energy savings project, first check to see if there are any energy tax credits available from the government.

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