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No Cost
- Set back your thermostat at night or when you are away from home.
- Keep curtains open during the day to let the sun’s warmth in. Close at night.
- Use kitchen and bathroom fans sparingly. You can exhaust a houseful of heat in 2-3 hours using ventilation fans.
- Close the flue damper on your wood burning fireplace when it’s not in use.
- Remove window air conditioning units in winter to reduce drafts or cover all sides of the unit to minimize leakage.
Low Cost
- Caulk and weather strip around doors, windows, and attic hatches.
- Caulk around chimneys and along the edge of shared walls.
- Use foam gaskets under electric switches and outlets.
- If you don't have storm or thermal windows, cover the inside of your windows tightly with plastic or purchase a window kit.
- Seal cracks in walls and windows.
- Install high performance thermostats to control the temperature in your home by +/- 1 degree Celsuis.
Investment with Payback
- Insulate areas in your home that are not insulated.
- Upgrade insulation in areas where insulation levels are not to standard.
- Install the correct heater sizes for each room in your house.
- Install “programmable” thermostats to automatically set back temperature when you are not at home.
- Build an energy efficient home.
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