Year-Round Energy Saving Tips
• Open up your windows and let the fresh air in, especially at night. • Delay turning on your air conditioner until the temperature outside increases. • Ensure that you’re running your bathroom fans after showers to draw out the heat and humidity. • Clean your air ducts. Ensuring your ducts are free and clear will increase the efficiency of your heating and cooling systems and increase air quality. • If you need to upgrade your appliances, ensure you buy Energy Star® rated appliances to keep your energy costs down. • There are a number of window treatments that can help you keep your home more efficient. These include shades, window films, blinds and insulated curtains. • Keep your ceiling fan rotating in a counter-clock- wise direction to push the cold air downwards. • Change your furnace filter to ensure the unit is operating efficiently. • Install a programmable thermostat and set the temperature lower at night. • Clear your furnace vents for proper air flow. • Seal cracks, leaks and drafts with weather- stripping to keep the cool air out. • Change your lightbulbs to energy-efficient LEDs as the daylight hours shrink. • Remove your window air-conditioning units for the winter. • Keep window curtains and shades open to let the sunlight in. • Spin your ceiling fan in a clock-wise direction to push warm air downwards. • Consider adding insulation to your home to keep the heat in this winter. • If your old furnace is on its way out, replace it with an energy-efficient model.
• Eliminate drafts and leaks with inexpensive weather stripping and/or caulking. • Install more insulation in your attic and throughout your home to keep the warm air in. • Light the way with energy-efficient LEDs during the shorter days. • Install a programmable thermostat and turn the temperature down when you are away from home or sleeping. • Keep cold air out with pre-cut foam gaskets on outdoor wall plugs. • Close your curtains to keep the warm air in and the cold air out. • Replace your furnace’s air filters to use less energy and increase its lifespan. • Keep doors to unused rooms in your house closed to keep the heat in areas you are using. • If you run a ceiling fan at the same time as your air conditioner, you can set your thermostat 2 degrees higher and feel just as cool. • Use a programmable thermostat and set the temperature higher when you’re sleeping or away from home. • Check your air conditioner’s filter regularly and clean or replace it as needed for better efficiency. • Upgrade your indoor and outdoor lighting to energy-efficient LED bulbs. • Draft proof your home to keep the hot air out and the cold air in. Add weather stripping to doors and windows to create a tight seal. • Use your outdoor grill or have meals that don’t require the oven to be on to reduce excess heat in your home and keep your air conditioner from working overtime. • Dry your clothes on an outdoor clothesline.
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