If you wouldn`t think of winter for
home improvements, then it’s never be late and perfect time to save you big on
your home energy costs. Let`s take a look at winter home improvement ideas:
Fireplace: Getting our fireplace ready will
certainly yield to better savings and its one of the big deals in winter. Dumper
should be tightly sealed when not using it. A small space near fireplace dumper
would send the warm air out of your home. If you are using an electric heating
system, then how can you gauge the impact of opening the fireplace and that
makes a lot more work to maintain an energy efficient, warm home. You can save
nearly 8% of your energy cost by turning down your heater while using
fireplace.
Furnance: Clean your furnace filter because furnace
required extra work effort if dirt occupied major portion of furnace. It’s a kind
of home energy waste. To avoid this, make sure you clean filters regularly.
Owner`s manual is pretty helpful when it comes to filter cleaning. A clean
filter will saves approx 5% on heating expense and will let you breath clean
air around your house.
The duct - Small leaks, holes in the duct will certainly result in
heat lost, wastage of energy therefore make sure that this is regularly checked
and maintain. Insulate the ducts hole by wrapping it with R-6 or higher
fiberglass hence no more heat will lost. Never use cloth-backed tapes or cheap
quality materials. Other options are UL-approved metallic or plastic tapes and
mastic sealants. Note that leaking ducts and duct holes make your heating
system work 30% more and waste more heating energy than in normal ducts, so
make sure they are sealed and secured.
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