You know there's more than one
reason to give thanksgiving for a temperate winter. Besides the mild weather,
you save a bundle on your heating bills. Face most homeowners and business
owners famous quotes: "Regardless of the exceptional chill-less days,
winter is when your heater goes into general overtime!"
If you want to save on those
unsightly heating bills (sure you do!), follow these easy tips for home warming
efficiency and you'll have another thing to bless!
10 Easy Home Heating Fixes
1. Change your heating air
filter as needed. If it is dirty, it can clog your heater and make heating
inefficient, leading to overtime heater activity that equals significantly high
energy bills!
2. Out with the old worn-out
door and window weather strips, in with the new! The experts claim this is sure
to keep the cold at bay much more proficiently and economically.
3. Switch your heating
thermostat to a lower setting when you are not home and when you sleep at
night. By doing so on a regular basis, you can save 'mucho' dollars- between 1
to three percent off of your year's heating bill! Worried about feeling
uncomfortably cold while in bed? The simple solution is a layering of extra
blankets that will keep you cozy and warm while being kind to your wallet!
4. Adjust your water heater to
the relatively low and burn-preventing 120 degrees Fahrenheit setting on your
thermostat.
5. Keep your window curtains
open during the day when the sun's warmth can aid in heat maintenance in the
home. Draw your window drapery closed during the evening time to get premium
warmth and avoid any heating losses.
6. Make sure fireplace
openings are shut close. In this way, your home will experience no heating
losses through the chimneys.
7. Keep all of your heating
vents free from blockage.
8. Stop the cold air that gets
into your home from electrical outlet boxes by adding insulation to the gaps
under your cover plates.
9. Activate your ceiling fans.
Ceiling fans are not just to keep you cooler in the hot summer. They can also
do an efficient job on getting the warmth that is locked up in the ceiling to
circulate. Allow your ceiling fan to spin on a low setting and you reap not
just significant warmth. Look at it as a form of 'homeowners, renters, condo or
landlord insurance' that adds up to fifteen percent heating savings!
10. Stick some clear plastic
window sheets to your home windows. It's a great way for homeowners to redirect
the sun's heat in the summertime and keep the warmth from escaping through
generally poorer window insulation during the wintertime.
PRIME Insurance brings this
informative article as part of its ongoing educational series for the
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