Insulating Homes
Residential ducts can leak 15 to 20 percent of the air forced through them, whether heated or cooled, boosting your heating or air conditioning bill. Look for leaks at joints and connections, including connections at the heater or air conditioner. Tightly sealed ducts help minimize air and energy loss. Common duct tape can't make the connection as well as mastic, foil and fiberglass tape.
Insulation
Even if your home has sufficient insulation, if it is incorrectly installed or becomes damp, it loses its insulating qualities. To create a continuous barrier of protection, avoid gaps, crimping, or compression in insulation, especially around pipes, electrical wiring and outlets. An insulating barrier in the walls, floors, ceilings and attic keeps out excessive heat and cold and provides even temperatures between rooms. Don't forget to insulate plumbing, water heaters and ducts. CLICK HERE TO BUY
Heating, Cooling,Ventilation
Inefficient, outdated heating, cooling and ventilation systems can harm not only your wealth, but your health as well. Uncirculated stale air allows moisture, odors and pollutants to linger in your home.
Consider replacing systems that aren’t energy effiecient if they're more than seven to 10 years old – even those in fine mechanical working condition. Also consider automatic thermostats and a balanced ventilation system with a single intake for fresh air that's filtered, heated or cooled and distributed to living areas and later exhausted through several outlets.
Over time, energy savings as high as 30 percent from Energy efficient heating and cooling equipment will recoup the cost of buying the systems.
Major Appliances
Replace mechanically functional, but inefficient, major appliances including water heaters, dish and clothes washers, dryers, refrigerators, stoves, ranges and the like.
