Save Money On Home Heating cost - Save Money On energy

The cost of energy is growing every day. And despite the fact it is quite fluctuating over the last couple of years, there is a clear trend of growing prices we all pay for gas for our cars, as well as for our energy at home. Due to that we are all obligated to find was to reduce the expenditure on energy at home. As you might see in our home energy consumption, one of the areas that is great potential for savings is heat. Check the following tips on how to put home energy saving into action

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1. Make sure your central air heating unit filters are clean. It is a known fact that dirty filters make the air unit work much harder to push air through the pipes. You actually gain twice since a unit that works harder also tends to break more often, so keeping the filters clean, make your unit work more efficiently and for longer time.
2. Adjust the hot water heat to not more than 115 degrees F. it is sufficient for nice showers.
3. Adjust your air conditioning thermostat to few degrees less in winter time or few degrees more in summer time. You will not feel much of a difference but for every one degree change the energy use is 10% lower. You may also want to consider replacing it to a programmable thermostat. This will help your easy life by programming the temperature around you to be a convenient one or set the timer so it’ll start working few minutes before you come home.
4. Make sure you don’t have any gaps in you air ducts. If you find any gaps or leaks, you will pay up to 30% more in your monthly electricity bill since hot air will run faster trough these gaps. If required ask for an expert to come and seal the gaps.
5. Insulate your attic. Since hot air goes up (known fact) if your attic is not insulated properly, the hot air will run away. You actually pay for heating the air outside. Isn’t it a waste of a lot of money? Advice your local DIY store on how to do it properly.
6. Check out your entire house of gaps and cracks. Check your windows, doors, potential floor cracks, pipes and so on. You will find out that putting all the gaps together is exactly like keeping one full window open, and this is a serious place to lose energy and lose money on heating.
7. Make sure that rooms in your house that are not in use are closed tightly. There is no reason to heat the air in that room if you are not using it. Energy leakages to places that are not in use are pure waste of money. Wouldn’t you agree?
8. During nice weather, open your windows and shades and let the nice temperature enter. During colder times or toward evening times, close them back and enjoy the temperature you have in your home for more time before putting the air conditioning into action.

Take the time to go over the list again, implement some or all of the ideas and see how your energy costs, drop in almost 15-20%. If you want to save more or totally eliminate your electricity costs, check some of the home energy saving guides in our site.

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