The basics of energy savings

If you’ve been looking for months at daylight seeping through the weather stripping to an outside door, it’s time to take a few minutes to make that simple, inexpensive repair. There are likely items all over your home that could use some attention.

Doing the basic maintenance of replacing old or ineffective weather stripping, cleaning refrigerator coils, dusting HVAC vents, changing air filters, caulking your windows and more simple fixes can lower your energy usage, make your applianc-es and mechanicals work more efficiently and save you some energy dollars along the way.

Air filters

It’s easy to forget your HVAC unit’s air filters. Changing them regularly keeps your system running its best. If you use an electronic calendar, set a monthly reminder to change the filter. If you use a paper calendar, change the filter every other paycheck, for instance. It takes just a minute and it will keep your system clean.

Attics

Keeping more air-conditioned or heated air in your home in the summer and winter months is as simple as filling cracks and repairing seals on vents that go into your attic. If you have a chunk of drywall missing from your ceiling access, making that simple repair will save on your energy usage.

Save energy by sealing up your home

You don’t open the fridge door or your back door and leave it open when it’s hot or cold out. In the same way, you don’t want to ignore places in your home where conditioned air is escaping. Check the attic hatch, wiring holes, plumbing vents, recessed lighting and windows and doors for places to seal.

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