Preventing air leaks from windows can help you save 10%-30% or more on your utility bill. Weatherstripping and window film kits are easy and inexpensive DIY options.
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Pools should be watertight, but sealants deteriorate, and parts of your pool shift and crack, which can cause leaks. Even a small pool leak can cause major problems if it is not found and repaired quickly.
Efficient doors can help improve comfort, while reducing heating and cooling costs. Home improvement retailers can help select the right products for your application. Look for ENERGY STAR® models.
New TVs use 100-200 watts per hour, which is equivalent to a small refrigerator. By reducing use during peak hours, you can save energy and money, while connecting with your family, friends, and pets, or simply relaxing.
Save money! Set your air conditioning to 78 during the midday to late afternoon hours in the summer and set your electric heating to 68 during evening hours in the winter.
Sealing air leaks can help save more than 20% on heating-and-cooling bills in older or drafty spaces. Use weather stripping to seal air leaks around doors or windows and caulk or expanding foam sealants for filling other cracks and gaps.
Heated or cooled air escaping through doors and windows wastes a lot of energy! Make sure windows are completely closed and limit the amount of time outside doors are open. Plug air leaks with caulking, sealant or weather stripping to save 10% or more on your energy bill.
Electric pool heaters are much more expensive to run than gas pool heaters - particularly for pools with poor insulation, located in cold climates, and/or heated continually.
Solar pool covers minimize water evaporation and significantly reduce heat loss, while capturing significant heat from sunshine. Pools with solar covers will both raise the temperature of the pool themselves (often by tens of degrees), and retain the energy of any pool heater in use (thereby saving on any associated heating costs).
Pool heaters, both gas and electric, can be more expensive to run than solar pool heaters. This is especially true of older and lower cost models, and the running cost difference is much more significant in pools in cold climates, those with little or poor insulation, and/or those that are heated for a lot of the time.