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Use these tips to help you
make a big difference in your energy savings during the fall and winter months.
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Fall & Winter Home Heating Savings Tips
- Install a programmable thermostat and be sure to set temperatures lower at
night when asleep and during the day when you are not at home. By automatically
lowering the temperature inside your house by 5 to 10 degrees during these
periods, you can cut your heating bills by up to 20% a year.* Even lowering it
just one degree can help!
- Turn off kitchen, bath or other fans within 20 minutes of cooking or bathing
to retain heated air
- Schedule regular maintenance check ups and clean or replace filters on
furnaces once a month or as needed
- Insulate walls and heating ducts in attics and crawlspaces and keep them in
good repair to prevent heat loss of up to 60% at registers
- Open draperies and blinds of the windows in direct sunlight to naturally
heat your home during the day and keep them closed at night to keep heat in
- Install weather stripping or caulking around the windows, doors, and
thresholds to seal air leaks
- Consider adding insulated window treatments
- Install ceiling fans to help circulate warm air
- Repair leaky faucets promptly
- Install aerating, low faucets and showerheads
- Take more showers than baths
- Wash only full loads of dishes and clothes
- Turn lights off when leaving the room
- Use compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) rather than incandescent light bulbs
in common areas
- Set refrigerator temperature to 37-40 degrees
- Install low cost fire place modifications (such as a flue-top damper,
fireplace grate or glass doors
- Upgrade your equipment to systems that are ENERGYSTAR® rated, e.g. Burnham
Boilers
*Source: MSNBC