Efficiently Heat Your Home and Save Money
As the weather in Raleigh gets colder, we’re tempted to turn our thermostats up higher and higher. This tendency doesn’t only add to our utility bills – it’s also not very friendly to the environment. To avoid wasting energy, you can change some habits at home to make sure your home heating isn’t just comfortable, but also efficient. At Progressive Heating and Air, one of the four Progressive divisions, we’ve posted efficient home energy tips before. Today we’d like to add a few more to the list:
- If your windows have curtains, leave them open during sunny days to take advantage of the sun’s heat. At nighttime, close the curtains to insulate your home from the chilly outside air as much as possible.
- Most of heat loss happens through windows. Consider installing storm windows or specialized insulating windows to avoid losing too much warmth from your home.
- Have a programmable thermostat installed. Program your heating system to a low temperature during times you’ll be away, like during the workday.
- Make sure heat isn’t leaking out of your house through cracks.
Try these tips and you’ll be on your way to a cozy (and cost-effective) home.
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The manufacturers of some ‘green’ products are selective in their description of how green their product is. Most promote the energy saving or low carbon emissions but don’t say anything about the energy used or carbon dioxide and other pollutants released during manufacture their product. Solar water heating panels are ‘green’ overall as they are a low technology device using fairly simple materials and are very efficient in use. The same cannot be said of photovoltaic cells, electric cars and wind turbines.
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