What measures do you suggest to conserve energy in houses?
Difficulty: Easy
- A Check your filters on your heating systems monthly remove clean or change when needed.
- Make sure your balls on fully insulated this cut down on the amount of energy your home needs to keep it warm and cool.
- Looks for cracks in your walls around your Windows and doors see them with weather stripping or caulking. Even the smallest whole will lose a great amount of energy over time.
- open your curtains and allow the sun to filter inside your home the sun can warm your house at night especially when it is called close your curtains to keep in your heat use insulated curtains
- Only cool and heat rooms that need it.
- Clean the back of your refrigerator where the coils are once a week. Use a brush to remove the dust. Be sure to unplug your refrigerator while doing this.
- Keep your refrigerator away from heated appliances such as dishwashers and heating ducts. If the refrigerator is near heat forces it will cause the refrigerator to work harder and thus run longer.
- Save energy by washing your clothes in warm water instead of hot. You can also save energy by rinsing your clothes in the cold cycle you can even wash any clothes in cold water today by buying special detergents made for cold water.
- Turn lights off when not in use.
- If we all follow these steps regularly, over time they will add up and save a huge amount of energy.
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