Home Efficiency: Energy Solutions that will Save Your Home Money This Winter
Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 6:00 AM | Leave Comment
We all know that with winter can come higher energy costs in your home. The weather drops, but your thermostat and heating bills can get pretty high. These solutions will offer you the highest energy savings.
As always with gas-based systems or attached garages, make sure that you have a functioning carbon monoxide detector.
This is particularly important in the high energy wintertime.
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Hiring a Professional
A common cause of increased energy bills is due to outdated or unmaintained heating systems.
The heating system is one of the most complex systems in the home and must be worked on by a professional from a company like Great Canadian.
A malfunctioning or improperly installed system done by non-trained people can result in costly repairs and safety issues such as carbon monoxide leaks.
A professional can teach you how to save energy and also which products are using the most energy.
You can simply maintain what you have or consider switching to Energy Star products.
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New and Improved Light bulbs
Especially as you will likely be inside more during the winter, you should consider changing your light bulbs to environmentally-friendly and therefore cost-saving options.
Both Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs, or CFL, and LED lights use up to 75 percent less energy than old-fashioned incandescent lights.
If you want even more savings yet prefer to have your lights on when you come home, you can purchase a timer to turn your lights on for you 10 minutes before you would traditionally arrive home.
Now you can brighten up your home daily in the dark winter and still use less energy than you would have with your old light bulbs!
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Programmable Thermostat
This is an olden but golden energy saving strategy. Particularly now as technology improves every year, programming your thermostat is easier and more accurate.
A smartly-programmed thermostat saves you around 10% a year on your costs.
One way to program your thermostat is to turn it back 10 to 15 degrees when you are asleep or leave the house.
You can program it to heat your house back up before you come back to it.
Whichever choice you make to keep your energy costs lower this winter, know that every bit of savings helps.
Being educated about energy savings methods is the first step. After that, all you have to do is act upon it! Choose one or multiple methods to help your home.
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