2 Ways To Conserve Energy And Save Money

Posted on: 18 July 2016

Are you interested in conserving energy inside your home as a way to save money? If you are already spending a lot of money on your energy bills throughout the year, you may not mind trying out a few tips that could help you keep your home feeling comfortable without the additional cost.

1. Add More Insulation to Your Windows

Do you often feel a draft coming in through your windows? While you may not have the funds to replace them all at this moment, you can still keep that draft from making its way into the home by insulating them with products you may already own. Both bubble wrap and old heavy quilts will work wonders. These are the steps you can take to add more insulation to your windows without spending too much money:

  1. Cut a sheet of bubble wrap film for each window.
  2. Gently wipe a wet cloth on the glass before putting the bubble wrap on. Work on one window at a time because the glass needs to be wet for the bubble wrap to stick to it.
  3. Measure the length and width of your windows with a tape measure and write those measurements down on a sheet of paper.
  4. Collect any old quilts you may have in your basement or attic and then use the tape measure to mark the same dimensions of the windows on each of your quilts.
  5. Cut the quilts with fabric scissors until they are the ideal size for each window in your home.
  6. Attach clips with hooks to the top of each quilt and then hang them over your windows with ease.

You will no longer feel that cold draft coming through because of the bubble wrap insulation and the thick quilts that will replace your thin curtains. If you use curtains that are too thin, that cold air may start seeping right through, and then you might have to put your heat on blast just to feel warm.

2. Have Your HVAC System Cleaned Out by a Professional

If the air ducts to your HVAC system are dusty and dirty, the system will have to work twice as hard to keep the temperature of your home comfortable. If it is working harder than usual to keep your home comfortable enough for you, it will waste more energy and cost you more on your bill each month.

If you have no idea how to clean the system out, it is better to hire a professional who will use a set of specific tools to thoroughly clean out various components. Some of the tools used include a vacuum hose and duct cleaning brushes. The professional who cleans out your HVAC system will carefully take it apart, remove the filter, wipe down and vacuum the air ducts and even remove any dust from the motors. It is a good idea to have this cleaning process performed at least once a year to keep your system running well.

Conserving energy and saving money is not as hard as it may seem. You can add more insulation to the windows inside your home while making sure to have your HVAC system cleaned out at least once each year. For more information on HVAC services, check out websites like http://www.cblucashvac.com.

Share

update that old heating system

How long have you been putting off replacing your heating system in your home? Do you worry that the cost of the new system will cost you too much? Have you thought about how much you are losing by not replacing that old furnace? This blog will help you understand how making an investment on a new heating system for your home can actually save you a lot more over the next ten years than you spend on the system and the installation work. Hopefully, by the time you are done reading, you will know what you have to do and why you shouldn't put it off any longer.

Latest Posts