Home owners all face the challenge of paying bills every month and as the areas that they live in face another cold winter or hot summer their bills can go and make it difficult for individuals or families to live a good quality of life
Any home owner who experiences the sensation of feeling a draft in their home even when there are no fans turned on or windows left open should consider replacing old windows with Double Glazed windows, replacing outlets, switch plate covers and old baseboards. Once these items are replaced a home owner can expect to see a 15 to 30% saving on their monthly electrical bill. Many installers will give free double glazing quotes.
Many homes have old window mounted air conditioners that still do their part to keep one or more rooms cool during the summer. Even though these old air conditioner units are still effective they are actually doing more harm than good because units that are not energy efficient drain a lot of power and allow more cold air to escape from a home and cause the unit to work harder.
Older window mounted air conditioning units should be replaced with energy efficient units or at the very least the seal around the unit should be replaced to keep less of a draft from entering the house and increase that unit’s effectiveness.
Even in these Eco friendly times that we live in many states are still allowing old fashioned incandescent light bulbs to be sold and many homeowners are still buying those bulbs in favor of energy efficient bulbs. 10% of a home’s energy bill is from that homes lighting so it makes sense to replace all incandescent bulbs with energy efficient bulbs to reduce that home owners monthly costs and help them to do their part to save the environment.
