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Home::Environment

Tips on being energy efficient

Author : Nicky Pilkington

If you realize the monthly bills that you are paying for energy
mainly are tremendously high, then you probably are seriously
thinking about identifying the most efficient ways that might
eventually lead to reducing your costs.

It is generally accepted that in order to try to identify
solutions for any problems it is mandatory to conduct a correct
and efficient assessment of the real situation. In this case, in
order to correctly identify the issues that might be solved or
corrected, you have to know that there are two options
available. First of all, you have to know that you can conduct
the house auditing by yourself answering a set of questions or
secondly, you can turn to a specialist, who can come and carry
out the assessment for you.

In case you elect the first option, here are some of the
important things that you need to check on your list and which
are going to be able to assist you in determining the existence
of any problems:

* Verify the level of insulation in your exterior and basement
walls, ceilings, crawl spaces, attic and floors. If you are not
precisely sure how to do it correctly, contact your local
contractor, in order to get professional advice. * Make sure
that there are no holes or cracks in your ceilings, windows,
walls, doors, electrical outlets etc., because they can leak air
into and out of your home, which makes your house less energy
efficient than you actually would want it to be. * It is also
highly advisable to make sure that there are no open fireplace
dampers. * Furthermore, make sure that both your appliances and
your cooling and heating systems are working properly and are
properly maintained. * Keep in mind that a lot of the energy
that we consume is actually wasted on the lighting needs of the
household members. As a consequence, it is strongly recommended
to identify the areas in the house with the most increased
energy consumption, such as the living room or the kitchen and
to replace the traditional light bulbs with energy efficient
ones, as for example with compact fluorescent lamps.

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