Home Improvement Ideas

We can make some simple changes to the story at home to achieve great savings.

Seal Leaks: Sealing plugs into the wall outside the house. Foam insulation board (less than $ 1 each) “acts as a barrier so the air conditioning fixed on the inside, instead of seeping out,” said Jonathan passe, Environmental Protection Agency. Simply open the lid, gasket and replace the cover.

Change the shower head: Install a shower head that uses a high performance 5 liters of water per minute rather than 9 liters. Switching from one model to another 5L 9l (about € 14 more expensive), a family of four members (with the assumption that everyone is a 10 minute shower every day) could save about € 60 per year with the story of water and energy costs with gas heaters and about € 90 with an electric motor, according to data from the Department of Energy.

Changing light bulbs: Replace incandescent lamps with CFL (compact fluorescent lamps). € 7 A CFL uses about a quarter of the watts used by an incandescent lamp, because it can save more than € 20 for each bulb replaced (more than the life of CFL, which lasts an average of 10,000 hours or 416 days).

Creating ecological washing: Wash clothes in cold water. We all know that it saves energy, but how do we know? “Up to 90% of the cost of washing clothes comes from heating water, so we use hot water only for heavily soiled clothes,” said Adam Gottlieb of the California Energy Commission. Another tip: “Use of water equivalent to the amount of clothing or waiting to collect a full load,” shows Clement. “Saving water can be very large.”

Closed (or open) the curtain: Leave blinds or counter closed on windows that look south or west in the summer to keep the room cool. “This is to prevent the sun from home heating and cooling system forced us to work hard,” said Clement. “In the winter, leave the curtains open to let warm sunshine of our home.”

Updating our system of heating (and cooling): Installation (and programmed correctly) programmable thermostat. The average household spends about € 1,488 per year in electricity bills and about half the amount caused by the heating and cooling systems, said Vargas. A programmable thermostat costs between 34-54 €, easy to install and can save about € 122 per year. We can save 2% of your heating (or cooling) for each degree you can go down (or up) the thermostat for at least eight hours a day when we are away from home or sleeping, said Amanda Quran, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (American Council for Energy Efficient Economy).

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