Save Money / Save Energy / Save The Environment Part 1

Saving energy around your home is easier than you think; often without spending a cent! Here are some proven tips that will start saving you money immediately. That's money you can spend on something else, and you'll also be doing a lot of good for the environment.

1. In the cold season (s), reduce your home a few degrees at night or when you are away. In the warm season (s), increase you Air Conditioner a few degrees.
2. Close blinds, shades and drapes during the hottest part of the day in the summer and open southfacing blinds on sunny winter days!
3. Clean or replace the air filter on your furnace every month. This will improve the furnace efficiency.
4. If you feel a bit cool, rather than turning up the thermostat, put on a sweater.
5. Use area rugs on cold floors or wear slippers. If your feet are cold, your body will feel cold.
6. Plant a tree! Plant leafy (deciduous) trees on the sunny side of your house. During the summer they provide shade. In the winter they will shed their leaves to let the warm sunshine through. They may also provide an energy-saving windbreak.
7. Turn off unnecessary lights in the house.
8. Take a shower rather than a bath. Showers save a lot of hot water. A typical bath uses approximately 75 litres of hot water, while a 5-minute shower with an efficient showerhead will use about half of that.
9. Use the vacation setting or turn off the water heater when you are out of town.
10. Don't let your freezer (s) build up more than 6 mm of frost. Defrost regularly to keep freezers working their best.

Do you want to save on gas and the enviroment too? If so, here's a very interesting alternative to gas that you can implement on your current vehicle.

More energy saving tips to come...