Crawlspaces are prone to moisture-related problems and are hard to inspect and maintain. Air seal, insulate, and install vapor barrier on crawlspace floor.
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Significant amounts of warmth in winter and coolness in summer escapes up the chimney. The damper prevents these losses when closed.
Keep direct sunlight from shining into rooms and you'll not only keep everyone cooler, you'll also lower your utility bill.
Raising the temperature settings of your thermostat will enable your air conditioner to use less electricity, and is a worthwhile consideration in circumstances where there is little impact to comfort.
If you are subject to, or intend to change to, Time-Of-Use price schemes for electricity consumption, running the pool filter pump during off peak hours can save a substantial amount of money; since off-peak rates are significantly lower than on-peak rates.
Most electronic equipment draws small amounts of power, even when they are in the 'off' state. Unfortunately, when many devices are in such a state, for 24 hours for every day in the year, the amount of power consumed is actually very significant.
If you do not clean your dehumidifier regularly it will have to work harder to maintain your preferred humidity setting.
If you will be gone from your home for more than a month, you could save significant sums by switching your refrigerator off.
Setting your refrigerator temperature below 40 degrees is unnecessary and uses more energy.
If a limited amount of cooling is needed and the outside air temp is acceptable, a whole house fan is a very economical solution - low initial expense and low running costs. A whole house fan is typically installed in the ceiling in the middle of the house, and is operated by opening windows and doors and turning on the fan; cool air from outside is drawn into the house and the existing warm air is exhausted up through the roof.
