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The hole in the wall from the wire to your thermostat is probably channeling cold or hot air behind it, so use some caulk to fill the hole and your furnace or central air will cycle less often. Hollow interior walls move air around your house through convection (hot air rising and cold air fallin...
03/07/2011
The Home Energy Score allows a homeowner to compare their home's energy consumption to that of other homes, similar to a vehicle's mile-per-gallon rating. A home energy assessor will collect energy information during a brief home walk-through and then score that home on a scale of 1 to 10. A 10 w...
02/25/2011
Last year I saw an amazing number of new  high efficiency furnaces being installed in homes due to the U.S. Government energy tax rebates of up to $1500. Although this was a good thing, many homeowners chose not to upgrade their water heaters to high efficiency direct venting units. This in turn ...
02/15/2011
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