530+ Home Energy & Water Savings
Green Savings
Free Home Energy & Water Cost Savings Collection With over 530 items, below is the 3rd Edition of our free energy saving and water saving ideas, suggestions, tips, etc. to save you money in your home be it a house, condo or apartment. Be it energy or water usage reduction, these are green savings for the home. Being … [Access Our Free 530+ Money Saving Ideas]
Saving on Heating Bills
Home Energy Conservation – No Cost Heating Savings Tips – 1
Editor's Note: To view the 240+ different energy conservation tips for the home we have collected, simply access our Un-Official Guide To Home Energy Conservation. In the previous two articles within our Home Energy Conservation series, we looked at activities which the average home owner can do which will cost nothing to do, or very little to … [Read More Of This Article...]
Faucets
How To Install A Bathroom Faucet
How to install a bathroom faucet, you ask? It is not as difficult as you might think. Last month I installed a faucet in the shared bathroom in my home, myself. You can too if you know what to do, have a few tips in your back pocket and just a little patience. And, pretty soon you will be telling others how to install a bathroom faucet … [Read More Of This Article...]
Reno and Repair Projects
Reno Projects
We write about our many home renovation and energy conservation efforts as well as new products or services we try. In many cases our efforts results in five or more articles which constitute a project, with one … [Access Our Reno and Repair Series...]
Bathroom Renovations
Moen Mirrorscapes Installation
Yesterday we wrote about two bathrooms in my friend Harvey's place which he was renovating, both of which contained mirrors that did not have a border. The hope was that the look of the mirrors and of the entire bathroom would be enhanced by the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Drop vs Drywall Ceiling – Part 3
In Parts 1 and 2 of Drop vs Drywall Ceiling, I presented several reasons why I am a big fan of drop ceiling. The major reason related to the ability to get at the plumbing and electrical and air ducts that resides attached to the basement … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Basement Ceiling Leak – Part 21 – Shower Tap Tile Repair
In Part 20, Bennett had finished grouting the floor tile and installed the wall tile within the new shower floor to repair the leak from the initial home renovation project. He returned the next day to complete the shower repair. First he … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Maintenance
Flow Through Home Humidifier & Humidity Issues In House-2
Yesterday, we wrote about insufficient humidity levels in our home and winter had just begun. The first thing we checked was to see if the water was flowing into and out of the flow through humidifier. It was not. I found the on / off valve and … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Reno and Repair
Exterior Toilet Leak – Part 1 – Will The Madness Never End?
Two weeks ago we wrote about a leak that we had within our less than 1 year old toilet. Well, we are back again. This time it is a completely different leak How did I find it? Well, on the weekend I was about to make a trip to my local … [Read More Of This Article...]
Energy Audits & ecoENERGY
ecoENERGY Report – Part 1
Happy New Year. What are your resolutions? Here's one that's different. If you are a home owner, please resolve to have an energy audit in January. Don't wait. Do it now. This is the first in a series of articles about the ecoENERGY evaluation we … [Read More Of This Article...]
LED Light Bulbs
Noma Solar Powered Outdoor Christmas Lights From Canadian Tire – Part 1
While Canadian Tire no longer sells its products through the internet, I found a site containing a link to their web store. Well, we used it the other day to shop for outdoor Christmas lights for the deck in our back yard. Now, wouldn't you know it but this retailer was selling solar powered outdoor Christmas lights. If you think about it, … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Solar Electricity
Ontario microFIT Conditional Contracts Released En Masse?
It has been about 6 weeks since I submitted my microFIT application on-line back towards the end of July. I have not received my conditional contract yet. The clock for the 40% Ontario content until 12-31-2010, rising to 60% Ontario content … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Chared Lawn Mower
2009 Solaris Self-Propelled Cordless Electric Lawn Mower Review – 6
Editor's Note: Curious how this lawn mower is performing in 2011, 3 years later? You can! After reading the rest of this article simply select this link to read Solaris Cordless Electric Lawn Mower Review Three Years … [Read More Of This Article...]
Sealing Home Air Leaks
Solar Air Heater Air Leak
We have a solar air heater in our basement to help heat one of our basement bedrooms. When I was cleaning its air intake unit's air filter, I came across two areas where cold air from the outside was leaking into the room. This surprised me … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Air Heating
Solar Air Heating – Part 8 – The Installation Plan
In Part 7, we took our first look at the Solar Max 240. Today we continue to examine our use of a solar air collector to reduce our winter heating costs, carbon footprint and consumption of a non-renewable resource (natural gas) by looking at our … [Read More Of This Article...]
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