2008 March 13

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BREAKING NEWS: Our first Home Energy Conservation Tip contest, open to all U.S.A. residents 18 years of age and older, is now on!

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Until 05-DEC-08, enter the contest by simply completing the form on our Energy Conservation page

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Label The Electric Panel Switches, Will Ya?

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s tip is one of my pet peeves of contractors; more particularly, electricians.
Label the gosh darn on-off switches that are in the main electrical panel, will ya!
There is nothing more frustrating when one needs to turn the power off for a certain electrical outlet / light switch. You know what is going to happen, right?
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Energy conservation products from the following site sponsors are used in our home:

We are pleased to advise that today (01-NOV-08) we have installed ... yes, installed ... our CSA approved Cansolair Model RA 240 Solar Max solar air heating / collector device to help heat our home this winter and beyond.

The unit is approximately 4 X 7 feet and between 7 and 10 inches deep. Solar air heating devices are so much less complex & cost significantly less than solar PV panels, and can frequently be installed by the average home owner themselves.

Imagine, using the sun's direct light to help heat your home this winter! The Solar Max 240 consumes zero home heating oil or natural gas; it produces no harmful polluting emissions.

To read about our experiences with our Solar Max 240 you can start at the first article in our Solar Air Heating series. If you want more information simply click on the graphic above to go directly to the Cansolair site.

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Baby Robin Videos

In mid-July we had a renovation by Mr. & Mrs. Robin of their nest underneath our deck. Was there home renovation a success?

Yes! In Late July there appeared 4 baby Robins who resided in the renovated nest for 2 and 1/2 weeks before leaving the nest to start their own lives.

Here are two videos captured with nothing more than a digital picture camera of the baby Robins and one of their Parent. Yes, turn the sound up on your computer to hear all of nature's sounds. Enjoy!

Dan

#1 Tip - Energy Audits

We are huge fans of having an Energy Efficiency Evaluation (i.e. energy audit) conducted on any home, regardless of size or age. We learned much from our energy audit under the ecoENERGY Residential Retrofit program.

Our 21 year old home's EnerGuide rating is 70 (out of 100) from our energy audit report. We can achieve an EnerGide rating of 80 by undertaking all of the energy audit's recommendations. What is your home's EnerGuide rating? If you don't know, shouldn't you?

You can find details of the energy audit report we received on our home within our ECOENERGY page.

Dan

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