Daily Home Renovation Tips

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 Part 1, we looked at about half of the different energy conservation tips we have collected that you can use to reduce your home heating bills that will cost you nothing to do.

Today we complete our look at energy conservation tips for the home owner with these same attributes. In these turbulent economic times, we really do need maximum effect for our efforts.

Here is the Un-Official Guide to Home Energy Conservation’s listing of air heating energy conservation tips:

Now, I’m not sure if leaving the oven door ajar once you have finished using the oven (#6) will actually save you money but it might feel like it is because the heat will escape faster from the oven. However, as it was included by a contestant to our recent home energy conservation tip contest so someone thinks that this works to reduce your home heating expenses.

You be the judge. However, for goodness sakes, if you do this please make sure that you don’t have little kids or large pets around who might want to get inside the still hot oven and burn themselves, OK?

The suggestion to leave the bath water in the tub until it cools down to room temperature (#7) and then let it drain is pretty good. It is in some ways similar in concept to the Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR) devices which use the heat from draining water from the shower, etc. to heat the incoming fresh water. Just remember to clean the bathtub once you get around to draining it, OK?

Placing furniture occupied by the home’s occupants away from exterior walls and from windows (#14) is a great idea if the rooms’ ambiance allows. Remember, windows are nothing more than a hole in the wall … seriously. So of course it will feel colder closer to a window than when not, even with one of those window plastic covering kits applied to the window.

Checking for drafts under doors to unused rooms (#16) is a great idea to see if there is cold air coming from the unused room; this would be an indication of more attention need to the sealing of that room’s envelope (discussed later).

Snuggling with loved ones (#17) to share body heat is always a crowd pleaser. And, I like this one, although I admit it’s just not for me … exercise during TV commercials to generate more body heat (#21). But if you have the stamina or are on a serious weight loss effort, this is a great idea.

And then, lastly, there is the tip to heat only the first floor during the day because heat rises (#22). Interesting concept. To me, however, it depends on how well sealed the upstairs and attic is, how many layers of clothing the occupants are wearing upstairs, etc. However, it was submitted by a contestant and it could work, depending on lots of factors, so we have included it.

Next time, we will look at heating related energy conservation tips for the home which do cost a little, but not a lot to do. And if you do them you will receive the benefit of lower heating bills month after month after month after ….. this winter and all the winters to follow.

To continue to the next article in this series, examining the home energy conservation tips for reducing heating costs, simply select this link to Cheap Home Heating Savings Tips.