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Basement Electrical Outlet Air Leak

February 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Last winter we installed a solar air heater on the south wall of our home.
It was one way we were trying to do our part for the environment and have heat generated in our home without consuming any non-renewable resources like natural gas or home heating oil or electricity (generated from fossil fuels).
And, it would reduce […]

Sealing Ceiling Vent Register

February 10th, 2010 · No Comments

In my efforts to achieve energy savings and seal the air leaks within the ceiling air vent opening, I was unable to secure the vent register sufficiently to the ceiling without there being any gaps between the register and the ceiling drywall.
So, what to do?
For better or worse, I decided to try caulking. I thought that […]

Featured Energy Conservation Products Used In Our Home

POWERCOST MONITOR

This very easy to install electricity conservation device provides both usage and cost of electricity consumed in the home on a very large display in real time.

The PowerCost Monitor's Display unit can be placed most anywhere in the home to provide the visual reminder to turn off unnecessary lights, or unused video game unit, or bathroom fan, or ....

For more information on this proven energy conservation device, simply select this link to the Blue Line Innovations web site or visit retailers like The Source.ca, Frys.com, Crutchfield, and others. To read and see how we installed this device in our own home, simply access our recent PowerCost Monitor articles.

EZ SNAP EXTERIOR
WINDOW (SOLAR) SHADES

As we wrote in this article this screen-like energy conservation device reduced the sun's UV rays entering our home so much that it caused our digital thermometer's temperature reading to actually

decrease by 15 degrees F

and keep it much cooler inside.

We keep them on all year with the sun much lower in the sky during the winter. To read about and see pictures of our own installation experiences with EZ Snap, simply select this link to our EZ Snap exterior window blinds series.

For more information, you can also visit the EZ Snap web site at www.ezsnapdirect.com.

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