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Reducing Heating Cost With Money Saving Tips

by: kirnic | last updated: August 21, 2009
Category: Smart Shopping | Tags: save money on heating cost, heating cost, moneysaveing tips, how to save money on heating cost, winter heating cost

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Reducing Heating Cost With Money Saving Tips If you live in a province that is cold in the winter, heating costs take a big bite off of your monthly budget for 25 - 50% of the year. Due to the rapidly rising costs of home heating oil, and kerosene, you may be paying twice as much to heat your house as you did just a few years ago. Must be looking for options to save on the heating cost you have been paying for a long? Here are some effective tips to save on the heating cost.

Think over an energy audit of your house, identifying areas where heated air is leaking out. Check around doors, windows, fireplaces, and other areas that may feel drafty.

Curtail your use of freshening fans such as bathroom fans and kitchen hood fans in winter. A bathroom fan can suck all the heated air out of the average house in little more than an hour.

Keep your heating system, in top operating condition. Dirty filters reduce the efficiency of your heating system. Poorly tuned units are inefficient and use more fuel. An annual maintenance agreement is well worth the money to ensure that your equipment is properly maintained and will last as long as possible.

Don't turn your thermostat up above the desired temperature. It won't heat up any more quickly and will make your heating system work harder.

Consider a programmable thermostat to raise and lower the temperature at pre-set times.

Check the temperature setting on your hot water heater. If you have a dishwasher, your water should be heated to 120%. Otherwise, it can be somewhat lower.

Wash clothes in cold water whenever possible.

It's alluring to stand under a hot shower on a cold morning for as long as possible, but cutting your shower time in half can save up to 3o% on your hot water heating costs.

In winter, open curtains on the sunny side of the house when the sun is shining and close them as soon as the sun goes down to retain the solar heat.

Close curtains on the shady side of the house (north-facing side). If you don't have curtains, consider installing some.

Install curtains made from heavy fabric with lots of folds (fullness) can prevent cold air from seeping in and warm air from seeping out, which reduces your heating costs.