Would you like to save a few extra dollars on your heating and electric bill this winter? Of course you would, who wouldn't? Here are a few tips to help you accomplish that. Do you have old wooden windows on your house? I do, and I didn't realize how much cold air leaks in through them until I noticed my curtains moving.
Open each window and thoroughly clean out the window sill. Run a thick bead of clear silicon on the window sill, right underneath the window. Place a strip of plastic wrap over the silicon so that it completely covers the silicon and hangs over each side about 4 inches, and close the window tightly. While you have the silicon out, run a small bead of silicon around each pane of glass. After a few days, peel the plastic wrap off the window sill. You have now created a seal that is perfectly molded to the bottom of your window. No more cold air! Yee Haw!
Open your curtains during the sunny days, and close them at night. The sun shining through your windows can really help heat your house.
Buy a new vent hose for your dryer. They aren't very expensive. Remove the old hose from the back of your dryer and install the new one. Instead of running the new hose outside let all of that warm, moist air into your house. Not only are you utilizing heat that would have been wasted, but it makes your house smell really good, like fresh, clean laundry! And, moist air is easier to heat than dry air, so the moisture from the wet clothes helps a lot too! On cold days I get a lot of laundry done. Just be sure to keep the lint trap cleaned out really well.
Do you have any tips you would like to share?
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