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While most potential home buyers, consider their monthly mortgage payment (including principal, interest, and escrow/ taxes), many, fail to adequately consider other monthly expenses, associated with home ownership. Perhaps the most significant one, is the cost of energy - related activities, including electric, and heart. The purpose of this article is not to examine the many alternative heating alternatives, including solar, geo - thermal, etc, but rather, to review some simple steps, one can somewhat easily take, to make their home more energy - efficient, and friendly. Let's look at 5 simple, basic, energy conservation ideas/ steps.

1. Windows and doors

What is the Energy Efficiency Ratio of your entry doors? What material are they made of? How are they hung? How much air is seeping out, through the spaces created, because of their alignment? Simply, assuring your door has a bottom sweep, and the spaces around the top, and sides, is reduced/ eliminated, will prevent heat escaping in the winter, and air conditioning, escaping during the summer. What type of blinds, or curtains are you using, and are you using them, to let the sun in, when it is cold out while reducing the entry of the heat of the sun, when it is hot? When was the last time you checked your windows, in terms of air - tightness, energy rating, and tinting (if your local climate indicates doing so)?

2. Insulation

Every form of insulation comes with some R rating. This number indicates the amount of insulation, but are you certain, all exterior walls and ceilings are properly insulated? Doing so might potentially save a considerable amount of unnecessary energy costs.

3. Energy efficient appliances

Certain home appliances, especially refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners, have become far more energy - efficient, in recent years. How old are yours? Look at the rating, and it will indicate how much energy a particular appliance might be using. When I recently replaced my refrigerator, the new one was far more efficient (therefore, cost less to run), than my 15 - year old model. Similarly, today's oil and gas burners and boilers are far more efficient, than they have ever been!

4. Water and toilet

Are there any dripping faucets or toilets that continue to run - on? Eliminate the drips, change faucet heads (especially in the shower), and check the efficiency of your toilets.

5. Lights/ fixtures

Begin by making the effort to turn lights off, when you leave the room! What type of light bulb are you using? Many bulbs today are four, or more times, more efficient (use less energy/ wattage), than older ones. Do a lights and fixtures - review on a regular basis!

These 5 ideas may seem basic and obvious, but you'd be amazed how few people consider these. Unless you like wasting energy, and spending more than you need to, using these simple, conservation methods, will save money, and reduce energy waste.

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