December Update – Our Net 50 Energy Challenge
Our latest investments were:
Weatherize windows – clear plastic window insulating film: $22
Weatherize windows – glazing putty: $15
Installed a clothes dryer heat saver: $11
Outlet and switch seals: $2
Weatherize windows – v shape weatherstripping: $24
Weatherize windows – removable sealant for some storm windows: $5
Use LED night lights: $17
Built a solar air heater for the kitchen: $70
This results in a [...]
December 2, 2009
Tags: Weatherize, Weatherstripping Posted in: Alternative Energy, Energy Conservation, Net 50 Energy Challenge, Water Conservation, Weatherize 
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Window Insulating Film – Kill the Drafts and Save Big.
Unless you have a large hole in one of the walls of your house, your windows are the place where most of the infiltration takes place. Leaky windows can cost you hundreds of dollars a year in energy costs, and even the most efficient windows provide only about a third of the insulating value [...]
November 4, 2009
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Our Net 50 Energy Challenge – Part 4 – We Used Our Head
The next step in our Home Energy Audit was to investigate where air could be leaking into/out of our house. On this little adventure we discovered something: let’s just say that if our house was a kitchen gadget it would be a sieve.
Windows: We have several types of windows in our house. The original [...]
November 3, 2009
Tags: Energy Audit, Insulation, Weatherize, Weatherstripping, Windows Posted in: Energy Conservation, Home Energy Audit, Net 50 Energy Challenge, Weatherize No Comments
How to Weatherize Your Old Double Hung Windows
If you have leaky old double hung windows in your house like millions of people do and you want to do something about it. Please, do yourself a favor and weatherize them instead of replacing them. New windows are definitely more energy efficient than those in most houses, but replacement windows will take fifteen to [...]
October 6, 2009
Tags: Weatherize, Weatherstripping Posted in: Indoor Air Quality, Weatherize No Comments
