Sealing windows/doors: Apply caulk around and interior or exterior cracks around the window or door
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Weatherstripping: Apply weatherstripping (thin strips of material used to cover cracks around the actual window) around all edges of both the bottom and top window panes
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Dimmer Switch: A dimmer switch can be useful if only a little extra lighting needs to be provided. This lowers energy costs by not using lightbulbs to their fullest capacity
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Powerstrips: A powerstrip can be useful for preventing ‘vampire appliances’ from consuming energy when not in use. Simply switch the powerstrip off when the appliances/electronics aren’t being used
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Sealing fireplace: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, by sealing and weatherstripping fireplaces, a typical homeowner can reduce air leaks by up to 14% and save as much as $275 a year. If you seal up more than one fireplace, you can save even more
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Refrigerator Gasket: If your current gasket seal is worn out, you could be losing a lot of energy through your fridge. Replacing a refrigerator gasket seal is usually a cheap way to save some money on your energy bill
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Refrigerator Temperature setting: Turning down the temperature setting of your refrigerator is an easy way to quickly lower your homes energy use
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Tank Bank: a device that sits in your water tank on the toilet to decrease water used per flush, available for less than $5 and would save on average 800 gallons of water per year. Easily installed to any toilet without need of tools or tutorial (Credit: Water Resources Group)
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Dual flush retrofit: Retrofitting or converting a toilet to a dual flush system helps decrease water usage. The systems are available at hardware stores for around $20 and can be installed using a wrench and a youtube tutorial. To save water this system allows you to differentiate between flushing liquid waste and flushing solid waste, liquid waste flushed would use less water (Credit: Water Resources Group)
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Energy efficient light bulbs: Can save a household $75 per year. These kinds of light bulbs can use up to 80 percent less energy than traditional bulbs while lasting 3-25 times longer. Modern energy efficient bulbs come in a variety of colors and produce light levels that people are used to from traditional light bulbs.
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Draft stoppers: Adding to the bottom of all doorways that connect to the outside. These draft stoppers limit air exchange between inside and outside the home. Implementing these will cut your heating/air conditioning bill down throughout the year by keeping the air inside your house from escaping or air from outside the house from coming in.
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Shorter Showers: In order to conserve water limit time showering. By shortening your shower time by 5-10 minutes, you could save multiple gallons of water on your water bill. Shower heads typically use about 2 gallons of water per minute.
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