Gas

Simple Ways to Save Gas

• Set your thermostat between 65 and 70 degrees when you are at home and at 58 degrees when away from the house for more than a few hours. A 5 degree setback at night and when away during the day can save $175 or 71 CCFs-Per Household-Per year.
• Turn down thermostats automatically without sacrificing comfort by installing an automatic setback or programmable thermostat.
• Change or clean furnace filters once a month during the heating season. Use receipt of your natural gas bill as a reminder.
• Use your registers to direct warm airflow across the floor because warm air rises.
• Caulk and rope caulk windows. Close storms or install plastic window kits and save $95 or 59 CCFs—Per Household—Per year.
• Place a sheet of aluminum foil between the radiator and the wall to reflect heat back into the room.
• Close vents and doors in unused rooms and close dampers on unused fireplaces.
• Open draperies and blinds to let the sun's warmth in on sunny days. Close them at night to insulate against cold air outside.
• Ceiling fans can be reversed to draw warm air down to living spaces, can cut heating bills by as much as 10 percent a season.
• Seal up big holes on the top floor and in the basement.and save $113 or 71 CCFs-Per Household-Per year.
• Lower your water temperature to warm or normal and wrap your hot water heater and save $48 or 30 CCFs—Per Household—Per year.

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