Easy Ways To Cut Your Winter Energy Bill

Thursday, March 1, 2001

Environment ati tA K2 Xd AUe ag Easy WaysTo Cut Your Winter EnergyBill (NAPS)—It doesn’t take a lot of work to lower your energycosts. Here’s a simple checklist from Earth Share: Reduce the temperature of your water heater to 120 degrees. You'll save energy and avoid scald- ing your hands. Fact: The worst energy-drainers usually are not windows and doors but holes in walls to accommodate pipes, and gaps around chimneys. Install an insulating blanket around your water heater. It will pay for itself in a yearorless. Use energy-saving settings on refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines and clothes dryers. Air dry your dishes instead of using the dishwasher’s heater. Clean or replace your home’s furnace, air-conditioner, and heat pumpfilters to improveair flow. Seal up the largest air leaks in your home—theones that feel drafty or whistle on windy days. Earth Share, a federation of America’s leading non-profit environmental and conservation charities, promotes environmental edu- cation andcharitable giving. For more tips or to find out how your workplace can help the earth, call 800-875-3863 or visit www.earthshare.org.

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