Lower Your Energy Costs Using These Methods

When choosing insulation, there are basically three main types of wall insulation materials to choose from – polyurethane foam insulation, urea formaldehyde foam, and blown mineral fiber. Prices will vary depending on the part of the country where you live.

You can save hundreds of dollars a year by using cavity wall insulation. The average home owner can cut their cost up to 35% and recover their cost within two years – possibly one. An additional benefit is that it usually helps to sound proof your home from outside noises and disturbances.

In addition to cavity wall insulation, it is also useful to seal window cracks in windows, doors, and the foundation with caulk and other forms of weather stripping.

Insulate your loft or attic. Heat rises, so it’s no surprise that in homes with lofts or attics, that’s where much of the heat loss occurs. A simple way to insulate the attic is to lay insulation materials over the attic floor, between the joists, and over the joists if they are visible. An insulation material with an R-38 rating is best.

If your boiler or furnace is old, thing seriously of replacing it with one of the new energy efficient ones or even one of the solar panel heating. If these applicances are near the end of their life span, replacing them with an energy efficient unit can repay its installed cost in three years. The important feature to look for is one with an AFUE (Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating of at least 85%. The higher the AFUE rating the more fuel efficient it is.

These are just some of the simple steps you can make to your home to improve your energy use and cut your energy costs.

Individually, we can’t resolve the energy crisis. But all of us can do our parts by taking these small measures towards reducing our individual energy consumption.

For more simple energy saving tips see pool solar panel and solar panels for electricity.