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- Keep your thermostat set to 68° and use sweaters and blankets to warm up in the winter. For every degree you raise your thermostat, your heating bill can go up 3%!
- Turn your thermostat down to 62° at night and 55° when you’re gone. This is especially easy using today’s programmable thermostats.
- With zonal heat (ceiling, baseboard, wall), you can heat only the rooms you are using. Make sure to close off rooms not in use.
- Maintain your furnace or heating system with a yearly check-up. Follow your service technician’s recommendations.
- Clean furnace filters monthly.
- Keep heat vents and registers unobstructed by curtains or furniture.
- Circulate heated air in your home. If the warm air stagnates by your fireplace or furnace, use ceiling or portable fans on a low setting to spread the heat around.
- Seal air leaks in your heating system. Make sure ductwork is air-tight.
- Seal leaks around power outlets by installing an inexpensive foam gasket, found at any hardware store, between the outlet and the cover.
- Prevent air leaks around your fireplace by closing dampers and fireplace doors.
- Keep curtains open on south-facing windows during the day, and close them at night.
- Be safe! Don’t leave space heaters unattended.
