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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 283955" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>One not too "designer friendly" thing that can help insulate the house, needing less work from the air conditioner is to cover the windows behing the curtains with styrofoam about 1/2 inch thick (or thicker). You could cover the foam in fabric or something so it didn't look as strange, and hang the insulated curtains over it.</p><p></p><p>I have friends who did that one year and cut their energy consumption by a HUGE amount. They actually got the styrofoam from coolers people threw away, for a good part of it.</p><p></p><p>Do you have the foam outlet insulator thingys behind every outlet and light switch? These are special heat resistant foam pieces with holes cut in for the outlet or light switch. You take off the switch cover, put these thingsaround the outlet/switch and put the cover back on. It only takes a screwdriver because all you do is undo the screws and then put them back on.</p><p></p><p>I still have the water heater in its thermal wrap because I don't want heat to leak into the house.</p><p></p><p>Many of the things that help keep a home warm will also help keep it cool for less.</p><p></p><p>And surprisingly it is less expensive to get one of those dorm-size refridgerators to keep water bottles and other drinks and individual snacks in. You don't lose all the energy from opening the door to the fridge. We got one on freecycle and it let us cut $10 per month off our energy bill. I even tracked it, then unplugged it and tracked that. Our isn't the newest model, but is still energy efficient.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 283955, member: 1233"] One not too "designer friendly" thing that can help insulate the house, needing less work from the air conditioner is to cover the windows behing the curtains with styrofoam about 1/2 inch thick (or thicker). You could cover the foam in fabric or something so it didn't look as strange, and hang the insulated curtains over it. I have friends who did that one year and cut their energy consumption by a HUGE amount. They actually got the styrofoam from coolers people threw away, for a good part of it. Do you have the foam outlet insulator thingys behind every outlet and light switch? These are special heat resistant foam pieces with holes cut in for the outlet or light switch. You take off the switch cover, put these thingsaround the outlet/switch and put the cover back on. It only takes a screwdriver because all you do is undo the screws and then put them back on. I still have the water heater in its thermal wrap because I don't want heat to leak into the house. Many of the things that help keep a home warm will also help keep it cool for less. And surprisingly it is less expensive to get one of those dorm-size refridgerators to keep water bottles and other drinks and individual snacks in. You don't lose all the energy from opening the door to the fridge. We got one on freecycle and it let us cut $10 per month off our energy bill. I even tracked it, then unplugged it and tracked that. Our isn't the newest model, but is still energy efficient. [/QUOTE]
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