Saving money on heat this winter!!
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| Tue, 12-08-2009 - 1:50pm |
Today I did a good deed! I covered my windows in plastic. I'm so excited because I really think this will save me a ton of money this winter. No, they don't look pretty and yes, it was a daunting task (I still have 2 more to do, I ran out of plastic), but I already feel warmer! I'll let you know my savings as my electricity bills start rolling in. My heat is not electric, but I have an electric pump in my condo that pumps in the hot water from the boilers and I also have an electric water heater. We do tend to take way too many hot baths and showers in the winter. I soooooo hope that this helps us feel warmer, especially since it was so much work! Is there anything else I could do to help me save energy this winter? Is there some kind of more energy efficient space heater I could buy? My heating unit is ancient so I'm sure it's not energy efficient whatsoever!
And I really need to save some money since I will probably be losing 90 dollars in piano money today! What a pain! My husbands truck broke down today at work so he's not going to be home until late and that means I have no one to watch my kids while I do piano lessons. I'd bring them with me BUT my oldest has strep and he's still contagious until 8 o'clock tonight. I'm stuck...again! What a lot of money to lose! I wonder if I could reschedule. Rescheduling 5 lessons is a nightmare!

Good for you, we need to do that so badly.
As I told you before, I do this every year.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
We have this wonderful wood stove in the den in the basement.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
My parents gave us this one when we built the house in 1981.
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
My own house is also a very old house, we replaced most of the windows with doublepaned low e type windows, but I still have 2 that I cover with plastic each year (one gets the AC put into it each summer)The plastic may not look pretty but sure keeps you toasty warm. I also have started to make myself wear sweaters and slippers in the house. That way I don't have to have the thermostat quite so high.
Have you checked to see if there are any grants for replacing your heating system with a more efficient model? When we replaced our old furnace with a high efficiency furnace and heat pump we received a good portion of it back by grants/rebates though the Provincial gov't and Terasen(our gas company) Not sure if they have any thing similar where you live.