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sipificut fuel and money
• caD be achieved when
are properly· ulated. .
VtrtuaUy every h needs
to be weatherized, accordiDg to
3, ODe of the lIWluf c-
turer of ho . provement
produ. y projects are easy
to complete aDd . -perfor­
mance products d be used.
A of the projects are ob-
leaky . d
msuwc d ceil-
erheaters
vice.
"A utility dy take into
consideration the style of home,
its ge nd number of oc­
cupants," he . d. "It . look at
the heating system to evaluate
annu 1 fuel use and cost and it
will review the air conditioning
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. system pcrfOl'llWlCC and cost
U . .. often rmwnmend COD- .'
servation m , estimate
the cost of instaUation and es-
timate ual "
The specific conservation
ction most often recom-
. mended iDd d
weather stripping arouad doors
and windo l; insulation for
ceilings, walls, noon, ducts ud
pipes; instaUation of orm win­
do and storm doors; and
using a - ck dock thermo-
t.
Utilities..aJso provide infor­
mation about the payback
period (the amount of time re­
quired to rCCOYer the cost of the
conservation more) for each
weatherization upgr de. "You
should immediately save money
OIl utility bills," . d Mr. Alber
"While it may. take several years
to recover the co t of some
upgrades, homeowner often
forget th improvements
nt 'r .
immediately can add to the
market val of the home."
Some of the job that
homeowners can complete
quickyare:
- Covering exposed or
cold interior pipes with foam in-
u1ating tape. The foam insula- .
tion prevents cold tee p. pes
fro ling in r and
tee . er in hot ter pipes
hot so the heater ener­
gy. Buy the kind that can be ap­
plied to both metal and plastic
pipee.
- Seal leaks around hot and
cold air ducts in basement
crawl spaces and walls with fur­
nace duct tape. The 3M product
resists moisture and temper -
tures of min 65 degrees F up
to 300 degrees F.
- Seal gap around electri­
cal outlet and switches with
pre-formed insulation pads.
- Seal the bottom of entry
doors and torm door with
door bottom seals. Try ad­
hesive-b c ed door bottom
, seats for easy· tallation. Also
seal the bo t m of garage
door with rubber strips' that
. conform to 000 irregularities
and remain flexible at low
temperatures.
Nat: How to seal windows.
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