A drop in temperatures means a rise in heating costs but there are ways to save on your heating bill.
With the thermometer reading in the minus 20’s all week, furnaces have been running pretty much full time.
Lauren Lea from Fortis BC was on NL Newsday and said there are a few little things you can do to save some cash and keep warm. “Heat loss is also money loss, especially in those drafty window and doors.”
“We can actually see heat escaping through our homes or cold air getting in and of course that colder air that’s getting in in these cooler temperatures is not always ideal so there’s always draft proofing and sealing those leaks.”
A few little things can add up to make a big difference. “Having blinds closed, especially when you’re out of the house, there’s another barrier there to hopefully not let as much either heat out or have the cold air come in. So, we always encourage, if you have blinds on all your windows or just curtains just keep them closed and then you can be able to prevent some of that heat loss as well.”
There’s a couple of things we can invest in too. “Any of those weatherization packages can be found at local hardware stores.”
“Another thing we can do is, you can turn down the heat in unused rooms and that that can also have potential to save on any space heating that you’re not occupying in your home.”
Lea says a programmable thermostat is another way to save energy as well as money.
For more advice go to FortisBC.com/tips