The Energy
Efficiency Package includes some or all of
the following as recommended through the
Free Energy Evaluation:
Your consultant may also
recommend the following:
Energy Efficient Programmable
Thermostat
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Save as much as 10% a
year on your heating and cooling bills
by simply turning your thermostat back
10% to 15% for 8 hrs/day. 1
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Automatically turn down
your heat at night or when you are not
at home.
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In the summer you can
save money by automatically turning your
air-conditioning up at night or when you
are at work.
Insulate Holes and Cracks
Sealing Air Ducts
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Exposed joints should be
taped off. 1
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Exposed holes or cracks
should be taped over. 1
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Ducts that don’t work
properly can create serious
life-threatening carbon monoxide
problems. 1
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You can lose up to 60% of
your heated air before it reaches the
register. 1
Radon Tests
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Radon can not be seen,
smelled, or tasted. 3
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One out of every 15 homes
in the U.S. are estimated to have
elevated radon levels. 3
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The Ohio Department of
Health estimates that 50% of Ohio homes
have Radon levels above the EPA
recommended action level. 4
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Radon poisoning is linked
to lung cancer and death. 3
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Radon is the primary
cause of lung cancer among non-smokers
in the United States. 3
Install a Carbon Monoxide
Detector
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Carbon monoxide (co)
detectors are highly recommended in
homes with fuel-burning appliances such
as natural gas furnaces, stoves, ovens,
water heaters, and fuel-burning space
heaters. An alarm signals homeowners if
CO reaches potentially dangerous
levels. 5
Improveit! Home Remodeling has over
33,000 jobs sold in Ohio with these energy
saving home improvement projects as a
significant portion of these sales.
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Free
Energy Evaluation
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Energy Efficient Improvements with
Long-term Financial Rewards
1 U.S. Department of Energy, October 2008
2 Department of Community and Economic
Development (DCED) Pennsylvania
3 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
www.epa.gov/radon
4 Ohio Department of Health, October
2007
5 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
Energy Savers Booklet, tips on Saving Energy
& Money at Home