Comments on: Go Green and Save – Five Energy-Efficient Home Upgrades http://mindonyourmoney.com/savings/go-green-and-save-five-energy-efficient-home-upgrades/ Answers to the Financial Questions on Your Mind Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Maxime http://mindonyourmoney.com/savings/go-green-and-save-five-energy-efficient-home-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Maxime Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:43:33 +0000 http://mindonyourmoney.com/?p=18#comment-84 Dead on with the leaky duct advice. We had a leaky heating unit that not only damaged part of the ceiling but also was costing $750/year in extra energy costs. Dead on with the leaky duct advice. We had a leaky heating unit that not only damaged part of the ceiling but also was costing $750/year in extra energy costs.

]]> By: tconnors http://mindonyourmoney.com/savings/go-green-and-save-five-energy-efficient-home-upgrades/comment-page-1/#comment-54 tconnors Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:17:38 +0000 http://mindonyourmoney.com/?p=18#comment-54 For winter we bought down comforters - Goose down is by far the best insulation material for blankets--keeps you warm but allows for circulation, and you can fluff the feathers to increase the insulation. Since switching to down comforters we can set our thermostat down to 55 at night and bump it up to 63 with our programmable thermostat. When we had our house built we had the AC compressor and condenser put in on the shady side of the house. We also oriented the house so very few windows were on the hottest side (western exposure). For winter we bought down comforters – Goose down is by far the best insulation material for blankets–keeps you warm but allows for circulation, and you can fluff the feathers to increase the insulation. Since switching to down comforters we can set our thermostat down to 55 at night and bump it up to 63 with our programmable thermostat.

When we had our house built we had the AC compressor and condenser put in on the shady side of the house. We also oriented the house so very few windows were on the hottest side (western exposure).

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