A home energy audit can detect wasted energy and help lower your bill.
Home energy bills are spiking right now in this heat wave. One way to knock them down is an energy audit to see where your home is wasting energy.Home energy bills are spiking in this heat wave. One way to knock them down is to get an energy audit to see where your home is wasting energy. You can pay a few hundred dollars for a professional energy audit. But some energy providers, such as Reliant Energy, offer home assessments for free. Reliant showed us how you can do your own as well.
An infrared thermometer, which you can buy for under $20, is one of the tools of an energy consultant like Arcadio Padilla. "Less than 10 degrees, something is wrong. That’s when you need to get someone to come out and take a look at your unit," said Padilla.Another big energy-saving tip, he says, is to close blinds and curtains, especially thermal curtains, to block the sun's heat.Beating the heat while saving money on your electricity bills
That could mean up to $82 off a $250 bill. A ceiling fan starts as low as $30. Running it counterclockwise can shave 4% to 8% off your bill. That's up to $20 a month.RELATED:Padilla says don't use the dishwasher's hot drying cycle, and don't use the oven or clothes dryer in the hottest parts of the day.
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