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Honor Your Home Project

The Rye Energy Committee has partnered with the Seacoast Science Center and

Clean Air Cool Planet to develop their 2010 Honor Your Home project.

To take part in this initiative, you must be a resident of Rye and commit to taking three or more actions to lessen your carbon footprint. Once committed, participants will be “honored” by [...]

Caulking Windows

Caulking windows is a bit more difficult than insulating doors and outlets, but it is well worth it when you think of the number of windows in a home. This is a job that is best done before the winter.

This video will show you how to caulk a window:

Insulating Outlets

Wall outlets are an easy path for cold air to enter a home.  Put your hand close to an outlet and feel the outside air come in from the outdoors.  This insulating tip is relative easy to do and keeps your home draft free.

Here is a video that shows you how to use [...]

Insulating the Water Heater

Electric water heaters are a large portion of the household electric bill.  Insulating the water heater reduces the energy used to keep the water warm and is relatively easy to do.  There are water heater “blankets” available at home improvement stores but they are costly.  If you want so save money and still get the [...]