As you wrap up harvest of your fall vegetables or stock up at your local farmers’ market, you can easily preserve them for later use this winter by storing them in different parts of your house. Cold storage is as simple as matching the different temperature and humidity levels of your house to the [...]
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Come to the Gala Opening and Show of “Honor Your Home” on Friday, November 12th from 5 – 8 pm at the Seacoast Science Center. Enjoy local food, local music and local art. You’ll have a chance to meet the artists and community members who have been part of The Rye Energy Committee’s 2010 art and energy project: Honor Your Home. Invite [...] 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: Maintaining temperature control in your home is a trouble free way to manage heating costs. Reducing the temperature of your home during the night and when you are away reduces the energy costs for heating the house. Here is a neat little video from the Home Depot on installing a programmable thermostat: 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 [...] 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 [...]
How to measure humidity in your house A hygrometer will show the relative humidity (RH) in your house. Although the RH will not be exactly the same throughout your home, one hygrometer per house is usually sufficient. You should place it where the humidity symptoms are most obvious, in the room that [...] |
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