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Energy Performance Ratings for Windows, Doors, and Skylights

Energy Performance Ratings for Windows, Doors, and Skylights

Before you shop for energy-efficient windows, doors, and skylights, learn about energy performance ratings. | Photo courtesy of iStockphoto.com/JamesBrey.

  You can use the energy performance ratings of windows, doors, and skylights to tell you their potential for gaining and losing heat, as well as transmitting sunlight into your home.

ENERGY PERFORMANCE TESTING, CERTIFICATION, AND LABELING

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Purchasing Energy-Efficient Windows Windows connect us with the "great outdoors." They let in the light and the rays of the sun and can make even the smallest room seem bright and spacious.

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Tips: Windows

  Windows can be one of your home’s most attractive features. Windows provide views, day lighting, ventilation, and heat from the sun in the winter. Unfortunately, they can also account for 10% to 25% of your heating bill by letting heat out.

During the summer, your air conditioner must work harder to cool hot air from sunny windows. Install ENERGY STAR®-qualified windows and use curtains and…

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Moisture Control

Controlling moisture can make your home more energy-efficient, less costly to heat and cool, more comfortable, and prevent mold growth.

  Properly controlling moisture in your home will improve the effectiveness of your air sealing and insulationefforts, and these efforts in turn will help control moisture. The best strategies for controlling moisture in your home depend on your climate and how…

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Carbon Monoxide - Common Misconceptions

Carbon Monoxide – Common Misconceptions

Here are six common misconceptions which you might find interesting.

I only need to take precautions in winter…

Wrong! You still cook and heat water during the summer months.

It’s just caused by traffic pollution… Wrong! You are most at danger in your own home.

It’s just caused by gas Appliances… Wrong! All fossil fuels, Oil, Natural gas, Coal and LPG are equally dangerous.

It’s just a problem for…

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What to do if your Carbon Monoxide Detector goes off

What to do if your Carbon Monoxide Detector goes off

What to do and who to you call when your carbon monoxide detector goes into alarm?

The manufacturer of First Alert, the leading brand of carbon monoxide detectors, recommends the following if the alarm goes off:

Turn off appliances, or other sources of combustion at once.

Immediately get fresh air into the premises by opening doors and windows.

Call a qualified technicianand have the problem…

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Carbon Monoxide Safety Advice

Carbon Monoxide Safety Advice

What is carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide, or CO, is a colorless, odorless, toxic gas. It is produced by the incomplete combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. Appliances fueled with gas, oil, kerosene, or wood may produce CO. If such appliances are not installed, maintained, and used properly, CO may accumulate to dangerous and even deadly levels in cars, homes, or poorly ventilated…

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How to Insulate an Old Detached Garage

How to Insulate an Old Detached Garage

Make your old, detached garage into a more habitable place by adding insulation to help keep it cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. An insulated garage allows you to work in it in every season, and it helps keep your car from being too hot or cold when you get in. Installing insulation doesn’t require any special do-it-yourself skills, making this an ideal project for even a novice…

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