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Tips to Reduce Your Heating Bill This Winter

1. Lower the thermostat two degrees from where you usually set it.

2. Turn the thermostat down to 60 -65 degrees when you are sleeping. The Department of Energy estimates that you can save 10 percent a year on your heating and cooling bills just by turning the thermostat down 10 to 15 percent for eight hours at nighttime.

3. Minimize the use of bathroom and kitchen fans. Did you know that in a little over an hour, a bathroom fan can suck the heated air out of the average sized house?

4. Shut the fireplace damper when the fireplace is not in use. Close to eight percent of the heat air in your home can escape when the damper is open.

5. Close the heating vents in rooms you don’t use regularly.

6. Put up drapes to add an extra layer of insulation. Keep them closed at night to retain heat and open on sunny days to let the heat in.

7. Lower the temperature on your water heater to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

8. Use less heated water by taking shorter showers and washing clothes in cold water.

9. Seal air leaks around windows and doors using caulk or weather stripping.

10. Install storm windows. If that is too costly, invest in a plastic window insulating kit sold in hardware stores.

11. Keep your heating system in good repair and clean or replace the filter regularly.

12. Insulate hot water pipes and ducts that run through unheated areas.

13. Add insulation to the attic, basement, floors and exterior walls.

14. Invest in a tankless hot water heater.

15. Upgrade your home with ENERGY STAR products.

16. Contact your utility company to schedule a home energy audit.

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	Web Link	Hits
	American Homeowners Resource Center The American Homeowners Resource Center (AHRC) was started in 1990 by a small group of California homeowners who lived in homeowner associations. They did so because of the corruption and crookedness that they found in their homeowner associations.	193
	Citizens for Constitutional Local Government Citizens for Constitutional Local Government doesn't want "private governments" in our homes. We want to restore the rights of citizens living in homeowners associations across the country.	102
	Clark Howard, TV Reporter, WSB Channel 2 Action News If you live in a restricted neighborhood, you may have a homeowner's association. Sometimes these organizations are great and sometimes they can cause major problems for you. He tells you what you didn't know during his "Consumer Reports" segments.	96
	Constitution of the State of Georgia Constitution of the State of Georgia, Ratified General Election, November 2, 1982; Governor's Proclamation, March 1,1983. Effective, July 1,1983.	157
	Constitutional Rights Foundation Constitutional Rights Foundation (CRF) is a non-profit, non-partisan, community-based organization dedicated to educate people about the importance of civic participation in a democratic society.	85
	Community Associations Network A resource center for those who live in, govern or work with condominium, homeowner and property owner associations.	123
	Georgia Homeowner News The Georgia Homeowner Association News is an interactive networking and self publishing news website for Georgia homeowners to share news afffecting their homes.	158
	HOATalk.com Meet the leaders and volunteers of other associations. Discuss issues and share ideas, via their online discussion forum (Note: you must register to access the discussion forums). HOATalk.com has over 2,900 members, hundreds of discussion topics & ne	120
	HomeownerNet.com Current news that relates to the homeowner from around the Web.	95
	HousingZone.com HousingZone.com serves the home building and remodeling industries, offering original content, daily news updates, weekly newsletters and more.	74
	Robert\'s Rules Of Order \| Quick Reference Provides common rules and procedures for deliberation and debate in order to place the whole membership on the same footing and speaking the same language.	118
	The Official Robert\'s Rules Of Order Web Site Robert's Rules of Order is America's foremost guide to parliamentary procedure. It is used by more professional associations, fraternal organizations, and local governments than any other authority.	117