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Ways to save energy (info links)

If you have any info or links about ways to save energy in our homes and tanks please feel free to add to this thread.
This is something we all need to think about now and for the coming winter.
 
Here is a few things I did.
1) Insulated the first 10 feet of my hotwater heater (saves 1-2% per month).
2) Flushed out my hotwater heater.
3) Insulated and flushed my baseboard heating system.
4) Switched to a 7day programmable thermostat.
5) I use fans to cool my house and only run the AC on super hot days.
6) Added R-32 to my roof.
7) CF lights.
8) Turn off my baseboard heater pilot light during the sumer.
9) New windows.
10) Turned my hot water heater to 120 degrees (my shower is still plenty hot and my dishwasher has its own heater).
11) Filled all the cracks around my windows with spray foam.
12) Put my hotwater heater on vacation when I go on vacation.
13) Only cool the room I'm in when I do run AC
14) I don't use my oven during the summer and cook everything on the stovetop.

I should buy a jacket for my hotwater heater too.

If I think of anything else I will let you know. :D
 
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