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…you'll keep warm air in and cold air out, ensuring a lower energy…
…adjacent to the garage and the outside. Stop cold air infiltration from electric outlets…
…faucets and any other gaps on the outside of your house. Use it around…

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…possible with new energy-efficient models that help block out cold air. If replacing windows is too expensive, you can make single…
…fluctuate how high the furnace fires depending on the temperature outside. A mild, 40-degree day may call for a furnace to fire only…

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…cools your hand. On the outside of your house, inspect all…
…auditor first examines the outside of the home to determine the…
…pressure inside. The higher outside air pressure then flows in…
…uncomfortable drafts caused by cold air leaking in from the outdoors…

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…because it is lighter than cold air, which sinks. This is why…
…must be insulated from the outside temperature. If it's not…
…ground, or in contact with outside air whose temperature is lower…
…the wall's dark-colored outside surface and stored in the wall…

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…Tests have shown that far more cold air infiltration and heat loss…
…blocks drafts of hot or cold outside air caused by winds and pressure…
…differences between the inside and outside of the house that reduce your…
…is often wrapped around the outside walls before installing the…

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…Association 9. Schedule a blower-door test. It s difficult to know just where those holes and cracks are that are letting cold air intrude in winter. Hire a certified Home Energy Rater to perform a blower door test and then follow the detailed recommendations…

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… Got shutters? Use them. If you don t, install them. They re the easiest way to keep hot air inside in the winter and cold air inside in the summer. We open up the window treatments so on warm sunny days we help to heat the house, says Ingram. …

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