How to Keep your Utilities Cost to the Minimum

A lot of people painfully pay huge utility costs every month. These expenses may prove to be very hard to gulp for one who is facing budget problems. According to surveys’ reports, it’s proven that maximum cost of utilities is generated due to heating and cooling appliances.

Following are some guidelines which can actually help you in minimize your utilities costs:

1. COAT THE ATTIC PROPERLY

If we’re willing to know what Attic is, then, as per the U.S. Department of Energy (USDE), the attic is where most of your home’s heat escapes to. The reason to the heat release is that some homes do not have proper isolation to prevent the heat within the home and thus it drifts out. The best way to insulate the loft is to use fiberglass.

2. ASSIGN WEATHER-PROOFING

Weather Proofing is the easiest way to implement to keep your utilities’ cost low. To weather proof your house, you need to perform weather-stripping.  After applying weather-stripping, you will be able to stop rainwater and cool breeze entering your home as well as barring inside energy to escape.

3. SHIELD YOUR WINDOWS AND SWITCH BOARDS

It is the most basic and not so seen factor in homes. But it should be considered in order to make the utilities’ cost minimum. It is very essential to insulate the windows, outlets and switch boards properly to avoid air leaks.

4. START USING A PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTAT

Thermostat comes with a detailed manual explaining each and everything from installation to working. You can save approx. 10% by using it. You can program this thermostat according to your convenience. When you won’t be at home, this thermostat will make maintain the temperature of your home according to requirement. It is the most intelligent way to reduce utilities’ cost.

5. FURNISH A SMALL AND LOW-FLOW SHOWER

A small and low- flow shower will not only help you in saving water but also save a considerable part of your money. Then automatically your water consumption rate will be reduced.

6. USE INSULATED WATER HEATER

Using an insulated water heater can heat up your water more efficiently simply by shielding your hot water tank. This is another easy implementation which can pay off big over the long run.

7. AVOID USING DISHWASHER

Try to use dishwasher as minimum as possible. It will help you measurably in reducing your utilities’ cost. You just need to buy and dry clothes on your own.

8. COOK SMARTLY

You should try to reduce your dependability on oven because it takes a fair amount of electricity and energy to heat up the oven. In case you’re cooking something small, then you can comfortably use toaster to do so.

Act smart and conveniently reduce your utilities cost to minimum by introducing these small alterations in your lifestyle.