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Have your furnace or boiler serviced annually.

Regular maintenance can reduce heating costs by up to 10%.

Rinker Oil Corporation's Service Technicians can provide a complete annual maintenance check for you affordably. There are also things you can easily do yourself.

Check the furnace filter and clean or replace it monthly. Small particles, too small to see easily, can have a significant impact on your furnace's efficiency.''

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Check out your windows.

Whether you live in a mobile home, and old farmhouse, or a brand new home, windows are a major source of winter heat loss.

Be sure your windows are well caulked. Relatively inexpensive and easy to do yourself, caulking is the most effective means of keeping out those cold drafts.

Use storm windows if you have them. If you have old windows and no storms, install tight-fitting plastic sheeting. Regardless of the age and type of your windows, use well-fitting thermal curtains, drapes, or shades. Although they are an initial investment, such window treatments usually pay for themselves in 2-3 years when they're opened (on the south side of your home) during the day to gather heat from the sun and closed at dusk.

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Turn down your thermostat & put on a sweater.

When you're home and awake, set your thermostat at a comfortable temperature, considering who's living there. (The elderly and babies or toddlers may need higher temperatures than others.) Heat your home to a temperature that's comfortable when you're wearing long sleeves & a sweater, not T-shirt temperatures.

When you're not home, and when you're sleeping, turn that thermostat down 5-10 degrees. Setting it back for 8 hours per day can save you up to 10% on your heating bill.

Programmable thermostats make this easy. If you don't have one, our Service Technicians can install one for you, and it will start saving you money immediately.

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Seal the leaks.

You can have a comprehensive energy assessment done to identify all your leaks. There are also simple things you can do yourself to determine where heat is leaking out of your home.

Check for anyplace you can see daylight and seal it with caulk or weatherstripping. Start by looking around door and window frames (easier to see in a dark basement or attic than in your living areas), but don't stop there. Look around the vent for your clothes dryer and your chimney. Check out where your electric, water, telephone, and cable lines enter the house. Look at where that water line goes outdoors for that backyard spigot. See if there are cracks in the mortar of the stone, block, or brick of your foundation.

Another easy test for a door or window you suspect isn't sealing well...shut it with a sheet of paper in it. If you can pull the paper out, you've got a big air leak.

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Insulate, insulate, insulate.

Insulating your home is the surest way to reduce your energy costs.

Many people think they're done when their attic and walls have plenty of either fiberglass or cellulose insulation, but there are lots of other places in your home you can insulate.

Install insulation around your electrical outlets, particularly those in outside walls. Do the same thing with light fixtures. You can buy small foam sheets specifically for this purpose or use fiberglass. BE SURE TO TURN OFF THE POWER BEFORE REMOVING OUTLET COVERS OR LIGHT FIXTURES, or contact an electrician to do the job for you.

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Insulate your water heater with a thermal blanket.

Water heater blankets are inexpensive to purchase, easy to install, and effective in reducing energy usage and costs. Because you use hot water year round, you'll save money 12 months of the year!

An insulated water heater can reduce the heater's energy usage by as much as 45%, and your total fuel consumption by almost 10%.

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Have your furnace or boiler serviced annually.

Regular maintenance can reduce heating costs by up to 10%.

Rinker Oil Corporation's Service Technicians can provide a complete annual maintenance check for you affordably. There are also things you can easily do yourself.

Check the furnace filter and clean or replace it monthly. Small particles, too small to see easily, can have a significant impact on your furnace's efficiency.''

Save Energy, Save Money

Check out your windows.

Whether you live in a mobile home, and old farmhouse, or a brand new home, windows are a major source of winter heat loss.

Be sure your windows are well caulked. Relatively inexpensive and easy to do yourself, caulking is the most effective means of keeping out those cold drafts.

Use storm windows if you have them. If you have old windows and no storms, install tight-fitting plastic sheeting. Regardless of the age and type of your windows, use well-fitting thermal curtains, drapes, or shades. Although they are an initial investment, such window treatments usually pay for themselves in 2-3 years when they're opened (on the south side of your home) during the day to gather heat from the sun and closed at dusk.

Save Energy, Save Money

Insulate your water heater with a thermal blanket.

Water heater blankets are inexpensive to purchase, easy to install, and effective in reducing energy usage and costs. Because you use hot water year round, you'll save money 12 months of the year!

An insulated water heater can reduce the heater's energy usage by as much as 45%, and your total fuel consumption by almost 10%.

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Turn down the thermostat on your water heater.

Water heaters are often set by the factory at 140 degrees, but most households function well at 120 degrees.

For every 10 degree temperature reduction, you can save up to 5% on your heating bill. Save money all year long!