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Cool Off Your Cooling Bill We're heading into the dog days of summer, July and August, when we'll likely fire up our air-conditioners and then wince when we open our electric bills. Here are some tips on how to reduce your cooling bills. |
AskMen.com
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How To: Winterize Your Home As energy prices soar worldwide, getting your home ready for the upcoming winter season is a smart way to save money, with the added benefit of keeping your home nice and warm during the colder half of the year. |
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Quick DIY Fixes For Air Conditioners and Ceiling Fans With the fast pace of appliance innovations -- new styles, new features, and new price tags -- it's hard to make the judgment between fixing an older appliance and ditching it for a new unit. |
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Stop Sweating That A/C Bill Small things (like changing the filter and cleaning the coil) can reduce your unit's original efficiency anywhere from 5% to 20% each year. Here are some additional tips that will help you beat the heat wave and keep your (financial) cool this summer. |
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15 Green Projects for Under $500 Hang your clothes out to dry, wrap your pipes, let worms eat your garbage. With those and our other easy, affordable ideas you can save energy, conserve resources, and make your house a less expensive place to live. |
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The DIY Smart Thermostat Controlling home thermostats can be done on the cheap |
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Popular Mechanics
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Installing a Basement Egress Window Without an egress window in case of fire, regulations simply won't allow a basement bedroom. And because this ruling is fairly recent in many parts of the country, most existing basements were not built with egress windows. Thankfully, you needn't be restricted by your original basement... |
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Intel's Latest Datacenter Discovery: Fresh Air Research project finds that air brought in from outside the datacenter is just as good as blasting the air conditioner. |
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Window Falls Prompts CPSC to Issue Warning The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers to take precautions to keep children from falling from windows. |
