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Winterizing your house? (pg. 2)
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
it...if you're in heat. |
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| glass |
| quote: | Originally posted by RJT
That salt is ing taxed - I wanted to get a huge bag of it so I only had to buy it once this winter. |
How much was it, I can't remember. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by glass
How much was it, I can't remember. |
6 blowjobs. |
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| glass |
| I thought my neck was sore on sunday:p |
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| Moral Hazard |
If you're looking for cheap improvements...
1) check your doors - make sure the draft stops at the bottom of each is properly set so that it forms a seel with the door jamb, if it doesn't you can probably adjust it using only a screw driver. If you cannot then go get new ones.
2) foam tape is your friend... line your door jambs with foam tape to act as a gasket on all exterior doors. if you have drafts from your windows this can help on window frames too.
3) spray foam insulation - shoot some of this in any cracks you have in your walls or window frames.
4) change your furnace filter.
5) get a programable digital thermostat, set it to lower temps for times when no one is home or when sleeping.
6) clean your ducts - greater efficiency in heating. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by Moral Hazard
5) get a programable digital thermostat, set it to lower temps for times when no one is home or when sleeping. |
i've thought about installing one of those for a while now but i'm afraid the install might be tricky since we're in an older house. i did it once before but it was right after we had remodeled our upstairs back home so everything was brand new. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
i've thought about installing one of those for a while now but i'm afraid the install might be tricky since we're in an older house. i did it once before but it was right after we had remodeled our upstairs back home so everything was brand new. |
the programmable thermostat is one of the greatest inventions evar. |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
i've thought about installing one of those for a while now but i'm afraid the install might be tricky since we're in an older house. i did it once before but it was right after we had remodeled our upstairs back home so everything was brand new. |
My house is 30 y/o, no problem at all. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
the programmable thermostat is one of the greatest inventions evar. |
i totally agree.
also, down booties. |
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| inconspicuous |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
down booties. |
sounds like some constrictive underwear. |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Originally posted by inconspicuous
sounds like some constrictive underwear. |
or as RJT likes to call them... my moon-boots. :gsmile: |
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| lücid |
| quote: | Move Furniture Away From Vents, Registers, and Radiators
This sounds like a no-brainer, but many times a red couch with lots of cat toys underneath it, chair, or bed moved during the summer stays there in winter, blocking the flow of heat into the room. This wastes money and leads to cold rooms. With a forced-air system, blocking a supply or return vent can cause a house-wide pressure imbalance that disrupts the heat flow in the whole system. |
damnit :mad: |
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