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Housing
How can you minimize heat loss in the winter?
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To reduce heating costs, the most effective solution is to improve your home’s insulation… but that requires being able to carry out the work and set aside a certain budget for it.
Fortunately, there are a few effective and inexpensive steps that anyone can take.
Taking action
- Prevent drafts to keep cold air from entering,
- Minimize heat loss: close the shutters at night, draw the curtains over the windows (preferably thermal curtains), insulate doors leading outside,
- Create a cozy atmosphere: place rugs on the floors so your feet aren’t in direct contact with a cold surface, keep one or two throws handy on the couch…
- Wrap your hot water tank in an insulating cover: the water will cool down more slowly, so you’ll use less energy to keep it at the right temperature.
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