Do Today/Do Later

[Home Energy Saver]

Heating projects you can do today:

• Maintain your current heating system properly: clean registers, baseboards, or indoor units; clean or change filters as needed.
• Get a home performance assessment.
• Look at your south walls and the surrounding landscape; consider how you can improve access to winter sun. Remove screens on south-facing windows in winter if possible.
• Install a programmable thermostat.
• Start searching for a good HVAC contractor.
• Turn down your thermostat and wear a sweater.

Heating projects that will take more time:

• Add windows and thermal mass to improve your passive-solar heating.
• Upgrade insulation and air sealing.
• If you have ducts, have them cleaned, sealed, and insulated.
• Select and install a new high-efficiency heating system.