In 2008, my husband and I started a year long project to reduce our utility bills by what we though was a too lofty goal of 20% with cheap home improvements and new habits. We beat our original goal and reduced our electricity and natural gas our use by 32%!
We’ve kept our yearly average lower than comparable size energy efficient rated homes in our area for 10 years running and with all of the things that make life worth living: holiday lights, electronics, and toasty warm toes in the dead of winter.
So while my heating bill stayed low and the rest of the house is toasty warm (thanks in no small part to adding weather stripping like this to the bottom on my window sashes installing a programmable thermostat like this one and using it) my laundry room was always colder than the rest of the house. (Disclosure: I am including affiliate links in this post for your convenience.)
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018
How to Clean a Dryer Vent the Easy Way!
Even if you clean the link trap/screen in your dryer after every load lint can still build up in the dryer duct, vent, and end cap. Dryer lint is highly flammable (which is one the reasons why people use it to make homemade fire starters) and according to experts it doesn’t take much for accumulated dryer lint to cause a dryer fire.
Fortunately, there are easy steps to help prevent this:
Not to mention, your dryer will run more efficiently, use less energy, and lower your electric bill if it is lint free.
Fortunately, there are easy steps to help prevent this:
1. Clean the lint trap or screen after every load you put in the dryer.
2. Clean the dryer vent and dryer a few times a year.Cleaning a dryer duct is so easy! You don’t even need to take it apart!
Not to mention, your dryer will run more efficiently, use less energy, and lower your electric bill if it is lint free.
How to Clean an Electric Dryer Vent Without Taking it Apart
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