How to Save Energy by Reducing Air Infiltration
Doors and Windows, Green Home, Insulation, Thinking Green, Video by Danny Lipford
Draftproofing your home reduces air infiltration which saves energy and lowers your heating and cooling bills. Steps include:
- Use a lit stick of incense to locate drafts in your home by watching where the smoke goes. This works particularly well on a windy day.
- Apply caulk and expanding foam to gaps and cracks around the perimeter of your house.
- Install foam gaskets around exterior plugs and switches
- Replace worn weather-stripping around doors and windows
- Check to see if the door sweep and threshold seal tightly at the bottom of the door.
