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You may think cranking up the heat in your house to warm that chilly room downstairs is the easiest thing to do – but it’s actually very inefficient! This morning I talked to Rob Elgas on NBC5 Chicago about keeping your house comfortable during those cold, winter days. Here are the products I featured that might come in handy for you:
1. Pelonis Portable Electric Furnace ($24.99)
2. Life Smart Infrared Quartz Heater ($249)
3. Homedics Portable Humidifier ($19.99)
4. Air-O-Swiss Warm and Cool Mist Ultrasonic Humidifier ($159)
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I love how government works. Back in 2007 a law was passed that effectively would eliminate traditional incandescent light bulbs from being sold in the US. A part of that law was supposed to take effect on January 1st 2012 when the 100 watt light bulb was to be eliminated from store shelves. Well, now it’s on hold. While I am of the mindset that you should be able to buy whatever kind of light bulb you want. I am also a big proponent of higher efficiency light bulbs that are available, affordable, and will just plain save you money each and every day.
As Annie one said “It’s a hard knock life!” Do your water pipes knock when you shut off the faucets? The problem could be not enough air in the water lines; you can remedy this with these simple steps:
1. Shut off the main valve in your home.
2. Open up all the faucets and flush all the commodes.
3. Once all the water drains out turn the faucets off. Then slowly turn on the main valve.
There will be some sediment that will get loosened up so unscrew the screens from the faucets and clean those out. Do not be surprised when the water spits and sputter a bit when you turn things back on. But with new air in the compression chambers, that knocking will be a thing of the past.
