{"id":6356,"date":"2020-11-03T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T09:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=6356"},"modified":"2021-01-27T07:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:23:00","slug":"tips-for-home-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/tips-for-home-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for home efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Climate Control Experts, provider of HVAC, plumbing and indoor air quality services in&nbsp;Las Vegas&nbsp;in the US, is offering advice to residents on how to save energy during the upcoming colder months.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Adjust your thermostat:<\/strong>&nbsp;Readjusting your thermostat is a simple and effective way to save energy. Adjust it to the coolest level that is comfortable for you while you are at home. Of course, don&#8217;t set the thermostat more than five degrees cooler than the temperature you typically use or prefer because it will take an increased amount of heat to warm it back up.<\/li><li><strong>Seal drafty windows and doors:<\/strong>&nbsp;Cold air can enter your home through windows during the winter. Use a heavy-duty plastic sheet on a frame or tape a clear plastic film to the inside of the window frame to keep cold air from infiltrating your house.<\/li><li><strong>Let the sun heat your house:<\/strong>&nbsp;While away at work, open up blinds or curtains on south-facing windows to allow the sun to warm the room. Close them once you return home to trap the heat inside.<\/li><li><strong>Turn down temperature on water heater:<\/strong>&nbsp;Turn down the temperature on your water heater to the warm setting (120 degrees). This will both save energy and help prevent scalding.<\/li><li><strong>Install low-flow fixtures:<\/strong>&nbsp;Low-flow water appliances use less water than standard appliances. Over the course of a year, these appliances can save water by cutting flow by just 0.5 gallons per minute.<\/li><li><strong>Unplug electronics:<\/strong>&nbsp;It&#8217;s easy to forget and leave a device plugged in even when it isn&#8217;t being used. In most cases, electronics continue to use electricity even if it is not in use \u2013 creating unwanted energy waste.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advice to residents on how to save energy during the upcoming colder months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3430,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2433,15],"tags":[1431,1268,1384,1235,1243,1705,1720],"class_list":["post-6356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-opinions","tag-home","tag-home-care","tag-home-comfort","tag-home-decoration","tag-home-design","tag-home-tips","tag-homecare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6356"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6548,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6356\/revisions\/6548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}