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What homeowners can do to keep their electric bill down
What homeowners can do to keep their electric bill down By Courtney Klosterman, Home Insights Expert at Hippo, the home insurance group focused on proactive protection Regular maintenance and upkeep of your home’s critical appliances and systems can help with system efficiency to reduce energy use, and your electric bill, during extreme weather conditions. A recent survey from Hippo found that of U.S. homeowners who plan to do spring cleaning this year, less than half are planning on doing key appliance (43%), structural (38%), and systems (26%) preventative maintenance. Here are some key maintenance projects for keeping your home’s systems running smoothly and your electric bill down: Service HVAC systems…
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Knowing the conditions that favor mold growth would help to draw plans for preventing it
Mold is the most dreaded four-letter word that is a significant health concern for homeowners. You would hardly find any home that is free from cavities because the stubborn intruder finds safe refuge in air ducts of HVAC systems. Although it might be easy for homeowners to remove molds from visible areas like kitchens and bathrooms, they would find it tough to clean air ducts. It may appear that mold removal is not at all difficult but when you consider the location of air ducts things could become quite complicated. Accessing air ducts becomes an issue because the pipes pass through such places that are not easy to reach. Moreover,…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
