If making home improvements to address your energy use and utility bill is what you are thinking of doing, then you may be in for a surprise. The biggest energy change is not what most people think.

What is the Surprising Home Improvement That Will Save You a Bundle?

You would want to improve the energy efficiency in your home and there are a couple of reasons why you would want to. What you may realize is that we are impacting our environment and want to do your part to stop this. On the other hand, paying the ever increasing utility bills is something you just got tired of doing. You may be ready to do something but even so, you need to take a quick break before jumping in.

The biggest cost associated with energy use in their home is heating it in winter and cooling it in summer and this is what most people will automatically think. In fact, from a logical perspective, this would seem to make sense. But logical fails the test in the case of energy.

Heating your water is the biggest use of energy in your home. Try to think it through even though this may be surprising at first. Do you know how many times a day is the shower or bath cranked on? How many times a week is the dishwasher cranked on? Perhaps you have a pool. How about a Jacuzzi? Each of these energy requirements adds up very quickly, particularly hot water for showers and dishwashers. It's a good thing you can make relatively painless home improvements to address these issues.

Taking showers each day is something we all need to do, no denying that fact. To improve your shower energy use, there are a couple of basic steps you can take. First of all, get a low flow shower head. They restrict the volume of water coming out and they only cost a few bucks. Chances are, the less your water heater has to crank up if you use less hot water. Don't worry, you will not notice a difference. The next thing to consider is trying a solar water heater or a tankless system. Using a tankless water heater has advantages as well because it does not waste energy by firing up over and over during the day when you are not home even though solar works best because there are no energy requirements from your utility. Regardless of the reason, just make the change.

When it comes to dishwashers, there are two solutions. With solar water heaters, the problem can be overcome by heating the water without tapping your utility lines. If you aren't ready for that, get an energy efficient dishwasher. You are looking for a product that has an Energy Star rating. According to this rating, the dishwasher is designed to minimize energy use with a savings of at least 25 percent compared to traditional machines.

Going green is not nearly as painful as most people think. If you make small changes such as how you heat your water, can make a major difference to both the environment and your utility bill.

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