Ways To Save on Home Energy

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Are you looking for some no cost or low cost ways to reduce your energy expenses?  Now is an excellent time to make a few changes to reduce your energy bills as well as helping to conserve our natural resources.

One way to monitor your home’s energy efficiency is by using a Thermal Leak Detector.  You just scan across the area you want to inspect and the light changes to red for warmer spots and blue for cooler spots, detecting air leaks.  An efficient home will stay warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. Soil Conservation Technician Serge Koenig noted, "I was able to find cold air leaking into our house through areas around our windows, doors, and sill plates.  There is no easier method of finding these small air leaks than using this thermal leak detector.  The air leaks were increasing our home energy use and reducing comfort.  The air leaks can be addressed with insulation, caulking, and installing new gaskets."

A Thermal Leak Detector is available for loan free of charge from the Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Department.  You may contact the Conservation, Planning, and Zoning Department at 355-4839 or ppohle@co.sauk.wi.us for more information on how to check out the Thermal Leak Detector.