1.   Seal those Drafts –   To find your leaks try the incense test.  Hold a lit incense stick up to all of your joints.  Where the smoke wavers, you have a leak.  After finding your leaks plug them with caulking or weather-stripping.  You can place a rolled up bath towel or a “draft snake” across the bottom of leaky doors and windows.  Simply reducing drafts can cut heating energy use from 5 to 30%, according to the US Department of Energy, which can add up to hundreds of dollars of savings.

2.  Turn down your thermostat – For every degree you lower the dial, you save between 1 and 3% of your heating bill.  How to keep warm?  Put on a sweater!  A light long-sleeved sweater is generally worth about 2 degrees in added warmth and a heavy sweater can be about 4 degrees.   Don’t forget wool socks, slippers, fleece and flannel.   Save your shorts for summer and bundle up for the winter.

3.  Upgrade your oil burner – A modern oil burner can cut your cost up to 15%.

4.  Get a heating system tune-up = It will ensure you get maximum performance from every drop of heating oil burned.  Our HVAC service department is available at 828-274-7277 for the Buncombe County area.