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HB McClure

HB McClure. How to save $$ on your home energy bills… a common sense approach. HB McClure. Trust, Value, Comfort…since 1914 Recognized regional leader in providing comfortable and efficient HVAC systems Long time provider of home heating oil

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HB McClure

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  1. HB McClure How to save $$ on your home energy bills… a common sense approach

  2. HB McClure • Trust, Value, Comfort…since 1914 • Recognized regional leader in providing comfortable and efficient HVAC systems • Long time provider of home heating oil • Fully staffed with service personnel for plumbing, heating, A/C, and electrical needs • Home energy consultants

  3. BEING GREEN CAN SAVE YOU SOME GREEN

  4. Energy Use in the Home

  5. Lighting and Other Appliances33% of a home’s energy use

  6. Formula for Estimating Energy Consumption This formula can estimate an appliance's energy use: (Wattage × Hours Used Per Day ÷ 1000 = Daily Kilowatt-hour (kWh) consumption (1 kilowatt (kW) = 1,000 Watts)

  7. Typical Wattages of Various Appliances • Aquarium = 50–1210 Watts • Clock radio = 10 • Coffee maker = 900–1200 • Clothes washer = 350–500 • Clothes dryer = 1800–5000 • Dishwasher = 1200–2400 • Dehumidifier = 785 • Fans • Ceiling = 65–175 • Window = 55–250 • Furnace = 750 • Whole house = 240–750 • Hair dryer = 1200–1875

  8. Continued… • Clothes iron = 1000–1800 • Microwave oven = 750–1100 • Personal computer • CPU - awake / asleep = 120 / 30 or less • Monitor - awake / asleep = 150 / 30 or less • Laptop = 50 • Refrigerator (frost-free, 16 cubic feet) = 725 • Televisions (color) • 19" = 65–110 • 27" = 113 • 36" = 133 • 53"-61" Projection = 170 • Flat screen = 120

  9. Continued… • Toaster = 800–1400 • Toaster oven = 1225 • VCR/DVD = 17–21 / 20–25 • Vacuum cleaner = 1000–1440 • Water heater (50 gallon) = 4500–5500 • Water bed (with heater, no cover) = 120–380 • Watts/hr meter- Phantom users- TVs, VCRs Cable boxes, PCs, Video games

  10. Coffee pot example Consumes 1200 watts Run time x 2 hrs Daily use 2.4 KWH Electric rate x $0.12/kwh $0.288/day $0.288/day x 365 = $105.12/year

  11. Laundry • Wash with cold water whenever possible. • Wash and dry full loads to maximize efficiency. • Don't overload dryers. • Use suds savers and front-loading washers for maximum efficiency. • Always adjust the water level to fit load size. • Clean the lint filter after each dryer cycle. • Regularly clean dryer vent.

  12. Cooking • Use your oven instead of your cook top to cut cooking costs. • Don't peek. Cooking temperatures can drop 50º every time the oven door is opened. • Use the oven's self-cleaning cycle only for big cleaning jobs. • Use small appliances such as crock pots, electric frying pans, toaster ovens, and microwave ovens

  13. Lighting • Fluorescent bulbs use 1/4 the energy of traditional incandescent bulbs and last six times longer. • Putting a lamp in the corner gives off more light than the center of a room.

  14. Consumer Choices First Cost vs. Life Cycle Costs Incandescent First Cost = $1 Energy Costs/yr = $20 Life Cycle Cost =$210 (10 years) Compact Fluorescent First Cost = $5 Energy Costs/yr = $5 Life Cycle Cost = $55 (10 years)

  15. If every American home changed 5 lights… • Each home would save $60/year • U.S. would save $6 billion/year • U.S. would save one trillion pounds of greenhouse gases • ≈ emissions of 8 million cars • ≈ output of 21 power plants

  16. Refrigeration 9% of home energy use • Test the tightness of the door seal on refrigerators and freezers. • Replace old refrigerators. • Set refrigerators at 40º F. and freezers at 0º F. • Spare refrigerators or freezers cost $100 to $200/yr to operate • Allow food to cool before refrigerating • Vacuum coils twice per year

  17. If you need a new appliance

  18. Water Heating 14% of home energy use • Insulate water pipes. can save you up to $25 annually. • Set the water temperature no higher than 120° F. • Repair dripping faucets promptly. (15 drops a minute can waste up to 48 gallons a month.) • Install water saving devices • Install a water softener • Water Heater Jackets can save you up to4-9%

  19. Heating & Cooling 44% of home energy use

  20. Programmable Thermostats Set back 3 to 7 degrees and save up to 8% or more!

  21. Clean/Replace Air Filter • For healthy indoor air • Keep dirt off blower, coils and heat exchanger • Increased performance • Save up to 10%

  22. Clear your outdoor unit • Trim back foliage 1’ to 2’ • Avoid blowing grass clippings in to unit • Spray clean with hose • Increase performance up to 8%

  23. Ventilate your attic • Un-vented attics can reach 140 degrees or more • Increases cooling load of home • Causes your system to work harder

  24. Boiler owners should consider outdoor reset controls • On a zero degree day you may need 190 degree water • Do you need 190 degree water on a 30 degree day?--NO! • Feature is included in some new boilers

  25. Tankless coils in boilers • Up to 20% savings & increased capacity if … you switch to an indirect water heater

  26. Tighten your thermal envelope • Air-sealing your home • Outlet gaskets • Weather stripping • Caulking

  27. Add Insulation

  28. Seal Ductwork • Air leaks can waste 15% or more energy

  29. How do I Know Where To Start?

  30. Shop Your Electric Provider • You have a wide range of choices for the “generation” portion of your bill. • Your current monopoly provider still will handle the billing and servicing the lines that feed your home. • We offer a choice on our website: www.hbmcclure.com

  31. Common sense visual inspection • Check for drafts and cold spots • Window & door weather stripping • Attic and crawlspace access points • Fireplace flue dampers • Pipe and wire entry points

  32. Snow—the “poor man’s infrared”

  33. SEEK Professional Help

  34. Annual equipment tune-ups • Reduce operating costs up to 20% • Extend the life of system • Reduce likelihood of emergency calls • Keep new systems operating at peak efficiency

  35. Home Energy Audit • The energy audit is a comprehensive evaluation of how your home utilizes energy. • At H.B. McClure our auditor is BPI certified and RESNET Rater trained.

  36. Home Performance with ENERGY STAR • Whole house diagnostic energy audit • Bigger jobs • Greater savings • Health & safety • Green options

  37. Energy audit vs. home energy report • Audits are a comprehensive evaluation that examines your energy bills and projects estimated cost savings from home improvements. They can project a payback analysis on upgrades. Include a re-test. • Energy reports are a “reader’s digest” version of the full audit. Less expensive but do not provide payback report.

  38. “House As a System” A building is a collection of systems that interact with each other. • Insulation • Vapor barrier integrity • Heating and cooling equipment • Duct and piping systems

  39. Air Infiltration and Ex-filtration

  40. Identifying Air Leaks ...

  41. ... And Insulation Problems

  42. Duct Sealing

  43. Mechanical System Upgrades • Maximize Federal Tax Credits • up to $5oo combined total for “qualified” HVAC systems set to expire 12/31/11 • 30% un-capped for total system costs for solar and geothermal until 12/31/16 • State Solar Rebates- up to $2,000 for most systems • Utility Rebates (PPL & First Energy)- while funding lasts • Up to $300 for Air Conditioning • Up to $400 for air-source Heat Pumps • $300 for Heat Pump Water Heaters • $217/ton for Geothermal • $50 for programmable thermostat

  44. Apricus Solar Thermal System • Lower water heating costs up to 60% • Vacuum tubes passively track the sun • Qualifies for Federal Tax Credit and State Rebate

  45. Solar PV systems

  46. Solar PV Systems • 30% federal tax credit on installed cost • PA Sunshine grants (while funding lasts) Currently @ $0.75/watt • REC (renewable energy credits) annually Currently +/- $350/Kw

  47. Geothermal Heat Pumps

  48. Efficient Heating & Cooling • Extremely Quiet • Helps w/ Domestic Water Heating • Federal Tax Credits and Utility Rebates Apply • Experienced- We’ve installed thousands of earth-coupled systems since 1974

  49. Conventional HVAC Systems • Cooling SEER up to 20.2 • Heat Pump HSPF up to 9.3 • Gas Furnace AFUE up to 98% • Dual Fuel Heat Pumps • Multi-stage equipment • Variable-speed ECM fans • Zone controls • Programmable Thermostats

  50. Fossil Fuel Boilers • Gas Boiler AFUE up to 95.85% • Oil Boiler AFUE up to 87% • Indirect Water Heating • Outdoor Reset Controls

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