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What Are The Most Eco-Friendly Ways To Heat Your Home?
No one wants to be cold, especially in their own homes, and yet the traditional methods of heating those homes can be terribly bad for the environment. Fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas are not only unsustainable, but they can cause air pollution and acid rain. They contribute to global warming, and they are messy for the planet too – just think of the aftermath of an oil spill.
So what can be done? You want to stay warm, but you don’t want to harm the planet. Is there any solution at all? In reality, there are several different solutions you can turn to. Each one will stop you from freezing, be much better for the planet, and even save you money on your heating bills. Read on to find out more.
Solar Panels
The sun’s rays are free, and they shine all the time, even on cloudy days when you might not feel their heat. Solar energy is, therefore, renewable, unlike the fossil fuels we mentioned above. Because of this, installing solar panels on your roof to harness the sun’s energy is a great idea. You can use it to heat your home (and other energy needs such as your electricity). It is therefore an ideal eco-friendly way to ensure you are comfortable and that the planet is that little bit safer.
What’s great about solar panels is that, apart from checking them over once in a while, they need barely any maintenance at all. You might need to consider pigeon proofing solar panels if you live in an area with a lot of birds, however.
Wood Burning Stoves
Older versions of wood-burning stoves were awful for the environment. They used fossil fuels to produce heat, and they expelled lots of pollutants into the air. Today, however, they are designed differently and are much more eco-friendly. Compared to older stoves, today’s are about 30 percent more efficient and produce as much as 90 percent less smoke.
If you install a wood-burning stove in the right place, you can easily heat an entire home just by using this particular item. It’s much less expensive compared to most other heating options too.
Thermal Shades
Installing thermal shades at your windows can do a lot to help keep your home warmer in the winter without having to use your heating system all the time. Plus, an added benefit is that they will help keep your home cooler in the summer months too. And of course, they look stylish.
Thermal shades work by blocking the window and ensuring that any heat in the home stays there rather than escaping. If you can also check the windows in your home for gaps and drafts and fix those issues, you’ll be making the home an even warmer one. Draft guards on your doors will finish the job completely.
Better Insulation
Just as thermal shades will help to keep the heat in your home, so too will good insulation. It’s well worth checking what you currently have, as it might be that it is old and degraded – or non-existent – and therefore will need to be replaced.
The better the insulation in your home, the less heat you’re going to lose. The more heat you can keep inside, the less energy you’ll need to burn. It all makes sense.
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