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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
I agree. While I didn't go as far as you did, I did invest in some serious weather-proofing for all the windows as well as some better insulation on a wall that gets pelted by cold wind in the Winter. The result was a 20% drop in heating this year, which is a lot considering this was one of the coldest Winters we've had in Chicago in a long time.
Also added two ceiling fans which I run in the Summer which surprisingly cut my cooling down by about 10% last summer.
All in all this will pay for itself and then some by the end of this year.
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I forgot one other detail on all those upgrades.... I got back about $3500 from government programs. :D
The government of Canada has some "Eco-Green" program that pays a % of your insulating materials, as does Manitoba Hydro.
I tell you, people who are resisting this green thing are so missing out.