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Insulate Window Glass with Bubble Wrap Instructions
To save energy, apply bubble wrap to your window glass. The plastic has air pockets
insulate your window glass, while allowing light to pass through. On bathroom windows
insulate the entire window as you don't need to see clearly through these windows.
On other windows, leave a strip where you can look out between the bubble wrap (see image).
Glass is a very poor insulator, you can prove this by simply touching the glass
with your finger to feel the cold. Cold glass create cold drafts, warm air inside
the home contacts the cold glass, cooling the air in the home. Circulating draft,
of cold air flow through the home, robbing the house of heat.
Apply bubble wrap instructions
To make a solution to hold the bubble wrap to the glass take one cup of white vinegar,
add two cups of hot water. Apply 10 drops of Lavender essential oil (purchased from a heath food store) optional.
Shake well and pour into a pump spray bottle.
This mixture prevents mold from developing.
Cut the bubble wrap to size, clean the glass, spray the water mixture onto the glass and apply bubble wrap
with the flat, smooth side of the bubble-wrap towards the glass. Smooth onto glass with your hand
The water vinegar mixture will cause the bubble-wrap to stick to the glass.
The bubble wrap can be removed easily at any time.
Tip
Use the left over spray to clean fridges and counter-tops.
The bubble-wrap can be left in place year round, as it help keep the heat
out on hot summer days, and keeps the heat in, on cold winter days.
Bubble wrap can be purchased at most office supply stores or places like Staples. It comes in different size rolls.
Exhaust Fans Rob Heat from the Home
Bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans work by expelling warm air from the house, cold outside air enters the home through cold air vents to the basement, to replace the inside warm air that left the home. The outside cold air entering the house is the same temperature as outside air. In winter, running a fan for an hour can entirely deplete the warm air inside the house. The furnace re-warms the air inside the house, this costs you. Run the fans for short periods of time only as needed, this saves energy costs.
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