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1. Drapes
Drapes or curtains — especially lined ones — help to insulate windows and stop drafts. • Close drapes at night.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​drapes.html

2. Windows And Doors
Well-fitting storm doors will cut heat loss and prevent chilly drafts. A storm door can easily be mounted by the average homeowner, but be sure to take the measurements of the door frame before you head out to buy the door.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​windows_and_doors.html

3. Weatherstripping And Caulking
These drafts not only cost you money but can make your home unpleasant through winter. How far should you go in sealing up the house? Continue to seal, weatherstrip and caulk until you find that in quite cold weather, a light but not excessive fog or mist develops occasionally on windows on the downwind side.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​weatherstripping_and_caulking.html

4. Attached Garages
Is there a good fit on the door leading from the garage into the house? Use the draft gauge to check for drafts.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​attached_garages.html

5. Comfort
The result can be uncomfortable drafts. Many of us turn up the thermostat, blaming a chilly feeling on the furnace or the weather.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/energy_savings/​insulation/​comfort.html

6. Furnace
If thermostat is exposed to cold drafts or heat (a radiator, register, fireplace, etc.), call in heating contractor.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/household_repairs/​f/​furnace.html

7. Setting The Anticipator
Choose a spot at which air circulation is good but drafts are at a minimum. Check for heat from a variety of sources; a radiator or fireplace close by, or hot water pipes or hot air ducts inside the wall, will throw off the readings.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​energy_economics/​setting_the_anticipator.html

8. Ventilation
Good ventilation without chilling drafts on the plants, is needed summer and winter and will eliminate most of the greenhouse problems that plague the amateur.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/hobbies/​gardening/​greenhouses/​ventilation.html

9. Inside Pollution
But in the past, drafts diluted the fumes. Now pollution is trapped in the house along with the heat.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​safety_and_special_interest/​indoor_air_quality/​inside_pollution.html

10. Moving Air
The drafts are smaller, but they are still there, and now moisture is a bigger problem. So the owner adds an air vapour barrier (AVB), an aluminum or plastic skin between the insulation and the warm interior.
http://www.fun-home-projects.com/home_ownership/​safety_and_special_interest/​indoor_air_quality/​moving_air.html

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