Brass Lorraine The worldly advice from Lorraine You are currently browsing the archives for July, 2015. The Energy saving house July 15, 2015 // Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments When it comes to saving money, everyone is always looking for ways to save. The good news is that right inside your own house you will find many ways. First, take a look at your windows, check to see that they have a good tight seal to them, this can be a large energy consumption and tally on your electric bill each month, winter or summer it don’t matter, so checking the seals is a must. Secondly, take a look at your doors and windows for this one, in the daytime during the summer, look at placing the blinds down and deflecting some of that light out of the house, especially if its a room not being used at the time. You can do the same thing in the winter time, except during the winter open the blinds during the middle of the day, this is a great chance for letting heat into the house on that cold winter day. Just by placing blinds on your doors and windows, you will also notice a cut in your bill and also watching your house become more energy efficient. Next, comes to cleaning out your vents, every spring and fall you should try and get through your house and clean the vent ducts out, checking for any dust build up or anything that may cause the vents to not output right, this can add up on your bill as well especially if you have to run the AC unit or heating unit longer because of these block in the vents, by clearing these clogs you are making your house again more energy efficient. Contact complaints and reviews – Oasis Energy, for more information. Another great option for summer time to make your house more energy efficient is have your AC unit checked prior to the summer months, this allows you to make sure there is plenty of coolant in the unit, by having the right amount of coolant and no leaks, your AC will run both more efficient and less, because it will cool the house down faster and not loose the cool air to the warm outside air. Ceiling Fans, this is another huge house asset, if your house has ceiling fans turn them on in the summer, this allows the cooler air to transport down to the floors faster and also allowing your house to cool faster, again this is another good energy efficient idea. This method can also be used during the winter, you will just want to make sure that you turn your fan so that its spinning the opposite direction during the winter months. A huge energy efficient idea from the Oasis Energy – complaints and reviews that you can use an probably the best of all ideas is to control the temperature of your AC unit a good temp for the summer is around 65-70F, this will keep the house a very comfortable temp and also once your house gets to this temp and you follow some of the ideas above you should see your AC not having to run as much as it should be able to control the temp quite nicely. If you were to follow just one of the steps above you have a very good chance at seeing your house become both more energy efficient and also cheaper to heat or cool, this makes for a more eco-friendly house and also allows you to be more friendly to the environment. Simple Steps to Take Care of the Interior of Your Car July 8, 2015 // Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments Everybody does standard maintenance on their car – oil changes to keep the engine running, new tires so that you don’t slide all over the road, and even an occasional car wash. But have you ever stopped to consider how important taking care of the interior of your car can be? Whether you want to keep it forever or just be able to resell it at a premium price, a clean interior in excellent condition goes a long way towards keeping your car looking better and worth more money. Here’s a list of some simple things you can do to make the interior of your car stay looking good: Window Tinting: Often overlooked for anything other than affecting the look of a car, window tint actually has some great features that make it a worthwhile investment to preserve your investment. It helps block damaging rays from the sun, which can cause fading of dashboards, cloth seats and carpet. The sun’s rays can also cause cracking and drying of leather seats, and even other parts inside your car. How many faded dashboards have you seen? Seat Covers: Especially if you have kids or pets, seat covers are a great and inexpensive way to protect your seats from tearing or stains. Whether you have leather or cloth seats, tears are no fun to have repaired, and usually require a costly professional automotive upholstery shop. While stains may sometimes be cleaned, that’s not always guaranteed, and ugly stains will always affect your car’s value. Simply preventing both by purchasing seat covers for your vehicle is an inexpensive solution that will increase the value of your car in the long run. An added bonus to seat covers is they will also help protect your seats from being faded by the sun. Visit a professional paintless dent repair shop for more information. Steering Wheel Covers: Covering up the steering wheel is not something a lot of people think about, especially now that there are so many buttons that control so many different things there. But, especially with leather or vinyl covered steering wheels, a $10 steering wheel cover can save you a whole lot of hassle at selling time. Vinyl and leather are generally considered to be easy to care for in many ways. However, exposure to sunlight and things like rainwater that may be on your hands sometimes can make the steering wheel chip or flake over time. It’s far easier to just slip a new steering wheel cover on than to take the car into a shop to have the entire wheel replaced, especially if it is wired into many electronics on your vehicle. Cleaners and Protectants – Professional detailing shops like Westside Detail don’t use just anything they find in the cleaning aisle on cars, and neither should you! Not only will any cleaner they use be specifically formulated for cars, they will also generally apply protectants to many of your interior car parts. Different protectants may do different things. For instance, one for vinyl or plastic may be applied to your dashboard to help keep it from cracking. A different one is used on leather car seats to help keep them supple. And a different one may help prevent stains on cloth or carpet. You can find car interior specific cleaning and protecting products at your local car parts store, usually with all the things you’ll need to take care of the outside of your car. Preventing stains, fading, cracking, and tearing will help you avoid costly car interior repair and replacement. Your interior will last longer and look good. And that will pay off for you in the long run! 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