Energy conservation tips
Columbia Gas advises customers to practice the following conservation tips for an energy-efficient home:
- Have your furnace inspected and serviced every year by a qualified heating contractor.
- Change your furnace filter every month.
- Install a programmable thermostat, which can automatically reduce the temperature setting at night and when you are away from home.
- Turn down the temperature of your natural gas water heater to the "warm" setting, about 120 degrees.
- Insulate your water heater tank and the first 6 feet of the hot water supply line using an insulation blanket and pipe wrap.
- Insulate any hot water pipes or heating ducts that run through unheated areas such as crawl spaces and attics.
- Seal up the largest air leaks in your house, including drafty windows and doors, and holes that have been cut for pipes, chimneys and wires.
