If there is no draft around your windows, score 10 points. If there is a draft, score 0.
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• Check for drafts by holding the draft detector about an inch from where windows and doors meet their frames.
If there is no draft around your windows, score 10 points. If there is a draft, score 0. |
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| If there is no draft around your doors, score 5 points. If there is a draft, score 0. |
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| • If you live in an area where the temperature often falls below 30°F and you have storm windows, score 20 points. If you do not have storm windows, score 0. |
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•Test your wall insulation by taping one thermometer to an outside wall and taping another in the center of the same room
(say, to a chair back). Make sure the thermometers are at the
same height from the floor. Read the thermometers after four
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