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The Green Package includes purchase and
installation of the following:
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1- COMPACT
FLOURESCENT BULBS
Fluorescents use 70% less
electricity than incandescent
bulbs. Replace your standard indoor
general-purpose bulbs with 14 or 19-Watt
daylight spiral types that imitate
sunlight (compare to 60 or 75 Watt
standards). All packages include 30
bulbs.
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2- FOAM SWITCH
INSULATOR
Light switches and electrical
outlets are a perfect way for heated or
cooled air to escape. Seal them with
these polyethylene foam gaskets that
install behind the covers. Packages
include 30 sealers.
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3- SINK FAUCET
AERATORS
Many faucets can flow water at
4-5 gallons per minute (gpm). By adding
aerators and reducing the flow to less
than 2 gpm, you’re cutting waste and
saving money, without losing water
force. Packages include 3 sink faucet
aerators.
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4- TOILET WATER USE
Cycle Diverters save 1/2 to 1-1/2
gallons of water per flush by diverting
the majority of water that would
normally travel down the toilet's
overflow tube. Water dams install in
the tank and works as a dam, by
preventing about one gallon of water per
flush from leaving the tank without loss
of head pressure. Packages based on 2
toilets per home.
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5- LOW
FLOW SHOWERS
Reduced flow massage
showerheads both save water and conserve
energy used to heat the water. This low
flow showerhead comes in 1.75 or 1.50 or
1.25gpm (gallons per minute) ratings.
Packages include product for 2 showers.
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6- SET
WATER HEATER TO 130 DEGREES
Set water heater thermostats at
130 degrees. Humans cannot
tolerate temperatures of 140F (60C) or
above without scalding. Warm
water in the range of 95-113F (35-46C)
may not kill all microorganisms.
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7- ADJUST
SPRINKLER TIMERS/HEADS
Water your landscape and NOT
the concrete. Adjusting sprinkler heads
to target grass or beds reduces the
amount of water wasted as it flows down
city sewers. Set sprinkler timers for
the type of grass in your lawn. The
irrigation needs of Bermuda, St.
Augustine and Buffalo grasses vary due
to different root growth.
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8-
WALL
SOCKET MOTIONS SENSOR
Made to save electricity with
floor lamps or other plug in devices.
This sensor simply plugs into a wall
socket and when it detects motion, it
turns on. After a period of inactivity,
the sensor automatically turns off,
stopping the electrical current and
saving energy. Packages include 3 per
house.
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9- SET
CENTRAL UNIT
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10- SMART STRIPS
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This package
includes our Green items and also offers
purchase and installation of the
following:
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11- OUTDOOR
SOLAR LIGHT
This is a powerful and
bright security floodlight fixture, with
a 12’ cable cord (for remote sunlight
access) that can be installed quickly
and easily almost anywhere. Built in
motion sensor detects persons within a
30 foot radius @ 180 degree coverage.
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12- POWER
MONITOR
Studies show that
real-time feedback can help homeowners
save 10-20 % of their energy use. This
wireless display device is vital in
educating consumers about exactly what
is causing higher electric bills.
Display mounts inside; sensor
(compatible with all North American
digital and electro-mechanical meters)
is mounted out side and ‘reads’ the
electricity for which you are charged.
Invaluable as a graphic tool to teach
children about resource cause and
effect. One per house.
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13- WATER
HEATER JACKET
Water Heater Tank Wraps
are designed to hug your water heater
tank snugly, improve insulation, prevent
heat loss and promote energy
conservation. Up to 2 per house.
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14- OCCUPANCY
SWITCH
Most useful in high
traffic rooms. With 20% of our electric
costs associated with lighting, just
remembering to turn lights off can be
very cost-effective. This infrared
occupancy sensor automatically turns
lights on when a person enters a room,
and off 30 seconds to 30 minutes after
leaving. Package includes 5 per house. |
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This package includes our
Greener items and also offers
purchase and installation of the
following:
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15- RAIN/FREEZE
SENSOR
This wireless sensor
controls your sprinklers in rainy or
freezing weather, stopping water waste
and costly repairs for frozen sprinkler
pipes. 1 Per house.
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16- SOLAR ATTIC
VENTILATOR
Good airflow in the attic
means a cooler house and less work for
your air conditioning unit. Lower your
electricity usage with this high quality
solar powered attic exhaust fan. This
one runs on solar power, doubling the
savings! 1 Per house.
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17- RADIANT
BARRIER
Much of the
heat entering your home comes through
the roof. Radiant barrier insulation is
a reflective insulation system that
offers a permanent way to reduce energy
costs by reflecting radiant heat energy
instead of trying to absorb it. This
thermal treatment works well (but
oppositely) in both summer and winter
months by keeping the heat from moving
through the barrier. Prices based on
2500 square feet - estimate of final
price given before work begins. |
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Developed by NASA to keep
astronauts from losing their body heat
in the cold vacuum of space, Super R®,
is also one of the components in the
Space Shuttle’s outer heat tiles. For
us here on the Earth, the primary
residential benefit of using radiant
barrier is in reducing air-conditioning
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Radiant Barrier FAQs |
By definition, residential
radiant barriers are materials that are
installed in homes to reduce summer heat
gain and winter heat loss thereby reduce
heating and cooling energy costs. RB is
not like insulation, which slows down or
resists heat transfer. Radiant Barriers
work by keeping radiated heat rays
out of your attic, and that lowers
cooling costs.
We install only Super R®, which is a
material with polyethylene weaving for
reinforcement. This gives a tensile
strength of over 80 pounds per inch.
Although it is simplest to install
radiant barriers directly on top of the
attic floor we, at Greener Home
Solutions, always install to your roof
rafters. While installing directly on
the attic floor will certainly cut your
energy costs and help to insulate your
home, it still falls short of insulating
your attic. In hot climates, a home’s
attic can reach 145 degrees. Almost 100%
of the homes in America have their air
conditioning ducts running through …you
guessed it…the attic. Imagine a duct
carrying 75-degree air (that you pay
utility costs to cool), suspended in a
heat zone that stays around 140 degrees
in the summer months! By staying with
the more difficult, but more effective,
practice of affixing barrier near the
roof rafters, Greener Home Solutions
does a better job at saving you money.
Details about our Radiant Barrier
package
Our trained and
experienced technicians will go into
your attic and affix Super R® Radiant
Barrier to the bottom of your roof
rafters. They will NOT cover your vents
or any existing ventilation outlets.
Get FREE CFB’s and hit your two
top energy guzzlers at once!! With the
purchase of a Radiant Barrier package
our technicians will replace your
standard indoor general-purpose bulbs
with Compact Fluorescent Bulbs.
The Energy Tax Incentives
Act of 2005 Section 25C allows for tax
credits on energy upgrades including
insulation products when purchased in
2007. You can
receive a tax credit of 10% of the cost
of material when you purchase radiant
barrier in 2007 for use in your
residence! The
maximum cumulative amount you can
receive for 2007 is $500.
The residential applications that
qualify for this credit are attics,
walls, and crawl spaces. See
Energy Star tax credits (scroll to
Home Improvements/IRS Notice2006-26.pdf)
for more info. |
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