Heating bills too high? Here’s the best thermostat setting for cold weather if you want to save on your heating bill. Your natural gas furnace is the biggest consumer of gas in your home, more than your other appliances combined. Managing your home temperature can cut costs from your bill.
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How to Maintain Your Gas Water Heater (And Avoid High Gas Bills)
Water heater maintenance is an important step to keep your natural gas bill under control. Although heaters that run on natural gas use less energy and are more cost-effective than electric water heaters, they aren’t necessarily problem-free. High gas bills could still be a concern if you don’t maintain your water heater properly.
Water heaters account for approximately 17% of your total household energy expenditure, according to Energy.gov. That’s why it’s important to understand how gas water heaters work and how to maintain them.
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Carbon Monoxide in your Home – Natural Gas Safety
Carbon monoxide (CO) is also known as “the silent killer.” Colorless and odorless, carbon monoxide causes the most non-drug accidental poisoning deaths in the US, according to the CDC.
Here’s a primer on carbon monoxide and how to detect and avoid CO issues with the natural gas appliances in your home.
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What is the Difference Between a CCF, MCF, and Therms?
CCF, MCF and Therms are all ways of measuring natural gas. Here’s how to understand the difference between them, how to convert to each type of unit, and why it matters when shopping for natural gas.
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Moving? How to Set Up Natural Gas Service
Moving? Natural gas is just one of the utilities you’ll need to handle when you move. And how you handle that varies by state and utility market. Here’s how to set up new natural gas service when you are moving in Georgia, Ohio or Michigan. (Bonus: we’ll tell you how to set up electricity service in Ohio.)
Renter’s Guide to Shopping Cheap Natural Gas Plans
When it comes to apartment natural gas bills or natural gas in your rental home, there are only a few things you can control. Your landlord has chosen the furnace and other appliances in your building, so replacement for more efficient models is out of the question.
But, you can focus on the two things you can control. First, your choice of natural gas supplier, to get a low rate. And second, your natural gas usage, to keep your bill low. Here’s information on both.
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9 Ways to Lower Your Natural Gas Heating Bill This Winter.
It’s a common question — how to reduce your gas bill, and especially, how to lower your gas bill in the winter.
If you heat your home with natural gas, you’re using one of the most efficient methods of heating your home. And you aren’t alone. Over 48% of American homes use natural gas as their primary heating source. But that’s not much help when you get that whopping winter natural gas bill.
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Natural Gas Grills vs. Propane Grills
You’re all ready for an outdoor party and barbecue. Maybe it’s even a summer pool party. You went to the pool supply store, got the pool cleaner and the pool light set up. You have the mosquito net tent on the patio, the citronella candles and the sun tea getting ready. But when you go to light your outdoor grill…
Oops! Forgot to buy the propane!
That’s why we like natural gas grills instead.
How To Care for Your Home’s Natural Gas Appliances After a Flood
Dealing with your home’s damage after a flood can be an exhausting job.
After a hurricane, storm surge, or tropical storm, recovery and rebuilding can seem like an endless task. The job of taking care of your home and salvaging everything possible is important, but it’s even more important to make sure that you and your family are safe.
It’s crucial that you follow safety guidelines when recovering and renewing your natural gas systems after any type of flood.
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How to Shop for Natural Gas in Georgia
It’s easy to switch your natural gas supplier in Georgia, with no change to your reliability or safety.
In this article, you’ll learn how to choose a natural gas supplier, and how switching to a competitive natural gas supplier can save money and give you price certainty.