Efficiency Products

Here are a few products that we have used and liked that help with energy and water efficiency. Clicking on the links will take you to Amazon.com, AM Conservation, or efi.org to purchase them. If you’ve tried any of these products, and do not like them, please let us know so we can consider removing them from this list.
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Windows and Doors
Fireplaces
Lighting
Power and Appliances
Water
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Windows and Doors

Windows

Rope Caulk – 30’ Roll

M-D Weather Stripping - 17’ roll

Window Pulley Caps

Doors

Hampton Direct Twin Draft Guard®

Weather Stripping

Door Bottoms and Thresholds

Caulks and Foams

DAP Low Expansion Foam

DAP High-Expansion Foam

DAP Fireblock Foam

M-D Rope Caulk – 30’ roll

Fireplaces

Chimney Balloon™ (Follow the link and click on ‘Air Sealing/Insulation’ and 'Chimney Air Sealing' to select a Chimney Balloon by size)

Lighting

Compact Flourescent Bulbs (CFLs)

The selection of bulb type depends on what you need. The number of lumens indicates how bright the light is and the Std. Incand. Equivalent tells you the wattage of incandescent bulb that would give you the same amount of light. (e.g. a 14W CFL produces the same amount of light as a 60W incandescent…and lasts more than 5 times longer!) Check out the bulbs by category below:

CFL Spirals

CFL Globes (for bathrooms)

Incandescent-shaped CFL Bulbs

Halogen-replacement CFL Bulbs

Torpedo-shaped CFL Bulbs

Dimmable CFL Bulbs

CFL Flood Bulbs

LEDs

The selection of bulb type depends on what you need. The number of lumens indicates how bright the light is and the efficacy number tells you how much brightness you’re getting for electricity used. (Follow this link and click on ‘Light Bulbs’ to find a selection of LEDs)

Also check out these specialty bulbs:

LED Nightlight

Large LED Flashlight

Small LED Flashlight

Timers and Motion Sensors

Aube 7-Day Programmable Timer

Sunforce Solar Motion Light

In-socket Motion Sensor

Power and Appliances

Powerstrips

These energy-saving powerstrips totally shut off power to appliances when not in use saving electricity and money lost to vampire power (like that little light on your DVD player or cell phone charger).

Smartstrip – Large

Smartstrip – Regular

Power Monitors

Kill-A-Watt (shows you how much energy each of your appliances use)

Power Cost Monitor (tracks whole house energy use in real-time)

TED The Energy Detective (tracks whole house energy use in real-time)

Outlet Covers

Safe Plate (easily sliding covers for electrical outlets that also block drafts)

Foam Gasket Covers (foam backing for outlets that blocks drafts)

Water

Low-flow Showerheads

Low-flow shower heads now can cut water use without substantially decreasing water pressure. Pick whatever best suits your needs and look at the gpm (gallons per minute) number for water savings.

2.0 gpm flow saves 1,825 gallons of water per year
1.75 gpm flow saves 2,737 gallons of water per year
1.5 gpm flow saves 3,650 gallons of water per year

Click here for a selection of showerheads

Faucet Aerators

For bathroom sinks, we recommend picking the lowest possible gpm aerator. For kitchen sinks, we recommend that you don’t go under 1.5 if not 2. This is because at 0.5 gpm it would take over a minute to fill up a pot enough to make pasta.

Follow this link, and click on ‘Water: Faucet Aerators’ for a selection of aerators

Hot Water Saving Products

Water Pipe Insulation

Water Heater Blanket (for older electric water heaters)

Lady Bug Showerhead Adapter (for houses with slow-heating water)

Sink Pedals

Columbia Sinks Single Knee Pedal Valve

Columbia Sinks Long Single Foot Pedal Valve

Rain Barrels

Deluxe Rain Barrel with Screen Lid - 55-Gallon