This week, we have been talking about ways to help lower your heating cost. I wanted to share a product that I have been using for a couple of years. It is called the Water Eater™ and it has more than one function. The main function it is sold for it to absorb moisture around windows and doors. It also works great for blocking drafts in older houses.
In the small town I live in, most of the houses are 50 to 75 years old. A lot happens to a house after that long. Gaps start appearing around windows and doors. Sometimes it is impossible to close all the gaps. You can just about see your heating dollars blowing out of those cracks.
Purchasing and installing weather stripping can help but the Water Eater™ takes no tools or any know how to use. Just put it in the windowsill and let it do the job. They help to take the moisture out of the air around it. I have no idea how it works but it does work. I purchased mine from Improvementscatalog.com and though they may seem a little pricey they make up for it in the long run. Cheaper heating bills and not having to repaint my windows almost every year from the water damage associated with condensation has made it all worth the money I spent.
Have you had really good luck with a product or really bad luck? We would like to know. Leave us a comment or e-mail us at tightenyourbelt@gmail.com
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