A few simple tips can save you dollars...

1. Set your thermostat as low as is comfortable. Keep the temperature fairly constant, as frequent changes will utilize more energy by causing unnecessary cycling on and off. Setting back the temperature at night, and during the day if no one is home, is recommended.
   
   
2. Clean or replace furnace filters once a month or as needed.
   
   
3. Flush Steam boilers a least once a week, more often if possible. This prevents failure of the low water cut off which is a safety that prevents the boiler from operating with out water.
   
   
4. Clean warm-air registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators as needed; make sure that they are not blocked by furniture, carpeting, or drapes.
   
   
5. Keep draperies and shades on south-facing windows open during the heating season to allow sunlight to enter your home; close them at night to reduce the chill from cold windows.
   
   
6. Use kitchen, bath, and other ventilating fans wisely. Turn these fans off as soon as they are no longer needed, In about 1 hour, these fans can pull out a houseful of warmed or cooled air.
   They can also pull dangerous combustion gasses into the house in some situations.
   
   
7. Check your ducts for leaks. First look for sections that should be joined but have separated and then look for obvious holes.