Fix it Up Friday, Window Insulator Kit

Keith Payne, North Meridian Hardware most people are spending more than $2,000 a year on utility bills.               Heating and cooling your home accounts for more than half of that. Older homes can be money pits.

Fact, houses built before 1950 use about 60% more energy per square foot than those
built since 2000.

Installing plastic around windows can save up to $27.00 per window annually.

Convective Heat Transfer: Often referred to simply as "CONVECTION"

Convection
Is the transfer of heat from one place to another by the movement of "fluids"... In this case for what we are speaking about is "Air".

Things you'll need
Measuring tape
Scissors or snap off knife
Mineral Spirits
Window Insulation Film Kit

First Step
Do not install plastic film to wallboard, plaster, veneer paneling or mahogany molding.

Second Step
Clean & Dry window molding

Third Step
Apply two sided tape.
Peel off one side and stick

Fourth Step
Measure window & unfold plastic and cut to size.

Fifth Step
Press film lightly to the tape at the top of the molding.
Make film tight to avoid wrinkles and attach to the tape at the bottom and sides.

Sixth Step
Shrink film with hair dryer.
Be sure not to let the hair dryer touch the plastic.

Seventh Step
Trim excess film.
Clean film with a damp cloth.

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