The INSTANT-OFF® replaces the aerator on any faucet and shuts off the water when you don’t need it. INSTANT-OFF® saves 7,500 – 15.000 gallons of water a year, stops drippy faucets and helps people who struggle to turn faucet handles. A recent scientific study proved the effectiveness of the INSTANT-OFF® to reduce the spread of germs caused by touching faucet handles.
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Warm up with wood – (check your state laws, some states do not allow new wood burning fireplaces). If you use oil or electric-baseboard heat, installing a wood-burning stove can save you a good sum of money. According to woodheat.org, a nonprofit endorsing responsibility in using wood for home heating, pre-split wood costs roughly $250 per cord, compared with $440 for the year in fuel oil (at $2.75/gallon), and those who produce their own wood can save more than $2000 annually. Hire a wood burning specialist to educate you about local regulations, evaluate the chimney requirements and recommend proper floor protection.
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What is a fixture? from the dictionary of Real Estate Terms: Improvements or personal property attached to the land so as to become part of real estate.
Bathroom fixtures include: faucets, shower heads, and toilets.
Bathroom fixtures have come a long way in the past couple of decades. Even a few years ago, most toilets used around 3.5 gallons of water each flush. Today’s high-efficiency models go as low as .8 gallons a flush, saving thousands of gallons of water. As water becomes an increasingly precious resource (at least 36 U.S. states will face water shortages by 2013), conserving it makes a bigger impact on our global community, and it is starting to pay off more in our pocketbooks.
Read more: http://www.naturalhomeandgarden.com/bathroom/efficient-bathroom-fixtures-low-flow-shower-heads-toilets-faucets-bathroom.aspx#ixzz1Vm2oOgex they also give you recommendations and price info in this article.
How will this effect value? It depends, some people have gold-plated fixtures and that may affect value but energy savings that correlate to value needs an appraiser that is certified in energy analyst to answer that question. You can contact the appraisers at www.socalappraisalserv.com if you have questions regarding conservation and its correlation to value.
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