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- This questionnaire is around 30
- questions long and will ask you
- about your home and the way your
- household consumes energy.
- Be as accurate as you can when
- answering the questions. If you do
- not know the exact answer to a
- question make the best possible
- guess. Keep in mind that the more
- accurate your responses are, the
- more beneficial the energy
- improvement suggestions will be.
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- Note - Some questions may be
- skipped depending on your answers.
- What temperature do you set your
- thermostat at during the summer?
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- Enter the temperature in degrees
- Fahrenheit, then tap the enter
- key.
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- The enter key looks like this.
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- What temperature do you set your
- thermostat at during the winter?
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- Enter the temperature in degrees
- Fahrenheit, then tap the enter
- key.
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- The enter key looks like this.
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- ─┘
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- During the winter do you set your
- thermostat to a lower temperature
- at night?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- How many trees or shrubs do you have
- planted around your house to form a
- windbreak or shade screen?
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- A - Several trees or shrubs.
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- B - A few trees or shrubs.
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- C - No trees or shrubs.
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- Do you have drapes or shades that
- you can open or close on all of
- your windows?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- How well do the draperies fit over
- the windows in your home? Do they
- have an insulating lining?
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- A - Well fitted with lining.
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- B - Well fitted with no lining.
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- C - Poorly fitted with lining.
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- D - Poorly fitted with no lining.
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- Do you feel a draft around any of
- the doors or windows in your home?
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- A - All doors and windows are well
- sealed.
- B - One or two doors or windows
- have minor drafts.
- C - Many of the windows or doors
- have drafts.
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- When the temperature permits, do you
- use windows for natural air
- ventilation rather than turning on
- the fan or air conditioner?
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- A - Often use natural ventilation.
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- B - Seldom use natural ventilation.
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- C - Never use natural ventilation.
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- Do you know the R value of the
- insulation in your attic?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- What is the R value of the
- insulation in your attic?
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- A - R 20 to R 40 insulation
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- B - R 14 to R 19 insulation
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- C - R 6 to R 13 insulation
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- D - None to R 5 insulation
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- Do you know the R value of the
- insulation in your walls?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- What is the R value of the
- insulation in your walls?
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- A - R 14 to R 20
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- B - R 9 to R 13
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- C - R 4 to R 8
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- D - none to R 3
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- Do you have an evaporative cooler or
- an air conditioner?
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- A - Air Conditioner.
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- B - Evaporative Cooler.
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- C - Both.
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- D - Neither (do not need cooling).
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- How often to you change your air
- conditioner's filter?
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- A - Every month.
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- B - Every two to three months.
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- C - Every year.
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- Is the outside compressor for your
- air conditioner shaded from the sun?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Is your hot water equipped with an
- extra insulating blanket?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- At what temperature is your hot
- water heater set?
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- A - Don't Know
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- B - Over 120 degrees F.
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- C - At or below 120 degrees F.
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- Do you have a solar hot water
- heating system?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do your family members take short
- showers or use small amounts of
- water for tub baths?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you have a fireplace?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Does your fireplace have glass
- doors?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you keep the damper closed on
- your fire place when it is not in
- regular use?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you cover your pots and pans
- while you are cooking?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you ever broil or toast food
- with the oven door open?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you have a toaster or toaster
- oven for cooking small meals?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you have a Microwave oven?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you have a dishwasher?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- When do you start your dishwasher?
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- A - After every meal.
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- B - Once a Day.
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- C - Only with a full load of dishes.
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- D - Usually wash dishes by hand.
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- Which drying cycle do you use
- on your dishwasher?
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- A - Air dry.
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- B - Heat dry.
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- Do you have a washing machine?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- Do you only wash full loads of
- laundry?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- What temperature do you usually use
- when washing your clothes?
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- A - Hot water.
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- B - Warm water.
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- C - Cold water.
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- Is the door seal on your
- refrigerator in good condition?
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- Answer Y for Yes
- or N for No
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- When you open the refrigerator
- you do which of the following?
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- A - Get several items at once so
- you won't have to go back.
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- B - Get one item at a time and
- make several trips.
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- C - Stand there with the door open
- until you can decide what to
- eat.
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