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US ONLINE AT
www.MyMassAppeal.com LATER ON
TODAY.
Seth: IT'S TIMES FOR SAVINGS
APPEAL, AND SADLY OUR LAST PART
OF PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR
WINTER.
WE'RE GOING TO LEARN ALL ABOUT
HEATING SYSTEMS.
LAURA, IT'S A PLEASURE TO HAVE
YOU HERE.
THANKS, SETH.
Seth: THE FIRST THING YOU
ALWAYS SAY IS TO UTILIZE THE
MASS SAVE PROGRAM.
HOW CAN THAT BE DONE?
YOU WANT TO START WITH AN
ASSESSMENT.
IF YOU'RE REPLACING YOUR HEATING
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE
THEY HAVE REBATES FOR PUTTING IN
AN ENERGY SUFFICIENT SYSTEM.
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THE
ASSESSMENT FIRST RATHER THAN GET
IT LATER.
Seth: WHAT DO YOU DO.
THE ASSESSOR COMES OUT TO
YOUR HOME AND LOOKS AT YOUR HOME
FROM AN ENERGY PERSPECTIVE.
IS IT INSULATEED PROPERLY?
IS IT DRAFTY.
THERE MAY BE REASONS TO REPLACE
YOUR HEATING SYSTEM THAT YOU'RE
NOT AWARE OF, AND GIVE YOU
EFFICIENCY UPDATE OF HOW YOUR
SYSTEM IS DOING.
Seth: WHAT IF PEOPLE DON'T DO
IT IF THE FALL?
WHAT IF IT BECOMES NOVEMBER,
DECEMBER, AND YOUR HEATING
SYSTEM JUST BREAKS, DO YOU HAVE
TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS?
I IMAGINE THAT THEY DON'T JUST
COME RUNNING WHEN YOU CALL THEM.
WELL, THAT IS HARD, BUT YOU
SHOULD STILL CALL MASS SAVE
FIRST AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE A HEATING EMERGENCY AND YOU
HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SYSTEM
IMMEDIATELY.
YOU NEVER KNOW THE AVAILABILITY
IN THE SCHEDULE, AND THEY COULD
HELP YOU.
Seth: AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO
USE THAT MASSIVE PROGRAM BEFORE
YOU MAKE PURCHASES.
YOU CAN GET THE REBATES AFTER
THE BREAK, THEY ALSO OFFER A
FINANCING MECHANISM CALLED THE
HEAT LOAN AND IT'S A ZERO
PERCENT INTEREST LOAN UP TO
SEVEN YEARS.
WHEN YOU FACTOR IN PUTTING IN A
MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM A LOT OF
TIMES IT MAKES YOUR LOAN PAYMENT
EQUIVALENT TO GOING OUT FOR A
BURRITO DINNER.
Seth: THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL.
IT'S NOT AN INCOME-
INCOME-ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM.
ANYONE CAN CALL FOR THE MASS
ENERGY ASSESSMENT.
YOU'RE PAYING A LITTLE BIT MORE
FOR THE STATE'S PROGRAM FOR
EFFICIENCY, SO IT'S SOMETHING
THAT YOU'RE DOING ANY WAY.
YOU MIGHT AS WELL TAKE ADVANTAG
ADVANTAGE.
Seth: YOU SHOULD UTILIZE THE
RESOURCES YOU'RE PAYING FOR.
IF THEY DECIDE THAT YOU NEED
MORE INSULATION OR AIR CEILING,
TAKING CARE OF THOSE THINGS WILL
HELP REDUCE THE LOAD THAT YOUR
HOUSE NEEDS.
YOU NEVER WANT TO LISTEN TO A
CONTRACTOR WHO DOESN'T DO
ANYTHING BUT LOOK TO REPLACE THE
EXACT SAME UNIT THAT YOU HAD 30
OR 40 YEARS AGO.
CHANCES ARE THAT YOU DON'T NEED
ONE OF THAT SIZE ANY MORE, AND
THE NEW EFFICIENCY RATINGS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT WILL GET A
SMALLER BROILER OR SMALLER
FURNACE THAT WILL DO JUST AS
WELL TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS
AND WILL LESS FUEL AND COST
LESS.
Seth: I WANT TO KEY ON ONE OF
THOSE POINTS YOU SAID EARLIER.
LAST WEEK WE WERE TALKING ABOUT
GETTING READY FOR SOLAR ENERGY.
STEP ONE, REDUCE YOUR LOAD.
CHANGE OUT AND USE NEW LIGHT
BULBS.
WHAT ARE SOME WAYS PEOPLE CAN
SAVE MONEY BEFORE THEY GET A NEW
HEATING SYSTEM?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS
THAT INSULATION AND AIR CEILING
BUT PROGRAMMABLE THERMOSTATS TO
PULL DOWN YOUR OVERALL FUEL
USAGE.
AS WELL AS YOU CAN LOOK AT
INSULATING YOUR PIPES IF YOU
HAVE A STEAM OR HOT WATER SYSTEM
OR SEALING THE DUCT WORK IF YOU
HAVE A DUCT SYSTEM FOR A
FURNACE.
YOU SHOULD BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE
CAN HAVE ASBESTOS IN OUR
BASEMENT IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE
HEATING SYSTEM.
BROILERS AND PIPING AND FURNACE
CAN HAVE ASBESTOS THAT WAS
APPLIED A VERY LONG TIME AGO.
DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE
INTERNET.
LOOK AT PICTURE OF ASBESTOS.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT
TOUCHING OR HANDLING ANYTHING
THAT COULD BE A HAZARD TO YOUR
FAMILY.
Seth: THANK YOU FOR DOING
THIS SERIES WITH US.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE I CAN