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| “A typical home in this
country requires about one acre of forest to build and
generates roughly 4 pounds of waste per square foot.
Manufacturing the cement for the 55 yards of concrete
in a foundation generates over 20,000 pounds of CO2
emissions. In 1990, American households consumed 110
billion dollars worth of energy alone… Environmental
efficiency will soon no longer be an option.”
- From City of Aspen/Pitkin County Efficient
Building Program Resource Guide, 2003 |
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What is Ener-g-lectual? It means Flue Sentinel is smart about
energy use and better for the environment.
By installing Flue Sentinel, you can feel
great about making a smart choice for the environment. You
will be conserving energy and saving money –perhaps as much
as 30 percent on your home’s heating and air-conditioning
bills.
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The automatic power open and close of the Flue
Sentinel damper improves the heat efficiency of your fireplace,
keeping more heat in the home in winter and keeping warm air
out in summer. |
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Conserving energy helps protect our environment.
You’re doing your part for the environment by installing
an eco-friendly product in your home to prevent excessive combustion
byproducts from entering the atmosphere (because your furnace
and air conditioning run less with Flue Sentinel). |
Flue Sentinel will become the new standard for homes with gas
fireplaces.
In many cities across America, the building
industry is just one of many being asked to utilize resources more
efficiently. Builders are now being required to create alternative
construction methods that make homes more efficient, that use more
recycled products and produce less waste.
In many states today, manual dampers for gas fireplaces are now
required by law to be removed. For new home construction and existing
homes, most regulations require that the damper be permanently locked
in the open position. As a result of these regulations, you have
a permanent “hole” in your house.
Flue Sentinel was created with these needs
in mind. As the quote above states very simply, environmental efficiency
will soon no longer be an option.
Many counties and municipalities have building programs
in place that either require, or give credit, for the construction
of new or remodeled energy efficient homes. Please contact
Flue Sentinel for details.
Flue Sentinel may help you avoid being caught by the new “luxury
taxes” some counties are applying to higher-than-average energy
usage in home heating and air-conditioning.
| Air
Leakage Comparison |
| When your gas log fireplace is not in use: |
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Up to 30% of home’s air is
lost (leakage). |
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No air leakage.
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