Turning Off The Vents In Empty Rooms Is NOT Saving You Money. Do This Instead

You close the vent in the back bedroom nobody uses, then the dining room, then the basement. Why pay to heat rooms nobody sits in? My brother-in-law Dale closed seven vents to save maybe forty dollars a month, and his January bill went up eighteen. Here's where that heat really goes, three signs your closed vents are costing you, what to do with the empty room instead, and the little handle in your basement that finally fixes the one room that's always cold. I've kept the same old Ohio house warm for forty winters. 0:00 Dale closed seven vents 1:01 1. Where that heat really goes 3:07 2. Three signs your closed vents are costing you 5:34 Where we are 6:13 3. What to do with the empty room instead 9:05 4. The room that's always cold (the handle in your basement) 12:37 When to call somebody 13:37 What it all costs 14:28 Next time: staying warm at 68 How many closed vents did you find in your house? Tell me in the comments. If your furnace keeps running in short bursts with every vent open and a clean filter, have it looked at. If you ever smell something hot or burning at the furnace, turn it off at the switch and call.