Preserving the environment may well be more monetarily advantageous than you may believe. Property owners now have more choices than ever when it comes to purchasing environmentally friendly items for their houses. Not only can you assist the environment, many of these new products will actually save you cash.

For instance, low-flow toilets use less than 1.6 gallons per flush – nearly three times less fluid than typical toilets. This not only helps conserve water in general, but will decrease your water bill as well. High-efficiency toilets (HETs) use even less liquid than low-flow kinds (some less than a gallon per flush) and will save both the environment and the homeowner even more.  

Picture slicing your heating and cooling charges almost in half! If you have an outdated furnace, AC or heat pump, that’s more than 10 years old, replacing it with one of today’s Energy Star rated high-efficiency air conditioners or furnaces could reduce your heating and cooling expenses up to 40%. If you would like to save even more on gas bills, consider a ground source heat pump. Ground source heat pumps cycle water below the ground through a long network of tubes and use the earth’s geothermal temperatures to warm and cool your house. These pump systems can be set up in existing homes and come with the additional advantage of no loud, ugly outside unit to deal with like a regular AC.

If you use a water conditioner, think about buying a salt-free water conditioner. These units only run while your faucet is turned on. They also use about as much electrical energy as a 25-watt light bulb. Speaking of water, have you ever considered how much energy is forfeited by your water heater. Usually, thirty or forty gallons of water are continuously warmed up but only used occasionally. With a tankless water heater, water is only heated up when the faucet is turned on so very little power is wasted. And while that’s all great, the most significant benefit to using a tankless water heater is that you will never ever be without hot water! That’s right, take as lengthy of a shower as you like – the hot water is endless.

Hopefully, manufacturers will continue to produce products that are advantageous to both the environment and shoppers. If you’re concerned about the environment, consider purchasing one of these items when it’s time to replace an old appliance.