Polls
Poll questions
What kind of energy improvements have you done on your home?
If you have a ceiling fan, how many hours per day do you use it? (average summer and winter)
Have you tried LED lights in your home?
What is your experience using spray foam insulation?
How often do you use a home clothesdryer (rather than air drying)?
Do you think your home's energy efficiency influences its resale value?
Poll questions
What kind of energy improvements have you done on your home?
If you have a ceiling fan, how many hours per day do you use it? (average summer and winter)
Have you tried LED lights in your home?
What is your experience using spray foam insulation?
How often do you use a home clothesdryer (rather than air drying)?
Do you think your home's energy efficiency influences its resale value?
How many compact fluorescent lamps are installed around your home?
Did you know that things that are plugged in and turned off still use electricity?
How long is your bathroom fan on each day?
How often do you replace the filter in your furnace?
IF YOU LIVE IN A CLIMATE WITH FREEZING WINTER TEMPS, do you use electric heat tape to keep water pipes from freezing in winter?
IF YOU LIVE IN A SNOWY CLIMATE, do you use electric de-icing cables to melt snow off your roof?
Is your second fridge plugged in?
Do you look for/buy ENERGY STAR rated things?
Have you had a professional home energy audit?
Do you use a fireplace to help heat your home?
Do you program your thermostat?
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What kind of energy improvements have you done on your home?
| Zero-cost changes (e.g., turning off lights) | 0 |
| Efficient lighting | 0 |
| Install more-efficient appliances | 0 |
| More efficient heating or cooling equipment | 0 |
| Air-sealing | 0 |
| Improved ducts | 0 |
| Improved insulation | 0 |
| Solar water heating | 0 |
| Solar electric | 0 |
| Total responses | 0 |
If you have a ceiling fan, how many hours per day do you use it? (average summer and winter)
| More than 10 hours per day | 1 |
| I don't have one | 1 |
| 2-3 hours | 1 |
| 4-6 hours | 0 |
| 6-8 hours | 0 |
| 8-10 hours | 0 |
| Less than 1 hour/day | 0 |
| 1-2 hours | 0 |
| 3-4 hours | 0 |
| Total responses | 3 |
Have you tried LED lights in your home?
| Yes | 1 |
| No | 0 |
| Total responses | 1 |
What is your experience using spray foam insulation?
| Haven't used it | 0 |
| Have used it: excellent results | 0 |
| Have used it: acceptable results | 0 |
| Have used it: unacceptable results | 0 |
| Total responses | 0 |
How often do you use a home clothesdryer (rather than air drying)?
| For every load of wash | 2 |
| 9 out of 10 loads of wash | 1 |
| I always air dry | 1 |
| 8 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 7 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 6 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 5 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 4 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 3 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 2 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| 1 out of 10 loads of wash | 0 |
| Total responses | 4 |
Do you think your home's energy efficiency influences its resale value?
| Yes | 3 |
| No | 2 |
| Not sure | 0 |
| Total responses | 5 |
How many compact fluorescent lamps are installed around your home?
| More than 25 | 2 |
| 1-5 | 1 |
| 6-10 | 1 |
| None | 0 |
| 11-15 | 0 |
| 16-20 | 0 |
| 20-25 | 0 |
| Total responses | 4 |
Did you know that things that are plugged in and turned off still use electricity?
| Yes, but I still leave them plugged in. | 479 |
| Yes. I unplug things when I'm not using them. | 334 |
| No, ... really? | 151 |
| Total responses | 964 |
How long is your bathroom fan on each day?
| less than 5 minutes per day | 329 |
| 5-30 minutes | 320 |
| I don't have a bathroom fan | 182 |
| 30-60 minutes | 132 |
| more than two hours per day | 40 |
| 60-90 minutes | 38 |
| 90-120 minutes | 8 |
| Total responses | 1049 |
How often do you replace the filter in your furnace?
| Monthly | 217 |
| Every season | 182 |
| Once a year | 81 |
| Oh. Hmm. I'm supposed to change it? | 47 |
| Total responses | 527 |
IF YOU LIVE IN A CLIMATE WITH FREEZING WINTER TEMPS, do you use electric heat tape to keep water pipes from freezing in winter?
| No | 239 |
| Yes - on all year | 38 |
| Yes - on only in winter | 36 |
| Total responses | 313 |
IF YOU LIVE IN A SNOWY CLIMATE, do you use electric de-icing cables to melt snow off your roof?
| No | 246 |
| Yes - on only in winter | 42 |
| Yes - on all year | 25 |
| Total responses | 313 |
Is your second fridge plugged in?
| I only have one fridge | 323 |
| Yes | 315 |
| No | 51 |
| I'm too embarassed to say | 15 |
| Total responses | 704 |
Do you look for/buy ENERGY STAR rated things?
| Always | 181 |
| When the price is right | 96 |
| What's ENERGY STAR? | 19 |
| Total responses | 296 |
Have you had a professional home energy audit?
| No | 407 |
| Yes | 98 |
| Total responses | 505 |
Do you use a fireplace to help heat your home?
| No | 358 |
| Yes | 236 |
| Total responses | 594 |
Do you program your thermostat?
| Yes | 350 |
| I don't have a programmable thermostat | 162 |
| No (but my thermostat is programmable) | 102 |
| Total responses | 614 |
