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On Jul 7, 9:06*pm, Zz Yzx wrote:
'k, got my power bill for last month: $560. *

Unacceptable.

I went to replace the weatherstripping on my metal entrace door. *It's
the kind with a saw kerf in the jamb.

Afterwards, I still see see a big gap in the lower thrid of the door.
h It's becasue the house has moved and the door jambs are not square. *

Think 'simple shear': the rectangular door opening has been deformed a
bit, so there's a 1/4" gap on the lower third of the latch side. *h
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Any ideas as to how to properly weaher strip this door?

As always, thanks a heap,

-Zz

You dont say where you are at, but, id guess the deep south where
youre running the a/c alot .

I'm in the mid south and AC runs a lot. Old house and not insulated to a
desirable level. Also old metal windows, 3 old patio doors but new entry
doors. Then there's the complete 1yr old 13 SEER AC system, including
ductwork. Electric bill very reasonable. I attribute that to new system,
daytime setting of 78, single person exit/entry and rates of
..075 (0-500 kWh) .0815 (500+ kWh).

From what I hear places like the northeast and other areas just wanna puke
at the rates I just posted.

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electri...able5_6_a.html

Its good you seal up your door but thats
going to be a drop in the bucket in your bill (electric bill im
assuming) . Your best solutions to reducing your electric bill in the
summer are ; Maximum insulation in the attic then walls / ventilate
the attic with a powered attic fan on its own thermostat / obtain a
very high efficiency cooling system and one that is properly sized for
your application and locale / cover windows to keep sun out / if
your roof is coming up for replacement...consider a Metal roof to
reduce the cooling load .