|
Posted to alt.building.construction,alt.home.repair,misc.consumers.frugal-living
|
|
|
Doorbell always uses electricity!
terry wrote:
On Nov 23, 11:40�am, PeterD wrote:
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:40:02 -0800, "Bill"
wrote:
A neighbour (driven by a wife with virtually zero technical
appreciation) has gone all CFLs. Even for those locations where lights
are only used occasionally. Each CFL costs around $3 compared to the
25 cent el-cheapos I use and requires several manufacturing operations
involving electronic components and a very small amount of mercury.
But their electricity consumption has changed little.
Why? Because they like most here they use electrcity for heating. So
any waste heat from 'inefficient' old fashioned incandescent light
bulbs does not contribute to warming the home; likewise an
'inefficient' fridge etc. lost heat from an electric hot water tank
etc.
proper analysis:
http://www.wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=CFL_Lamps
One item that does waste heat energy is a clothes dryer; it just
chucks warm damp air outside for some 20 to 30 minutes each time it is
run. Hey must cost that out! We run ours as little as possible and
whenver weather allows dry heavy items, blankets, towels etc. on our
two cothes lines. See item on clothe line supports.
Cheers.
Way more frugal and less work too:
http://www.wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index....=Clothes_Dryer
NT
|