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One of the biggest users is an electric hot water heater. You can reduce
this by placing it on a timer and taking showers every other day rather than every day. (get a 7 day 240 V timer - link below) So on "shower days", set it to make enough hot water for your shower and to go on (then off) just before your shower. Only warm (not hot) water will be left in the tank after your shower and this will be sufficient for hand washing for the entire day. (If you have a bunch of teenage girls in your home, this will of course not work.) On "non-shower days", set it to run for about 5 minutes in the morning. This will make warm (not hot) water for the days hand washing. Basically you are producing hot water for showers, but only warm water for everything else. If your hot water is 30% of your bill and you are cutting down on water heating by half or more, this could be a BIG savings on your electric bill. Also place electronic stuff like TV, microwave, stereo, etc. on a switch. These things use electricity when not on. Turn off power to these things when not in use. Heating/air conditioning costs can be reduced by adding insulation and replacing your windows with energy star double pane windows. Close off rooms which are not used, install heavy drapes on windows. Also post to misc.consumers.frugal-living (This group can give you all sorts of money saving ideas...) One model of water heater timer... (Search for water heater timer) http://www.energyautomationinc.com/ti040.shtml Energy Star Web Site... http://www.energystar.gov/ |
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