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How can I reduce our household electricity usage?
I want to lower my monthly electrical usage and bill….We don’t leave lights on when we’re not in a room…and I use slow flow shower heads…we have electric heat/air, water, cooking…..so how can I reduce?
THANKS FOR THE TIPS EVERYONE!
Tips for Your House
Instructions
STEP 1: Install flow restrictors or low-flow showerheads and faucets. STEP 2: Set your water heater to 120 degrees F or “low.” STEP 3: Wrap your water heater with a water heater blanket to cut down on water heating costs. STEP 4: Check for and repair any holes in your ceiling, floor, windows, walls, roof, pipes and plumbing. STEP 5: Repair dripping faucets. STEP 6: Wrap heating and cooling ducts with duct tape or mastic sealant. STEP 7: Turn off lights whenever you aren’t using them. STEP 8: Close windows when heating or cooling. STEP 9: Replace incandescent lightbulbs with fluorescent bulbs. They provide the same quality and amount of light, but fluorescent bulbs use less energy and last longer. STEP 10: Set the furnace thermostat at 68 degrees F or lower in the winter, and the air conditioner at 78 degrees or higher in the summer. STEP 11: Shut off or turn down automatic appliances when going on an extended trip. Tips for the Kitchen
Instructions
STEP 1: Use the dishwasher only when you have full loads. Set it to 140 degrees F or “normal.” STEP 2: Open the refrigerator only when necessary. STEP 3: Clean the refrigerator coils, located in the back or bottom of the refrigerator, regularly. STEP 4: Be sure to defrost refrigerators and freezers before ice buildup becomes 1/4-inch thick. STEP 5: Cook on range-top burners instead of in the oven whenever possible. STEP 6: Plan meals so that you can cook and bake several items at once. STEP 7: Preheat as little as possible. Tips for the Laundry Room
Instructions
STEP 1: Wash clothes only when you have a full load. STEP 2: Use cold water whenever possible in operating the washer. STEP 3: Clean the lint trap in the dryer after each use. STEP 4: Consider line drying laundry instead of using the dryer on warm days.
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How To Avoid Chemicals In Tap Water
Because of the chemicals in tap water, many people have started drinking bottled. But, many city governments are encouraging their citizens to drink tap water, instead of buying bottled. If you don’t know why, let me give you a brief overview of the subject.
Yes, there are chemicals in tap water and exposure to them is detrimental to your long-term health. But, chemical contaminants can be easily removed with affordable home filtration devices.
Unlike those city officials, I will not encourage anyone to drink tap water that has not been filtered at home, but I do believe that everyone needs to stop drinking so much bottled water. The affect that the bottling industry is having on our freshwater sources is huge.
You see. The industry wastes too much freshwater and our supplies are not unlimited. There have been record droughts around the world. In San Francisco, California, one of the cities that are encouraging residents to drink tap water, residents may have to ration their water usage this year, cutting back on showers and foregoing a green lawn.
The water resources in the area are at the lowest that has been seen since 1977. Cities and farms will get just about 15% of the amount that they request each year. Droughts are, of course the biggest cause, but bottling companies are partly to blame, as well.
They claim that agricultural demands require more than they do. But, agriculture is necessary. Bottled-water is NOT. Many companies don’t even remove the chemicals in tap water, before they bottle it and sell it to you.
Companies like Coca-cola, which makes Dasani, and Pepsi, which makes Aquafina, use the local publicly treated supply in whatever town their facility is located. They run it through a reverse osmosis system, which has no affect on the chemicals in tap water. People buy it by the case, thinking that it is purer, safer or better tasting than what they can get at home.
The filtration methods that are available for homeowners are much more effective than what large-scale facilities can use. With granular carbon and other filtering media, they can remove nearly all traces of the common chemical contaminants, improve the taste, and balance the mineral content, as well as the pH level. There is nothing that you can find in a bottle that is better tasting or healthier, as long as you choose the right system.
If you drink tap water that has not been filtered, you are probably consuming chlorine and chlorination byproducts referred to as THMs. You may be drinking herbicides, pesticides, lead, cysts, industrial solvents and any number of cancer-causing compounds.
The average home purifiers remove only chlorine, but not the chlorination byproducts, which is simply illogical. So, look for a device that is certified to remove chlorine AND THMs. Then drink tap water, instead of bottled, and protect our freshwater supplies. We don’t have to worry about the chemicals in tap water. We just need a good purifier.
About the Author
Derek Reeve runs an informational website that provides details of the best water purifiers. If you’re serious about improving the quality of water you use visit water purification systems for home to find the most effective, efficient and affordable products available.
Shower or Bath – what`s more water economical?..?
I used to only bathe, but my roomie talked me into showering instead, so just wondering from water conservation/usage, perspective what is more economical – a normal shower or a normal bath..which uses less water?…
Tippietoe – Thank you for your answer, but you should see Jennifer (my roomie) shower, she lets the shower run full force for like 3-5 minutes before she even steps in,..then her shower lasts for like 15 minutes or longer…so I doubt HER shower uses less water than my bath did…But I guess in an AVERAGE bath vs. shower you may be right…
A shower, by far. I vaguely recall an estimate of a 40 gallon difference.
As far as Jennifer goes, I’d be happy to join here in the shower to teach her to shower effectively in less time. On second thought, that might not work all that well. Still, you know the saying: “Save water. Shower with a friend.”
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