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This article will explain in great detail a number of ideas of just how you can accomplish this. Here are the biggest energy grabbers: COOLING and HEATING of your home. Insulation (including the attic) is key for avoiding a big energy loss right out the window. Use weather-stripping around the windows and doors. When there is no one at home the thermostat should be adjusted to take into consideration that the temperature in the home is less important for your comfort. Furnace filters have to be clean for maximum efficiency. If you have a fireplace, make sure the damper is very tightly shut because the chimney can suck out twenty percent of the air per hour! The water heater is another huge energy waster. Insulating the pipes is a worthwhile investment. There are tank-less water heaters on the market now. What they do is to heat the water "on demand," in other words they provide an unlimited supply of hot water whenever it would be required. There is no holding tank to waste all that energy. If one takes a shower instead of a bath, it will economize about 4-5 gallons of water. Using a dishwasher for a full load of dishes actually saves another 4-5 gallons of water, compared to washing them by hand. Repair leaking faucets! A one drip a second loss equals 2,300 gallons a year, that's a lot of water! Do the laundry using cold water; it will save a vast amount of electricity. Just use the soap designed to do cold-water washing. Do several loads in a row, (for the dryer) because a warm dryer uses less power. Around the house there are a lot of little things that you can do to cut down the electrical load. Use a microwave instead of a conventional oven. They draw less than half the power, and cook food in a quarter of the time of regular ovens. If you do use a conventional oven, turn it off 20 minutes before removing the food so that the residual heat will not be wasted, and it will keep cooking even with the oven turned-off. Resist the temptation to open the oven door to check on food, because each time you do that twenty five percent of the heat is lost each time. Replace incandescent light bulbs with long life compact fluorescent ones whenever possible. These are gigantic energy savers in the long run. Replace older appliances with efficient power saver types, especially the energy hogs like the fridge and freezer. Then keep the coils at the rear clean at all times. There are numerous ways to reduce your electric bill if you look around your house. It all really adds up. Get all family members to do their part. Be sure to learn how to check the electric meter for your positive feedback. It is a tremendous motivator to see how much you are really saving once you see results and reduce your electric bill. The Author is very interested in the technology of alternative forms of electrical production. Further info is available on my website: http://diyenergy.newagelinx.com DIY Free Energy Guide Reviews: http://reducemyelectricbill.newagelinx.com ------------------ ARTICLE END ------------------ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
