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tom harry on Power Saver 5000 Reduce Electricity Bills

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:11:26 +0000

Power Saver 5000 improves the power factor close to 1.0 minimizing the waste of electricity and reduces your electricity bills by 25% to 35%. The ideal Power Factor rating is 1.0, but electricity wastage scales it down by more than 20%.
The usage of motors, like Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Washers & Dryers, Freezers, Dishwashers, Vacuum Cleaners, Blowers, Ceiling Fans, Exhaust Fans use heavy inductive currents for a short span of time to enable them to run.

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markfox on Multiple refrigerators

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:58:11 +0000

I bet you have so many foods at your fridge! But please check this article I read. Moving appliances in your kitchen isn’t all that different from moving furniture in your living room, save for the fact that in the kitchen, you’ll scratch the heck out of tile or fake linoleum if you aren’t careful. Assuming you’re in a money-saving, do-it-yourself frame of mind, here are some tips for performing the difficult home improvement task of moving appliances without destroying the floor.

markfox on Fridge savings

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:05:42 +0000

For me it is up to it's brand. How you use it is factor also but it all depends on the brand. After moving some place brand new, being late on your initial utility bill is pretty bad. It sets the pace for the rest of the cash. You may end up with a two hundred dollar bill instead of the fifty dollars you were used to.

sarahb84 on Learning to shut down your PC

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:44:43 +0000

I actually ended up automating the power supply of the computers and servers of my office by installing some smart power strips. You can find these under $70 at Amazon just search PwrUSB. If your work on your PC, lets say, from 9-5, you can setup this power strip to turn on the computers at 8:45 AM and auto-shutdown at 5:15 PM during weekdays or however you want to schedule the power strip's calendar to do so.

There are few others like BBSB but I found PwrUSB to be the easiest and cheapest solution for automating power supply for computers, lights, media appliances or actually anything that runs on electricity. There are like four version of this product with unique feature sets for various day-to-day use. Check out their website at pwrusb.com - I guess you can order directly from there as well.

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Avi on Save Energy Consumption of the Televisions

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:36:15 +0000

A modern big TV or Television takes a considerable amount of power. Follow the instructions to save power while using the TV. Thus you can save energy at home and reduce your bills

1) Big Screen TV’s are more power hungry. It would be better to use a 30 or 32 “LCD than a 55”.

2) After switching the TV off do not forget to unplug it. While connected to the power source the switched off TV set also always draws a little power.

3) Try to watch TV together. In this way the only one television set will be on most of the time reducing electricity bill.

4) Reduce the brightness of your TV set. It will lower its energy consumption.

Avi on CFL versus other bulbs

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:27:36 +0000

scotts_mann said:I've always been told that the best way to save electricity is by using compact fluroescent lights bulbs. But now someone told me that LED lights are up and coming. Still I think they are both better than the normal bulbs...right?

LED is the future. An LED bulb is almost 90% efficeint than tradional incadesent bulbs.

JGreenwood on Home Air Leaks

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:54:14 +0000

Meant to add more, but accidently hit post. Window tinting is great for that and blocks out most of the sun's UV rays from making the room less than tolerable, unless you have a sunroom, in which case it's probably moot to make those windows a darker shade. Also, another point of reference for air leaks is up in the attic. For those who attic insulation, all the cold or hot air locked up there will find its way down inside your home faster.

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JGreenwood on Home Air Leaks

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:46:23 +0000

Great point about hidden air leaks. I remember seeing tiny cracks in the window sill that most likely were made from bugs (not termites, thankfully) and passed out through whichever hole in the siding was visible. It's hard to say how much of this dinged my bills when the outside temps were bearable, but I can honestly say they made the winter and summer months brutal on the ol' electric bill. After I patched those up, I had to install new window pane film to the looser parts of some of my windows frames. Remember, the thinner your window panes, the more susceptible a home can be to escaping air, as well.

sjlfirst on Home Air Leaks

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:31:46 +0000

Most Often and Biggest Overlooked Air Leak

Above you and hiding out of sight may be a home owner’s biggest air leak, causing your energy bills to be higher than they should be. Behind the grill and off to the side of a bathroom ventilation fan, there's an exhaust vent several inches in diameter leading straight outside for each ventilation fan you have. At the outlet point, if it’s horizontal, you probably have a fixture with several louvers that surely don’t seal very well. I’ve seen and heard the wind have its way with those louvers several times. If it’s vertical, you probably only have a rain cap covering it. They both may do a nice job of keeping the rain out, most of the time. The vertical orientation is just like a small chimney and once an upward draft of warm air is started, it will continue costing you more than you want to know. Builders switched to the horizontal orientation to reduce the chance of water damage from going through the roof and to reduce the chimney effect.

With the wind blowing across either exhaust vent orientation, you will get a venture effect. Where the wind will suck out the air inside your house, sure it may not be much, but it all adds up and you may be surprised on how much is lost. Back at the housing of the ventilation fan, there’s a back draft preventer. If it’s still there and working properly, it will stop most of the wind after getting by the louvers. If you look closer at that backdraft preventer, you will notice that it also doesn’t seal very well either, and it’s only to prevent air from going into the house, not out.

The solution my company has found for this issue is a replacement fan insert that has a built-in damper. The two different sizes that are currently available are the two most commonly used ventilation fan housings from the Broan and NuTone companies. The replacement fan assembly uses the weight of the moving parts of the motor to hold a damper close when the motor is not running. This true damper seals the exhaust vent so air cannot move in either direction.

The test house saved seven percent on its heating bills over the winter season, and that’s a nice return for how little money the replacement insert fans costs, especially if you compare it to a new furnace, windows, air conditioner or added insulation. We thought the replacement insert fans would also help in the summer keeping hot air outside when using air conditioning. But because of the fan’s built in damper, it really helped in keeping the humidity out, and we were surprised on how well it worked. The test house saved a lot more money on electric bills during the summer when the central air was running then we dared to hope for. How much it will save you during the summer depends on where you live and how much you use your air conditioning along with how hot and humid it gets in your area and for how long and just to be clear, the test house is located in Michigan. From the best estimates we could use to compare the test house with neighboring houses, we figured the test house save over fifty dollars a month on the electric bill from the central air not running as often. Also, for houses with a second floor, where the two fans are located on the test house, it was noticeably cooler and more comfortable on the second floor than previous years. The second floor was still warmer than the main floor, but anyone who has a two story house and uses air conditioning can tell you, it’s not easy or cheap to cool the second floor.

Another nice feature of the product is that it can be installed from within the house with just a common screw driver if needed, and a short ladder to reach the fan itself. You can replace the fan yourself in just a few minutes. The ventilation fan housing and the motor mounting plate are made of sheet metal and may have burrs along the edges, so be careful of that. The expected payback period for this product from current customers can range from a few months to 15 months, depending on what time of the year you install it, your local electric rates (especially true for those who use air conditioning) and what type of fuel you use to heat your house. You can find more information about the replace ventilation fans from the Larson Fan Company and the full installation instructions at http://www.larsonfan.com. The two replacement fans in the test house have reduced the annual energy bill of the test house by over ten percent. Currently the average home uses between 2200 and 2500 dollars for the energy it uses each year.

jensa on WHY PAY MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS?

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:05:02 +0000

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jensa on Electric heaters in my room

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:57:42 +0000

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cbhattarai on Fridge savings

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:34:52 +0000

It is true that it all depende on how you use it. the more you use the mote you bad saving...

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cbhattarai on WHY PAY MONTHLY ELECTRICITY BILLS?

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:33:32 +0000

Is is siad to pay monthly electricity bill because it tells you what is the important if money.

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cbhattarai on Learning to shut down your PC

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:31:18 +0000

You can really save some betetr ampont if you save energy..

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dolamy on How to Saving your money with DIY magnetic motor?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:57:01 +0000

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