about 15 hours ago - 9 comments
Question by Belle: How to save energy at schools? I’m doing a speech on preventing global warming and starting the fight at our homes and schools. I need some good ideas on how to conserve energy in schools. Please Help!! —————————————— Answer by Cap10Walk or ride your bike to school when the weather is good
about 2 days ago - No comments
Question by committed1985: To save energy on a sunny winter day, is it better to let the sun in the windows or draw the thermal curtains? Both are excellent answers. Thank you! I do have a big gap at the top of my energy curtains, so I have to fix that. My windows are old,
about 4 days ago - 6 comments
Question by PHIL: Is it true that one can save some cost of electricity by pulling the plug out of the receptacle? Is it worth the effort? —————————————— Answer by Chuck PThat would be on things that have pre warmers in them like TV sets, no it’s not worth the effort. Answer by William Bonly
about 5 days ago - 1 comment
Question by vyra h: Is it safe to unplug your personal to save energy? Will you lose any of your info? —————————————— Answer by Brian SYou’ll want to turn it off before you unplug it, but no… there is no danger of losing what is stored in that case. Answer by John RIt’s safe but
about 6 days ago - No comments
Question by T: What is your view on people being allowed to dry their clothes outside in order to save energy? A number of states are making it against the law to dry your clothes outside on clothes lines. Is not this going green like we have been told to do?? What is your view
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
Question by Jay: What are some things you can do to save energy and help the enviroment? Just small things, like turning off the water when you brush your teeth? —————————————— Answer by fallingfromgrace09using cold water instead of warm water to wash clothes in the washing machine.. taking care of plants and growing them.. dont
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
Question by cb_greenhill: How much electricity does this really save? How much can you really lower your electric bill by hanging clothes to dry opposed to using the dryer? By washing dishes instead of using the dishwasher? By washing clothes with cold water only? —————————————— Answer by Bergiif you do it offen then it will
about 1 week ago - No comments
Question by ankita.iitm: how to generate electricity by wind up action(just like in toys)? THE DEVICE SHOULD STOP THE ELECTRICITY GENERATION WHENEVER WE LIKE AND WE WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THE REMAINING UNWINDING TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY SOME OTHER TIME not wind turbine but wind up action like in toys where u wind up and
about 1 week ago - No comments
Question by Michelle: I want to save money on my electricity bill by switching the settings? I work at home, and have bought a small air conditioning unit for my office. I have it on at least 12 hours a day, and I was wondering what setting would make it cheaper. It has low cool,
about 1 week ago - No comments
Question by : Using electronic ballast instead of the magnetic one in lighting save the electricity if having PF correction? —————————————— Answer by Ken CIf they are both PF corrected, then the power consumed would be about the same. The advantages of an electronics ballast are weight reduction and a wider input voltage range. It’s
about 1 year ago
it really depends on your specific heating system type and the insulation of the building. An extremely well insulated building, with an efficient heating system like a heat pump, or one of the newer gas or electric units will actually save by leaving heat/AC on during the day and minimizing thermal transients across the insulation. For drafty building, or buildings that lose/gain a lot of heat will tend to save a bit of energy by cycling the system, however the net gain is generally 1-6% of the net energy usage, meaning if you have a 400$ electric bill, you’ll save about 4-24$ a month by cycling the system. Buildings that aren’t really designed to be climate controlled, like pole barns… they’re going to use a lot of energy to heat regardless of what you do.
about 1 year ago
you require a certain degree of warmth to be comfortable lounging around the house. depending on activity and outdoor temperature you will adjust the thermostat ,or you will set it low/high for an average temperature. you will maintain the house at a comfortable or near comfortable temp.regardless ,your thermostat will maintain set temp,it won’t just come on and stay on it will get too hot,it will cycle to cool off there are safeties in place not to exceed a set temp.probably the most efficent would be to set it at the lowest temp you can be comfortable ,and not change it ,it’s the bumping up/down that costs.but you might have to wear extra clothng or sit with a blanket.
about 1 year ago
Depending on the way the home is built and with what materials because in that era they used very thin insulation if any at all and the walls breath faster that you can.
I would have to say that you need to evaluate the insulation equivalence in your home with the Dept of energy regulations for the area you live in
I would recommend insulating the exterior walls with a blown in service and look into a product called power-save1200 for the electrical cost savings. I have 1 of these units and it saves me 22% of my electric bill
about 1 year ago
If you have a thermostat in your house, set for the temperature you want. Then when the temperature in the house reaches below that temperature, the furnace will come on. And when it gets above it, the heat will turn off.