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		<title>Q&amp;AMP;A: I LIVE IN THE NE. WHAT IS THE BEST ENERGY SAVING TEMPERATURE TO SET ON THE THERMOSTAT WHEN NO ONE HOME IN A MO?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question by Last_exit_before_toll: I live in the NE. What is the ideal energy saving temperature to set on the thermostat when no one home in a mo? I&#8217;ve been asked to home sit for about 6 months. This would mean leaving my mobile home unoccupied. What temp should I leave the thermostat on to keep]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><i>Question by Last_exit_before_toll</i>: <br />I live in the NE. What is the ideal energy saving temperature to set on the thermostat when no one home in a mo?</strong><br />
I&#8217;ve been asked to home sit for about 6 months.  This would mean leaving my mobile home unoccupied.  What temp should I leave the thermostat on to keep pipes from freezing?</p>
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<p><i>Answer by sensible_man</i><br/>Assuming you have good insulation and skirting, I would recommend 60 degrees. If you are not going to be there for 6 months, I would drain the water system, use anti-freeze in the fixture traps and close it up for the time. This is especially true if the home sitting does not grant you to make trips to your own home for long periods.</p>
<p><i>Answer by Hydroace</i><br/>To expand on what sensible_man wrote, when you drain the water system, make sure you get it all. If you are on city water, turn off the water at the service entrance (your water department might help with this), if you are on a well turn off power to the pump and drain the pressure tank. Turn off your hot water tank so it remains cold, then drain the water from it.Open the hot and cold faucets in the home and let them drain back through the hot water tank (you left the drain open, right?);  open the lowest spigot in the to grant water to drain out of the cold water supply lines.<br />
If you have a water softener, the huge tank with salt in it should be OK, but you might want to disconnect the resin tank (the tall, skinny tank) and drain it. Remove any cartridge filter in the supply line and drain it before reassembling it. Try to make sure you get the water drained out of all the plumbing systems &#8211; even the any dehumidifier reservoirs or humidifiers, decorative fountains, etc. Flush the toilets and make sure the holding tanks are empty. Go to an RV supply home (= Recreational Vehicle) and get some anti-freeze to put in the plumbing traps &#8211; your toilet(s), kitchen sink, lavatory sink(s), and laundry room sink all have traps in them.<br />
Now close the drain to the hot water tank, and turn the thermostat off. If you are gone from the home for 6 months, something as easy as a power outage might knock your furnace out, and it might not restart even when the power comes back on. You will save a bit more money without heat, and your trailer will be truly winterized. Good luck with it.</p>
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		<title>Q&amp;AMP;A: DOES ANYONE KNOW OF A DISPOSAL SITE FOR THE NEW ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS? I LIVE IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND.?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question by Dusti 777: Does anyone know of a disposal site for the new energy saving light bulbs? I live in the say of Maryland.? I just recently learned that the new energy saving light bulbs need to be handled with care and disposed of properly. It seems these bulbs contain mercury. I know that]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><i>Question by Dusti 777</i>: <br />Does anyone know of a disposal site for the new energy saving light bulbs? I live in the say of Maryland.?</strong><br />
I just recently learned that the new energy saving light bulbs need to be handled with care and disposed of properly.  It seems these bulbs contain mercury.  I know that the Ikea stores will take them but would like to know if there are other sites.</p>
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<p><i>Answer by Mista Ricksta</i><br/>You MAY be able to get these lights serviced at any mother &#038; pop hardware store.</p>
<p><i>Answer by Bite Me.</i><br/>I live in germantown MD. I dont know where you live, but we take ours to the County transfer station that deals with solid waste located in gaithersburg off of frederick rd (355). They take in perilous waste on saturdays. </p>
<p>if you are near here and know what Im speaking about this place will tell you all about it.</p>
<p>http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/swstmpl.asp?url=/Content/DPWT/solidwaste/facilities/transferstation.asp</p>
<p>if not you might be able to find something similar in your area by searching for it.</p>
<p><i>Answer by Andrew O</i><br/>The concern is outdated as it applied to earlier models of these bulbs which had a ballast with more mercury in it than is in the current ones. All bulbs contain a tiny mercury and CFL&#8217;s actually have less than regular bulbs now, so dispose of them as you would your regular bulbs.  You can just put them in the trash.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 09:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My ceilings have been lowered so there is an empty space between the 1st and 2nd floor.  should I blow insulation between the floors? My bills seem to be very high for the 1600 square feet that I occupy downstairs.  I have even put in a new unit downstairs.  Even though if I set my thermostat to 68 degrees and the temperature stays 68 degrees in the house, my unit is constantly on.  </p>
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		<title>I LIVE IN THE DEEP SOUTH. HOW DOES A DEHUMIDIFIER WORK TO SAVE ENERGY AND COOL HOME?</title>
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		<title>I LIVE IN QUEENS NY WITH A HUGE FLAT ROOF I WANT TO ADD SOLAR OR EVEN WIND POWER?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I also have a garage roof peaked, to me wasted space south facing. How much to have someone come and install a system, that perhaps pays for itself in 5 years ? Single guy a lot of personal , one small ac at night,fridge normal stuff thanks and any suggestions ? i would not mind]]></description>
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thanks and any suggestions ?<br />
i would not mind if it just did half my ussage</p>
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