"You use 27% more electricity than your neighbors"
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guy incognito
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If they are really that inefficient then they are not perfect working appliances. Might be better on the earth and your pocket book to go with a new and more efficienct model.
bigbillyrocka
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Willyßagseed;6951460 said:
Yeah me too. As a matter of fact my wife justpointed it out to me this morning! Lol shit creek? You betcha.
Total Head
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get rid of those bulbs ASAP! i shit you not i cut out well over 300 watts just by switching all my bulbs in the apartment, and i only have 4 actual rooms plus a bathroom and pantry. i basically disguised the entire t5 fixture just by changing my bulbs. 4 months into the grow (t5 only at that time) my "usage graph" on my bill was LOWER than before i changed the bulbs. it really makes that much of a difference.
a 75w incandescent replaced with a 14w cfl will save 61 watts per bulb. do this with 5 bulbs and you cut down 305 watts. hell you could leave them on 24/7 and still use less electricity than you use now.
You can get a new gas furnace with a variable speed blower that will use less energy than a 100 watt light bulb. If the neighbor has one and you're still using an old 50-60% gas furnace that old blower motor could account for most of that 27%.
I use a 24k btu space heater mounted on the wall in my garage to keep it comfortable out there. I'm not allowed to smoke in the house. Here's a side rant about that. I maintain 70 degrees in the garage, last winter we had a morning that got down to -19 (that's rare in my area) so anyway my wife pulls her suv out to go to work. That night I notice that "chrome" grill was all wrinkled and fucked up looking. I guess the instant 90 degree temp swing was more than the chrome tape on that plactic grill could handle. Color me pissed that day.
I use a 24k btu space heater mounted on the wall in my garage to keep it comfortable out there. I'm not allowed to smoke in the house. Here's a side rant about that. I maintain 70 degrees in the garage, last winter we had a morning that got down to -19 (that's rare in my area) so anyway my wife pulls her suv out to go to work. That night I notice that "chrome" grill was all wrinkled and fucked up looking. I guess the instant 90 degree temp swing was more than the chrome tape on that plactic grill could handle. Color me pissed that day.
KidneyStoner420
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My issue with CFLs is that they buzz and do not dim.
Total Head
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they shouldn't buzz but i hear you on the dimming. they make dimmable ones but from what i hear they suck. i never actually used them though.
if you're really hooked on using the dimmer then cfls might be a pain in the ass. but those incandescent bulbs are murder on your bill if you have them all over the house and it's so simple to change them out.
i went to the lamp system myself. i just turn on another lamp if i want more light. it's not for everyone, though. i keep my place pretty dark by most standards.
never mind what the power company thinks of you. think of the money. 27% is a lot of money that could be back in your pocket over the course of a year.
you wouldn't believe what i put up with to save a buck. everything from the place i live to the annoying loud flapping pilot flame on my gas heater to leaving the car a/c broken...
getting rid of the fridge is on my radar, too but i'm sort of attatched to it. it was my grandmother's and i grew up with it and now it's mine. i love how it's so old and still works and hasn't been serviced in over 25 years. the quality of it impresses me and it reminds me of being a kid rummaging around in there for candy and the orange juice in the green carton.
Thedillestpickle
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27% lol thats nothing, maybe if it said "you use 300% more power than your neighbors".
