Energy-saving tips from Consumer Reports
We here at Consuming Interests have shared a number of energy-saving tips in the past, but this month's issue of Consumer Reports has a number of unique ways to cut energy costs that I haven't seen before, for cooking, dealing with your hot water heater and more.
This fall I'll definitely be using my new-old slow cooker, which I bought off Craigslist. What logical advice --- that plugging in one appliance uses less energy than cooking on several burners, or the oven.
And slow cooking allows you to take advantage of cheaper cuts of meat that benefit from hours and hours of heat.
Also ...
... keep your water heater running efficiently by getting rid of sediment. CR recommends draining a bucketful of water from your water heater several times a year to dump the sludge.
How about moving your thermostat to a draft-free part of your house, to keep it from unnecessarily cycling on whenever someone opens a door?
(photo: Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Categories: Cheap/Frugal, Energy/Utilities, Greenies
Comments
These days we also have energy saving air conditioners. use them to save energy.
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Posted by: Divya | September 12, 2008 8:26 AM
How about moving your thermostat to a draft-free part of your house, to keep it from unnecessarily cycling on whenever someone opens a door?
Not easily done if your furnace is in a finished basement with your thermostat on the first floor. Moving the furnace would be difficult with the wiring behind drywall and might be more expensive than the occasional thermostat cycling.
Posted by: ted | September 12, 2008 7:23 PM