Monday, October 27, 2008

Setting Your Heaters, and Air Conditioners Too High

Everyone doesn't like being cold in the winter, and hot in the summer and when you have gadgets like Heaters and AC you don't have to anymore. You can even make it so that you can wear that top that makes you look amazing anytime you want. But the thing is that people now a days are so used having that control that they begin to over use them. Everyone remembers the big black out that summer 5 years ago. If we learn to dress more warmly and trap heat in our rooms in the winter and dress more loosely and turn off all non essential devices, we could probably avoid such occurrences in the future. Plus it also saves money which working people always love. So instead of going to the thermostat or AC to solve your room temperature problems go to your closet.

Additional Facts:
- Lowering your thermostat by 10-15 per cent for 16 hours each day can save you up to 20 per cent on your bills.
- Open your windows at night to better circulate cooler air
- Take note of possible air pathways to create your own wind to cool down

Turning off Heaters and AC in Unused Rooms
This is probably a separate habit but it's still related so I'll group them together. When the room is not being used it's probably smarter to not pay to heat or cool it. I often hear that they were thinking that they'll be going back to the room at some point in the day but then just happen to not as a reason. If the person is doing that a lot then they're probably going to end up spending a lot of extra energy that's bad for the check book and the world.