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Welcome to Pan The Organizer!
In today's show, I'm going to give you tips and tricks so you can save on your utility
bills!
So hey guys!
I'm Pan!
And as a homeowner, I'm always looking for tips and tricks to lower my monthly electrical
bill.
So if we look at an annual energy bill for a typical single family home, you can see
that most of it is spent on heating, cooling, water heating, your appliances, lighting and
electronics!
So I'll give you guys 10 easy ways to lower those utility bills!
So first of all, maybe you've heard of phantom power.
Phantom power is basically your electronics using energy even when they're not in use.
To remedy this, you can unplug the unused electronic devices, or better yet, connect
them to a power strip and when not in use, just turn off the power switch.
Next, if you have an HVAC system, you have to make sure to change your air filter regularly.
This will improve the efficiency of your machine and lower your running costs as well.
Check your user's manual to know at which frequency you're supposed to change the filter.
Next, you can adjust your water heater temperature to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
It shouldn't be hotter than that.
Because one, it can cause scalding, and second of all you're just wasting energy.
Doing this is pretty simple, you just cut off the power to the water heater, you pop
open the panels with a screwdriver, and you adjust the needle to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
Put the panel back on, turn the power on, and you're good to go!
Next, make sure to caulk and weather strip your window and door frames to plug any air
leaks.
This will improve your house's energy efficiency up to 20%.
Update your appliances to newer energy efficient models that have the Energy Star logo.
You'll save a bunch on your monthly bills!
A typical example of this is to buy a front loading washing machine.
Not only does it use less water, but it's more efficient in its energy use.
Speaking about washing machines, make sure you do your laundry using cold water.
That will save a bunch of money because you're not wasting hot water.
Also, make sure you run full loads.
So instead of doing multiple small loads, do one big load.
So another awesome way to save is to lower your temperature when you're going to sleep
at night.
During the winter months, you want that temperature to be roughly 63 degrees Fahrenheit or 17
degrees Celsius.
Many scientific reports have proven that keeping your body cool at night is conducive to good
sleep!
So that's an added bonus.
During those hot summer days, you can increase the ambient temperature to 72 degrees Fahrenheit
or 22 degrees Celsius, so you're not wasting your air conditioning's energy cooling the
house too much.
Now another great way to cut costs is to buy programmable thermostats.
So that way, during winter, you can set it to lower the house's temperature when you're
not at home.
So those 8 to 10 hours that you're not actually in your house you'll be saving money because
you're not overly heating the house and wasting energy!
So the next cool tip is to change all your regular light bulbs which are incandescent
to some compact fluorescent models or even better, LED.
Now that will save you a bunch of money because for example, a standard 60 Watt bulb can be
replaced by the equivalent 13 Watt compact fluorescent or greater yet, 9 Watt LED equivalent.
So you're saving 4 to 6 times the energy!
That will have a direct impact on your monthly bills.
Now the last and final tip is to put a timer on interior or exterior lights that you have
the tendency to leave open for longer periods of time for security purposes.
That way, when you go to sleep, BOOM, they simply turn off and you don't even have to
think about it!
So that's it for my tips and tricks on how to save on your monthly utility bills!
Now in the comments section down below, let me know what kind of tips YOU guys have.
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