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How To Cut Electricity Consumption By Half Or More!

by Steve Brodie

One of the most unsettling times of the month is when we have to come up with the cash to pay for our much needed electricity. Lowering our monthly costs, especially the electricity bill is a very doable next step. This article will share some tips on how to reach that goal.

Discussing electricity saving with other members living in the house and their roll in reducing monthly costs is a great start. You could reward them with treats or outings (or ask them what rewards they would like) if their participation leads to savings. Make suggestions like turning the lights out when they leave the room, or shutting the curtains on a cold day to help keep the heat in. Also, you could remind them that in shutting off all appliances not being used, if even for five minutes between use, their seemingly small efforts can add up to a chunk of saving!

If you are smart about power consumption youll end up with more money in your pocket each month. Replacing any incandescent bulbs you currently have with fluorescent lights or CFL bulbs will get you started in those savings.These light bulbs consume way less energy as much less power is consumed.

Buying a gadget from the hardware store that monitors the whole house power usage can give you control over electricity expenditure.

We tend to assume the reason for such high electricity bills is due to the high amounts of electrical appliances that grace our homes these days. However, truth be told, if we learned how to use the gadgets more efficiently our high monthly costs due to power consumption, not too many gadgets, would be much lower.

The next best move is using those daily appliances that consume lots of power as least as possible. Only use that washing machine when the whole of it can be filled with clothes. Keep the air con at minimum high or low temperatures. Make a note to switch off the computer monitor when youre not using it. It takes up a lot of power and takes seconds to turn it back on again.

In order to really cut electricity consumption costs have a look at the guide on our site. It has got some of the best ideas on how to create your energy in the home and genuinely get energy for free for your appliances.

By using energy from renewable sources we not only help our planet we also save lots and lots of our money in the process. Imagine never getting another electricity bill ever again!

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October 9, 2009 No Comments

Use Old Domestic Radiators As Solar Heating Panels

by Jim

The whole idea of using solar energy for heating is about saving money, reducing waste and avoiding the release of carbon into the atmosphere which may be damaging our climate so it makes a lot of sense to reduce waste and save money by and use old domestic radiators as solar heating panels.

Home heating radiators are designed to transfer heat from the heating water pumped through them to the air in our rooms so all we need to do is to reverse the process and use the heat of the sun to heat the water pumped through an old domestic heating radiator which can then be transferred indoors to warm our home.

It will take a little technical ability but it is simple plumbing with a bit of woodwork and carpentry but all you need to do is construct a timber box which the radiator sits inside. You put insulation underneath the radiator, paint the radiator black and then add a glass top to allow the sunlight in and keep the heat in the radiator.

Next we have to find a way to connect the radiator to the internal heating system and this is best done with a heat exchanger so the water in the radiator is separated from the internal heating system water supply.

This is to allow you to disconnect the external solar panel if there is a danger of freezing in winter or for maintenance. It will also allow you to use an anti freeze solution in the home made solar panel which avoids the problems of freezing without interfering with the internal house heating system.

Old domestic radiators are cheap and often free so you can build a very low cost solar heating panel and this means you cover the cost of installation and start making real savings on heating costs very soon after installation.