tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post6102191122174363905..comments2023-04-11T04:51:31.292-04:00Comments on Seriously, That's my life...: Reducing Our Electric HabitChelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-45676852624534895722012-04-30T18:46:47.539-04:002012-04-30T18:46:47.539-04:00I truly think that is the key. Keeping the heat ou...I truly think that is the key. Keeping the heat out. I use to open up my windows and try to cool it down. It always was awful. I learned this trick from our Amish friends. They insulate their windows in the summer and kept them closed! Wish it had not took me so long to figure that out. ;)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-1720410636046957632012-04-30T16:48:19.570-04:002012-04-30T16:48:19.570-04:00We live in the deserts of AZ and totally relate to...We live in the deserts of AZ and totally relate to all things a/c. Having just moved to a place with cheap windows (which we can't afford to replace at the moment) I purchased some heavy duty insulated curtain panels from WalMart (I know, eww, but desperate times!) They are keeping our upstairs/south-facing rooms nice and dark and COOL! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-76410715399060220562012-04-18T21:57:50.515-04:002012-04-18T21:57:50.515-04:00You have to let me know how it turns out. :)You have to let me know how it turns out. :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-76619979463699707162012-04-17T11:00:46.301-04:002012-04-17T11:00:46.301-04:00Cloth diapers are great. I have just switched over...Cloth diapers are great. I have just switched over fully. I now have a cloths line! Yay! It is just a single line but i ont feel so bad about washing our bedding now. I started reading my meter and found a way to make my own chart! I am so excited about this. I didnt tell my hubby I was doing this until I started and of course he is like that is great. After we go the kids to bed he even went and turned off the lights. we usually leave on a small light in the kithcen and then the fish tank light in the livingroom for the kids but we turned them all off lastnight. Being that I just started tracking I think I am going to keep doing my usual thing though for this week and then make cuts starting next week to see how much it saves us. I am so excited!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273207828919572550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-28493470417036656992012-04-13T11:16:48.566-04:002012-04-13T11:16:48.566-04:00Humidity isn't an issue here in the desert of ...Humidity isn't an issue here in the desert of West Texas. LOL <br /> <br />It's quite a change from the 8 yrs of England humidity...Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706228711021559015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-3873078668479282622012-04-13T10:52:20.285-04:002012-04-13T10:52:20.285-04:00I love that I can get daily totals from my power c...I love that I can get daily totals from my power company. Even if you can't, you can learn to read your own meter. I use to do this before they offered the graphs. <br />Aren't cloth diapers the best? I used them for my last little ones and if I ever have any more I would use them again. I love how easy they are! :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-54205720758993777092012-04-13T08:51:32.870-04:002012-04-13T08:51:32.870-04:00I love the graph. I am wondering if I can get a ho...I love the graph. I am wondering if I can get a hold of one for my house. I just had my 8 yr old go turn the heat off I didnt really need running. My hubby and i went to Lowe's just lastnight to get the stuff to make a clothesline and when we got there totally forgot about it. Duh. I cloth diaper so this will be a huge help in the dryer area. My hubby is an electrician and for 8 years I have been fighting him about unplugging and shutting things down and I think he just gave up and now I am going to be going around doing this and he is going to just roll his eyes. Haha. I am going to find the graph thing and watch our house stats. :)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02273207828919572550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-4016276802897816102012-04-13T00:22:31.182-04:002012-04-13T00:22:31.182-04:00I have heard of this. We are working on putting th...I have heard of this. We are working on putting the electronics we have kept on power strips for this very reason. I do unplug coffee maker, microwave etc and it drives the family crazy but every bit counts. :)Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-26806092823388623922012-04-12T23:29:43.006-04:002012-04-12T23:29:43.006-04:00Have you heard of phantom power? You would be surp...Have you heard of phantom power? You would be surprised at how much power you can save by unplugging all appliances when not using them and putting all TV's and computers, dvd players, etc.. on power strips and shutting them off with those to cut the phantom power. It seems small but it makes a huge difference!!Freedom Acres Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06606668264641600520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-74454374413052409672012-04-12T14:22:13.397-04:002012-04-12T14:22:13.397-04:00Denise,
Our humidity is so bad here that at night ...Denise,<br />Our humidity is so bad here that at night it feels worse than the day, blah!Chelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728151440103289046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7854033712825042289.post-55537176104852666372012-04-12T12:14:38.566-04:002012-04-12T12:14:38.566-04:00We live in West Texas, and it gets hot here fast. ...We live in West Texas, and it gets hot here fast. <br /><br />Because we don't suffer from allergies, we open our windows at night and put fans in them to draw the cooler air into the house. I leave them like that until it starts to warm up, then I close up the windows. We can't do this for long, because it doesn't really cool down much at night when you are hitting 100+ temps during the day. <br /><br />I line dry in the summer and use the dryer to 'fluff' the super stiff stuff, like jeans and towels. Just a few minutes on the air dry does the trick. During the winter we vent the dryer inside and leave the laundry room door open to help heat the front living room. <br /><br />We keep our winter temps low (60 over night and 65-68 during the day depending on what time of day it is) and our summer temps higher. We also have a couple of fire places we use to help warm up the house in the winter. They are what we call 'Texas' fireplaces and were built more for decoration than function, so they don't heat a lot, but every little bit helps. We get our wood for free when people are clearing land or moving. <br /><br />Right now we are saving up to replace our AC unit. It is super old and freezes up in the summer. We are using window units in the meantime. We only turn on the units in the rooms we are in. So, during the day the bedroom units are off and the living area units are on and at night we switch. We keep bedroom and bathroom doors closed during the day and bedroom doors closed at night to keep the ac confined to the rooms we need it in.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14706228711021559015noreply@blogger.com