Comments on: Reduce your energy costs this fall with these tools http://livingwellonless.com/2008/10/27/reduce-your-energy-costs-this-fall-with-these-tools/ Simply Frugal. Simply Healthy. Simply Happy. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:50:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How I’m going to outsmart old man winter | Sense to Save http://livingwellonless.com/2008/10/27/reduce-your-energy-costs-this-fall-with-these-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-336 How I’m going to outsmart old man winter | Sense to Save Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:40:26 +0000 http://livingwellforless.wordpress.com/?p=793#comment-336 [...] Reduce your energy costs with these tools [...] [...] Reduce your energy costs with these tools [...]

]]> By: Polly Poorhouse http://livingwellonless.com/2008/10/27/reduce-your-energy-costs-this-fall-with-these-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-334 Polly Poorhouse Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:04:56 +0000 http://livingwellforless.wordpress.com/?p=793#comment-334 Great time to think about these things. I recently went to a seminar on greener living. I live in a place where it gets cold in the winter. The local utility representative recommended insulating attics and basements first because a lot of heat is lost through them. Not heating related, but still interesting was that the old advice to vacuum your refrigerator coils is still good. And, refrigerators that are more than 10 years old are probably costing a fortune in energy. (Of course we won't be replacing ours any time soon for financial reasons.) In our converted attic master bedroom where we have electric heat, we turn it off completely most days and during sleeping hours. The rest of the house is on a programmable thermostat that we got for free from the gas company during a home energy audit. We keep the house cool and just use lots of throw blankets on the couch for watching TV or reading or other sedentary activities. Great time to think about these things. I recently went to a seminar on greener living. I live in a place where it gets cold in the winter. The local utility representative recommended insulating attics and basements first because a lot of heat is lost through them.

Not heating related, but still interesting was that the old advice to vacuum your refrigerator coils is still good. And, refrigerators that are more than 10 years old are probably costing a fortune in energy. (Of course we won’t be replacing ours any time soon for financial reasons.)

In our converted attic master bedroom where we have electric heat, we turn it off completely most days and during sleeping hours.

The rest of the house is on a programmable thermostat that we got for free from the gas company during a home energy audit. We keep the house cool and just use lots of throw blankets on the couch for watching TV or reading or other sedentary activities.

]]> By: Kacie http://livingwellonless.com/2008/10/27/reduce-your-energy-costs-this-fall-with-these-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-335 Kacie Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:19:09 +0000 http://livingwellforless.wordpress.com/?p=793#comment-335 Yes indeedy! Probably next week or so, I'm going to seal our windows with adhesive foam and I'll also cover them with plastic. It worked really well last winter. My highest electric bill was $89, but most of the time it was $10 or $20 less. I also put some foam insulation thingers over the electrical outlets on our exterior walls. I don't know how cold it actually gets where you are, so you might not need to deal with things like that. We kept our thermostat in the mid-60s last winter and it was completely tolerable. I think I'm going to have to keep it warmer this year, though. My poor baby might be a popsicle otherwise. Yes indeedy! Probably next week or so, I’m going to seal our windows with adhesive foam and I’ll also cover them with plastic.

It worked really well last winter. My highest electric bill was $89, but most of the time it was $10 or $20 less.

I also put some foam insulation thingers over the electrical outlets on our exterior walls.

I don’t know how cold it actually gets where you are, so you might not need to deal with things like that.

We kept our thermostat in the mid-60s last winter and it was completely tolerable. I think I’m going to have to keep it warmer this year, though. My poor baby might be a popsicle otherwise.

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