Forum: Conservation
01-12-21, 09:54 AM
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Well it's been over a year since I last posted....
Well it's been over a year since I last posted. Due to layoffs and covid and a lower paying job haven't really made any progress on the house like I'd hoped. So far I'm averaging 752.75 KwH working...
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Forum: Conservation
09-11-19, 09:08 AM
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So it has now been a year since I broke 800 KWh...
So it has now been a year since I broke 800 KWh in a single month. My next goal is to figure out how I can get my average below 600 KWh. Shouldn't be too much change, currently the average is 614.58....
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Forum: Conservation
08-05-19, 07:44 AM
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Forum: Conservation
07-08-19, 06:44 AM
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Forum: Conservation
06-18-19, 09:33 PM
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Been turning the window AC on about one day a...
Been turning the window AC on about one day a week but looks like I'll have to start running it more. New doors and windows scheduled to be installed July 5th which means I need to move a bunch of...
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Forum: Conservation
06-05-19, 09:07 PM
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Gave in to the dark side yesterday and put the...
Gave in to the dark side yesterday and put the window AC back in the bedroom. Currently it's the only room that is cooled and I keep the door mostly closed (because cats are annoying.) Also had to...
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Forum: Conservation
05-24-19, 09:12 AM
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Forum: Conservation
05-09-19, 02:35 PM
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Forum: Conservation
04-20-19, 06:08 AM
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Now doing laundry every other week (and still...
Now doing laundry every other week (and still less than before) and on Tuesday my refrigerator decided to die. It was a 22 cf refrigerator with freezer on top. Since it was an emergency I bought a...
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Forum: Conservation
03-07-19, 10:45 AM
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Forum: Conservation
03-04-19, 08:37 AM
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Got to the library this weekend. There is a...
Got to the library this weekend. There is a madness to my method:
Before (dirty nasty carpets, we hates it precious)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7899/47279097881_ab0ef69af5_k.jpg
After:...
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Forum: Conservation
02-18-19, 06:44 AM
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Forum: Conservation
02-18-19, 06:38 AM
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Green Room (formerly walls were green) ...
Green Room (formerly walls were green)
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7927/47081872842_d9bdfc0aa8_k.jpg
Hallway
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7921/46220029055_2bf2f254c4_k.jpg
Dining room is a...
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Forum: Conservation
02-11-19, 08:40 AM
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Forum: Conservation
02-04-19, 09:14 AM
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Got the front door mostly re-sealed, not seeing...
Got the front door mostly re-sealed, not seeing light around it except for right around one of the hinges (ran out of the seal and didn't bother cutting more yet.) Door is a little harder to close...
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Forum: Conservation
01-25-19, 04:23 AM
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Forum: Conservation
01-21-19, 02:38 PM
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Forum: Conservation
10-16-18, 07:36 AM
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Finally programmed the thermostat to set the...
Finally programmed the thermostat to set the house to 60 while I'm at work and 67 when I get home. Drops to 63 overnight and warms up a bit when I get up in the morning. Might set the overnight to 60...
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Forum: Conservation
10-10-18, 08:23 AM
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During the winters the Ex liked the house at 75...
During the winters the Ex liked the house at 75 F. I'm more comfortable at 67 F but am slowly building tolerance to get down to 65 F and using a space heater when I'm cold. As for the AC until I get...
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Forum: Conservation
08-28-18, 12:22 PM
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Forum: Conservation
09-09-15, 11:47 AM
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Not much has changed really, with the high...
Not much has changed really, with the high electric bills most of my budget is just keeping those caught up. Hoping that once it cools down I can start investing in a little more insulation and...
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Forum: Conservation
07-27-15, 10:55 AM
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Now that the basics are done I'll mention that...
Now that the basics are done I'll mention that over the last couple days I've had the dehumidifier that is in the basement unplugged and there has only been about a 3kwh drop in power usage.
I...
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Forum: Conservation
07-27-15, 10:52 AM
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Batten down the hatches
So to keep from further sidtracking the thread about how much power you use I'm starting this thread.
The house is a very fine house in the middle of the street........ok maybe not so much but...
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Forum: Conservation
07-23-15, 05:03 PM
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I may try killing the dehumidifier for a couple...
I may try killing the dehumidifier for a couple days to see how things go. We have some water ingress in the basement (about 1/4 cup per 2" of rain) where the dehumidifier is. Our main problem with...
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Forum: Conservation
07-22-15, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 109
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I'm a little depressed really. Looking at my...
I'm a little depressed really. Looking at my usage since we bought our house we have averaged around 33.74 KwH per day since September of last year when we bought our house just for electric (haven't...
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