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How to save money on your electric bills

storm747 started this conversation

Have you ever wondered why is your electric so high? well most people leave appliance and such plugged in well not in use. I have saved hundreds of dollars on electric just by turning off things well not in use. I know some of you will say, but Linda I do turn off the lights! Well ladies and gentlemen there is more you can do. I use power cords (surge protectors) on just about everything that way I can turn it off. For example in the living room I have the TV, VCR, CABLE BOX, LAMP plugged into one strip, so when I leave or not using any of those items I shut off the strip, in the kitchen I have the STOVE, MICROWAVE, COFFEEPOT on one strip and when not in use the strip is off. When I leave my house the only two items plugged in and running are the refrigarator and phone by doing this I save money because the electric is not flowing through the lines wasting. Try this for at least three months straight and you will see a big difference in your bill.

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shirleybill

A good way to save money, is by flipping the main switch off on the hot water heater. It only takes a few minutes for the water to heat up, and your electric bill, is drastically reduced by flipping that switch, when you are not using the hot water. If you think about it, no hot water is used at all during the night. That is eight hours or so of power that you could be saving. I have a friend that saves well over a hundred dollars a month, by flipping that switch. I do also.

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kohnway

I have found this to be true because my brother has a timer at his house and when he is not at home their is parctically no power being used . It shuts down at a certain hour and powers back up at a set time.

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Starshine

Good tip and another when things are plugged in and not in use they are drawing energy cd player in bedroom , mircowave or coffe maker.

I unplug the microwave when it isn't in  use 

I use to unplug lamps everything that i wasn't using.

tv if going off as not interested in what is on.

take care

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