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Lightbulbs, what’s changed in the last bajillion years? (or since they’ve been invented?) Basically nothing. Ok, well some things have changed, but there really hasn’t been any major noticeable enhancement to incandescent lights for a very long time. Your grandparents bulbs are you parents bulbs are your bulbs. Sure maybe you’ve got one of those fancy [...]  In an earlier atricle we talked about ways to save money in the winter. I wanted to write more detail about one of the simplest tips we had in that article. Pipe insulation. Ever accidentally touch one of those hot pipes near your hot water heater or furnace? Yea, me too. They’re hot. But that fact that [...] Turn off your lights. When you’re not in the room, turn off the lights. Your homes lighting makes up on average anywhere between 11 and 15 percent of your energy bill, so by shutting off lights when you’re not using them you can potentially save $30 a month or $360 a year. For outside lighting, consider [...] Standby. It’s not a word that most of us use in our daily lives. Why would we need to, right? Wrong. Standby is one of the biggest problems we face today. Huh? What? How? Well here it is. Remember the old days, when you turned something off, like your TV, your printer, your toaster over, and [...] So I was asked a question recently about light bulbs. Compact Fluorescent Lights in particular. It was kind of a general wondering about whether or not they’re worth it and what the real difference between a regular light bulb and a CFL light bulb is. Well the short answer (that I’m famous for) is yes, they’re [...] |
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