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I was thinkin about something thats been bugging my house since we moved in. My roomate used to own about 20K worth of electronic music making equipment which he has since sold and only has a few things left. The wiring in the house is about half as old as the house itself (built in the last 1800s) Anyways our landlord was forkin out all the utilitys... but complaining heavily about the electricity bill being so high. Never mind my toilet had a slow leak in the flapper and ran every minute or so and my shower drips. Well with our new lease we have to pay the electric bill which can peak at 160 bucks in the summer. Last month was 80, and that was using the lights only when necessary. You see to go along with the old look of the house the landlord installed every single light fixture as a shandalier with about 20 bulbs each. We unscrew all but one or 2 to try and save electricity and that has helped a bit.
I have known for a while that Florecent was the way to go since our power company back home pretty much installed all new fixtures in my entire house for free and my rents have saved some serious $. I did some quick reasearch and this is what I found...
"If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road. CFLs provide high-quality light, smart technology, and design, requiring less while lasting longer than typical incandescent bulbs.
Earning the ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs use 66% less energy than a standard incandescent bulb and last up to 10 times longer. Replacing a 100-watt incandescent with a 32-watt CFL can save you at least $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb."
-Energystar.gov
my question is this.... anyone else have any real world experience with this type of $$ saving stuff Id like to have cash for the bronk and gas money is nice too.
I was thinkin about something thats been bugging my house since we moved in. My roomate used to own about 20K worth of electronic music making equipment which he has since sold and only has a few things left. The wiring in the house is about half as old as the house itself (built in the last 1800s) Anyways our landlord was forkin out all the utilitys... but complaining heavily about the electricity bill being so high. Never mind my toilet had a slow leak in the flapper and ran every minute or so and my shower drips. Well with our new lease we have to pay the electric bill which can peak at 160 bucks in the summer. Last month was 80, and that was using the lights only when necessary. You see to go along with the old look of the house the landlord installed every single light fixture as a shandalier with about 20 bulbs each. We unscrew all but one or 2 to try and save electricity and that has helped a bit.
I have known for a while that Florecent was the way to go since our power company back home pretty much installed all new fixtures in my entire house for free and my rents have saved some serious $. I did some quick reasearch and this is what I found...
"If every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road. CFLs provide high-quality light, smart technology, and design, requiring less while lasting longer than typical incandescent bulbs.
Earning the ENERGY STAR
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs use 66% less energy than a standard incandescent bulb and last up to 10 times longer. Replacing a 100-watt incandescent with a 32-watt CFL can save you at least $30 in energy costs over the life of the bulb."
-Energystar.gov
my question is this.... anyone else have any real world experience with this type of $$ saving stuff Id like to have cash for the bronk and gas money is nice too.