how i reduced my energy bill (part 2)

[Creativity]

OK some results of my clock on the heater for warm water in the kitchen. I was a bit impatient to do the whole 2 weeks test but i got some visible change right away. The power meter recorded that around 6% of total time the heater was on. After placing of the clock it dropped to a bit above 5%. 1/6th or something like 16% improvement.

Was it worth it? 1% of a year is 87.6h at 0.256Euro/h yields above 22Euro saved per year and no discomfort counts double! If i take into account the price of the clock that ranges 4-6 Euro, it is still a net win with a fast payback time.

[Pirate88179]

Great job.  It is all of the little things that add up.  That savings will continue to be there year after year without any additional expenses.  I'd say that is a fast payback and well worthwhile doing.

Keep up your efforts.

Bill

[Creativity]

Small tip of the day when u need to defrost the food, put it into the fridge chamber. it will take longer to defrost but u will recover the energy u spend on freezing it. Simply because the very cold food will cool down the fridge chamber and the fridge will not have to switch on so often as it does normally.

One can go a step further and have some free benefits in the winter. Just put a plastic water bottles outside when its freezing. Then put them back into the fridge until the water melts. Keep repeating it. Costs nearly zero, saves some money Will make a test when the real winter will come to let u all know how real its the benefit.

If u have a freezer put it in the garage/basement or other space that is not heated. In the winter u save energy because of the increased efficiency of the freezer. In the summer u air condition less because the freezer is not warming up the kitchen air. Also less noise for ur ears if it's not in the living space.