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If you get an electric mattress pad instead of a blanket...well heat rises. A
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Posted by
Lee
on January 14, 2010 5:20 PM |
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Although not practical for some people, living in, and heating, only one room
in your house for most of the winter can keep your heating bills way down.
Alternatively, one could close the vents and registers to seldom used rooms, or
only do this one day per week.
Be careful of tankless and solar water heaters. See that they are installed and
used correctly. |
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Posted by
anonymous
on January 15, 2010 9:55 AM |
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Closing off heating vents does not work with all furnaces. Before doing this,
check with your furnace installer or the company. In order for some furnaces to
work efficiently, the majority of the vents must be open. |
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Posted by
anonymous
on January 20, 2010 9:33 AM |
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I saw this on the evening national news. Some households and businesses do not
turn on the heat at all. They just bundle up and suffer through it.
I live in Southern California, where it is cold but not Canada cold. At night we
heat up a couple of bed buddies, which are rice/buckwheat hulls sacks and put
them in the bed. Very toasty. |
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Posted by
Rinchen
on January 27, 2010 9:45 AM |
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Lower your thermostat and wear extra clothes.
Line your draperies, or add plastic sheeting to your windows on the inside of
the house.
Use a hot water bottle to warm your bed before bedtime then pile on the extra
quilts and blankets. |
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Posted by
ldenny58
on January 27, 2010 1:07 PM |
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Lee: Mattress Pads are not as expensive as electric blankets if you look
around. I buy my mattress pads(Queen Bed size) at Sams Club and they are only
40.00 or 42.00.
My husband and I have arthritis and have found out heated mattress pads are
fabulous ! We will never buy an electric blanket ever again. |
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Posted by
Cindy
on February 25, 2010 6:55 PM |
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Bill: I and several friends invested in the I-Heater. Don't need to use the
furnace any longer and cut my elec. bill way down. Costs about $1 a day to run
24/7. Just love it. Saves me $130-$200 per month. |
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Posted by
anonymous
on March 07, 2010 6:31 PM |
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loved all the ideas. I have never heard of the heated mattress pad or the
I-heater. I would like more information about the I-heater. In the last 2 months
we have spent 1100.00 on our power bills, so I searched for ways to cut it down.
My son and I cut our breakers off except for the frig. or the hot water heater.
I turn them on when I need to use the appilances (washer,dryer,microwave,t.v.
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