I keep my heater set at 68° F in the winter and just wear an extra layer of clothing and use throw blankets, and the A/C at 78° F in the summer, with fans going, too. It really does help keep the cost down. Plus I try to keep the blinds and curtains closed in the summer afternoons, because my huge patio window faces west/southwest. It gets HOT (in North Texas). The only downside is there's no natural sunlight coming in, because it's too darn hot to keep the curtains open. Lol
@@Mnemonic-X ...I don't remember offhand what I pay per kwh. And I don't know what 1 m3 means. But thinking off the top of my head, I think my price per kwh is about 10.9 cents. But I could be off a little bit.
HVAC guy here so I feel the need to say programmable t-stats are a joke. In winter, if you dial back your stat during the day, then all walls, chairs, countertops, etc lose their heat. So when you program the stat to kick up the heat when you return home, every object needs to be reheated again. It eliminates the gain. Set the thing to the minimum temp you can "comfortably" handle and leave it alone
The reason why it's default to 140 Fahrenheit is because at 120 certain bacteria (e.g. Legionella) breeds easily while at 140 they're dead. Interesting that the Department of Energy recommends otherwise, I'd be hesitant to risk my health to save a couple of dollars.
Soniboy84 - It has also been proven that air travel is safer than driving a car. Fly to work next week! If that is not an option, riding the bus is way safer than that! Sell your car and commute with the masses! Also be sure to throw out anything with a "best before by" or "best if used by" date earlier than today! You'll be spending like a madman in no time! If you are worried about bacteria growing in your water heater, buy a new one every year. Also, look into avoiding fresh vegetables. E-coli is a threat there (throw out all your romaine lettuce!!!). [Actually, that last parenthetic one is no goof] If you are that neurotic about water heaters, I bet you still use antibacterial hand soap and are one of the few making sure there are new 'super-viruses' in our future.
Dead Parroting, Testing done by Mythbusters has shown that air travel is really only faster for commutes longer than 200 or 300 miles. Secondly, depending on how public transportation is funded, it can be very cheap. Where I live, it's $5 for a day ticket, half that for a two hour ticket, and $80 for a 31 day ticket which you can only get at kiosks in train stations (did I mention the ticket you get on the bus can be used on the trains too!?) and transit centers.
The gaps under most interior doors are there so that air can circulate back to a return vent. Cutting that off can make you A/C or Furnace work harder and cause temperature variations between rooms.
Water saving aerators for faucets are fine, but not for a shower. There isn't any water savings in a shower, you end up using the water longer to get all the soap out of your hair and off your body.
I have one in my shower it does not take longer. All it does is it reduce the pressure of the water so it's more softer, which mean less water comes out of it. I have long hair it goes all the way past my ass and I put shampoo and after that I put on conditioner. The amount of time it takes me is more or less the same. It either takes me the same amount as a regular shower head or it takes less time than the regular shower head.
Don't kniw what to say. Maybe I dont use too much soap. The shower head that they have was install by the water and electric company. They sended out people from PG&E to install water and electric saving items. They would have done the windows but my dad already have those energy saving ones. They also would have insulates the house too but his was just find. They did some stuff to the ac to make sure it won't use up too much electricity, they install that shower head and told us it's one of those water saving heads so it'll help us save water on our bill. That's what it is and the water pressure is very lite there's no power also it have setting and you can remove it, it's one of those shower heads that hangs and you can take it out from the hook and use it to rinse the hard to reach places. If I was incorrect than PG&E just came and did stuff for no good reason. Also PG&E is the electric and water company for us in Fresno California.
If you do want to have kids, make sure they're stupid; preferably with a criminal bent! Stupid kids will not want to go to college, which will save you thousands. If they are of the criminal type, you can save even more by letting the prison system take them in, relieving that annoying "move back in" thing!
Clean out the lint trap on the dryer after, or before, every use, this will keep it more efficient each use and mean less cleaning of the dryer outlet being needed.
Bunch of knobs. You can live in the woods and still get internet. And electricity. All the rich people live way off the beaten path so when you finally wake up and try to pitchfork them to death you won’t be able to find them. It’s 2018. Not 1818. 😂
Lowering the water heater temperature leaves you with dirty dishes in the dishwasher. It especially doesn't get grease off any plate, pan or utensils that are in the dishwasher.
Here's a little energy saving tip for the summer at night turn your thermostat down a couple of degrees for instance if it's at 72 turn it down to 70 or 69 at night before you go to bed when you get up in the morning raise it back up to 72 because it's obviously cooler at night it's easier for your air conditioner to decrease the temperature and it will take a very long time for your house to heat back up those three degrees Once you turn it up in the morning meaning that your air conditioner will stay off for the majority of the morning when most other air conditioners are working their tail off to keep the houses cool as the heat of the day climbs
ShadowMatter I turn it on to 67 at night and switch it off during the day , however my bill is still too high , I am wondering whether switching it completely off has any impact . Please advice
They said that they made a video with this idea already, anyone bright enough would figure out how to watch said video, find the price of pool noodles, and decide they are just as good. Why did 86< people need see this comment and think "Oh I wouldn't have thought of that, what a great original idea"? Don't ask me..
I work in HVAC, and a couple customers will ask about how low they can set their temperature for their water heater. Higher temperatures ensure more (if any) bacteria is killed.
I keep my thermostat at 60 in the Winter and I use fans more than my AC in the Summer. Using a window fan at night blowing the cooler night air in and a small table fan blowing directly on myself costs me less than half of running the AC all night.
I use a whole room Vornado. I keep my thermostat set to 50 when I am out of the house and then come home and the Vornado brings it up to closer to 60 within an hour. I just wait that hour to take off my coat. My house is pretty well insulated though. I have honeycomb window coverings for insulation and I run a humidifier and that humidity makes the air feel warmer. I do the Vornado warm up process twice per day. If I run 2 Vornados, I have taken the house from 50 to 64 in an hour. Then, I shut them off.
The fan in the winter actually works not by "pushing hot air down" (which doesn't make sense), but by mixing cold and hot air so it's not so cold near the floor and making a more even room temp.
Save on your water bill by keeping a bucket in your bathroom. Instead of just turning on the shower & letting it warm up, catch all that water in the bucket. You could use that bucket of water to flush the toilet. You're saving gallons of water per each family member both in saving the shower heating up water & in the flushing of the toilet for each person that took a shower.
That's a interesting video. My parent's like to have there ceiling fan on in there bedroom when there in the room and not in the room in the summer to keep the house more cooler
If you have a smart watch which support BLE, use an ESP32 to monitor which room are you in, and automatically control the appliances like AC, Fan, Lighting, etc
SMUD in Sacramento is so unfair. I used just $8.98 in electricity costs last month but had to pay the base $20.30 on top of that, meaning I paid over 3 times of what I used.
If you have children or diabetics (that in a gone-wrong place can lose temperature sensitivity in their feet) - yup both husband and father are diabetic Saves money on medical bills and safeguards life. Also, hand your clothes to dry instead of using a dryer and if missing the softness on your towels throw them in the dryer for a few minutes after they line dry.
So we have have the old style thermostats with the physical leaver that adjusts the pitch of a glass tube of mercury completing an open circuit turning on the furnace so we litterally added 2 peices of tape because of my two room nates who like to either freeze or boil the house. Weve saved 100$ and dropped our gas bill to 27$ a month.
Saving money on light bills? Motion detect LED night lights are bright enough to give low light to a room. They work so well that I end up not using my overhead lights almost at all. I also have dimmable LED lights for my overhead lights. If your rooms feel dark, you can increase the light in the room with mirrors, having light-colored walls, and using things like battery-operated candles. Those usually have a 6-hour timer and that tends to be perfect. You could also get a battery-operated lantern. Those give off tons of light and if you use a lower setting, it can last a long time. Putting the motion detector lights on each stair can also help. There are also tap lights where you put them in dark spots and tap them to turn them on and off again. Those work well for closets and sheds.
So... 1) My water is included in the rent, so the aerators and the water heater doesn't make a difference for me, 2) 68F is too cold for inside, 3) I don't have in-unit laundry, and 4) there's no ceiling fans. How odd that HHH has no applicable tips (for me) for once.
Same, my boiler is 20 years old so dont have that sort of control. Its already on low but doesn't seam to make a difference. I already only heat to 15c, anything more and im over heating. My taps don't have removable airators, again taps are 20 years old plus. Don't have vents for dryers, mine has an in built condenser. No ceilings fans here either. And no air con or hvac systems, we gotta make do with a fan and an open window. This is very US centred, most ppl dont have a lot of this stuff in the uk.
I live in California and my apartment we don't have fans, wish we did it'll make summer more better, don't want to turn on the ac just cause it hit 85 degrees gotta save that money. We don't have a washer or dryer at home we have to walk to a laundromat which is kinda far from us. We have a water heater but the nob is not in the front they installed it weird. Just for a 2 beadroom 1 bath/shower we pay for electricity in the summer over $200 which is ridiculous. My dad he lives in an actual house (which he paid off when I was in elementary, which was between 1996-2003) his electric bill is below $90. The electric company send people over to my dad's house cause they thought he was messing with the box but they saw that it was not touch. Yeah they had to freaken investigate my dad cause he was paying about $40 to $60 a month even in the summer. While I'm paying over $200 cause my father in law wants to leave the tv, cable box, lights, and wants the ac on all night while they have the window open in their room. My husband wants the lights on cause he wants to make sure no comes in the room. His parents and him waste more electricity then me and my family. I tried to make sure we use less energy but it's impossible with them. Ugh
HakuFreak19. Ac on and window open? Do they not understand how ac works? All its doing it pulling the hot air in the windows as it pushes it out the ac. Its no wonder ur electric bill is so high!
Live in hot/cold dark house, turning off all electricity, no showers, washing clothes....nice! PS no cooking, eat out everyday...get fat. Kidding, I'm going do lot of hacks suggested. No harm trying them.
Hot water heaters are a waste of money. Tank less hot water heaters save money especially in hot climates. Bonus....never any flooding when the old fashioned tank water water heaters finally bite the dust.
That-Wolf-With-Shades They cost a little more, but mine paid for itself in 6 months with the electric bill savings. So I basically got it for free plus I don't have a hot water tank heating up my house when it's 95 degrees outside. Another bonus? I never run out of hot water no matter how many people take showers.
During the summer our bill quadruples because the shady slum lords that own the building have an AC on the building that is as about as advanced as what they had in ancient Egypt.
Typically, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure that the building, and everything in it, is up to code, especially with the HVAC and water heating equipment.
I live in a college town. They file 13 complaints. Also the HVAC technicians they hired don't seem to care that they couldn't identify the unit on the roof. It makes noises that is good enough.
local news... Everyone already knows about it but no one cares. The file 13 comment was the local regulatory agencies. I am not stupid enough to think that the rental agency gives a rats ass.
secretly sabotage the bad one so the agency has to replace it? if the old ac thing is old enough, they won't be able to get one that bad again. don't get caught.
I would not recommend to lower the Temperature of your water Heater if there are elderly people living with you. legionella (Bacteria) can easily survive in Temperatures up to 50 Degree Celsius (122 Degree Fahrenheit) and even proceed to reproduce fast.The danger is not in drinking the water itself, but more in breathing in the aerosol of the Water while taking a shower. This is not really a problem for young adults with a healthy immune system , but for elderly people and children with their lower immune sytem.There is a high risk to get infected with Legionnaire's disease, a chronic lung disorder. The best Setting in order to prevent and save on money, while having less lime on your water taps, is in between 55 - 60 Degree Celsius (131- 140 Degree Fahrenheit).
It also doesn't clean grease from dishes at lower temperatures either. If you eat anything with grease, especially meat and even if you rinse off the plates and pans before they go in the dishwasher, there's always a grease film on the dishes after they've been washed in the dishwasher.
CORRECTION: My best friend's dad works for a heating and cooling company and he said adjusting the temperature on your thermostat to save money is really ineffective. He has told me several times that in the grand scheme of things, it will only save you a matter of cents per year. Also, he recommends not buying one of the smart thermostats because if your power goes out, the thermostat stops working too because it works on wifi. TLDR: Adjusting thermostat temps don't save money and don't buy smart thermostats because they don't work in power outages.
HouseholdHacker Mine works on a backup generator and so do most of the systems in our area. So in my case, I use a cheap thermostat that won't go out with the wifi.
I work for a utility company and these are excellent tips that i recommend to my customers on a daily basis, they really work
I keep my heater set at 68° F in the winter and just wear an extra layer of clothing and use throw blankets, and the A/C at 78° F in the summer, with fans going, too. It really does help keep the cost down. Plus I try to keep the blinds and curtains closed in the summer afternoons, because my huge patio window faces west/southwest. It gets HOT (in North Texas). The only downside is there's no natural sunlight coming in, because it's too darn hot to keep the curtains open. Lol
I actually prefer using a blanket in the cold instead of just being warm cause it's more cosy 😄
@@SophieMia806 How much do you pay for 1 kilowatt hour and 1 m³ of cold water if it is not a secret.
@@Mnemonic-X ...I don't remember offhand what I pay per kwh. And I don't know what 1 m3 means. But thinking off the top of my head, I think my price per kwh is about 10.9 cents. But I could be off a little bit.
HVAC guy here so I feel the need to say programmable t-stats are a joke. In winter, if you dial back your stat during the day, then all walls, chairs, countertops, etc lose their heat. So when you program the stat to kick up the heat when you return home, every object needs to be reheated again. It eliminates the gain. Set the thing to the minimum temp you can "comfortably" handle and leave it alone
The reason why it's default to 140 Fahrenheit is because at 120 certain bacteria (e.g. Legionella) breeds easily while at 140 they're dead. Interesting that the Department of Energy recommends otherwise, I'd be hesitant to risk my health to save a couple of dollars.
Soniboy84 - It has also been proven that air travel is safer than driving a car. Fly to work next week! If that is not an option, riding the bus is way safer than that! Sell your car and commute with the masses! Also be sure to throw out anything with a "best before by" or "best if used by" date earlier than today! You'll be spending like a madman in no time!
If you are worried about bacteria growing in your water heater, buy a new one every year. Also, look into avoiding fresh vegetables. E-coli is a threat there (throw out all your romaine lettuce!!!). [Actually, that last parenthetic one is no goof] If you are that neurotic about water heaters, I bet you still use antibacterial hand soap and are one of the few making sure there are new 'super-viruses' in our future.
Dead Parroting, Testing done by Mythbusters has shown that air travel is really only faster for commutes longer than 200 or 300 miles. Secondly, depending on how public transportation is funded, it can be very cheap. Where I live, it's $5 for a day ticket, half that for a two hour ticket, and $80 for a 31 day ticket which you can only get at kiosks in train stations (did I mention the ticket you get on the bus can be used on the trains too!?) and transit centers.
Our heater rises the temperature once a week to prevent that.
that's pretty interesting, how new is it? and what kind of electronics does it use for that, if any at all?
Either it's a bimetallic memory alloy thingy, or there's definitely sensors.
The gaps under most interior doors are there so that air can circulate back to a return vent. Cutting that off can make you A/C or Furnace work harder and cause temperature variations between rooms.
Water saving aerators for faucets are fine, but not for a shower. There isn't any water savings in a shower, you end up using the water longer to get all the soap out of your hair and off your body.
Assuming that you only have the water on when you are actively rinsing soap off your body, which almost nobody does.
I have one in my shower it does not take longer. All it does is it reduce the pressure of the water so it's more softer, which mean less water comes out of it. I have long hair it goes all the way past my ass and I put shampoo and after that I put on conditioner. The amount of time it takes me is more or less the same. It either takes me the same amount as a regular shower head or it takes less time than the regular shower head.
Huku bullshit. My parents have a bullshit water saver, I don't, every time I shower there it takes twice as long.
HakuFreak19 Totally incorrect.
Don't kniw what to say. Maybe I dont use too much soap. The shower head that they have was install by the water and electric company. They sended out people from PG&E to install water and electric saving items. They would have done the windows but my dad already have those energy saving ones. They also would have insulates the house too but his was just find. They did some stuff to the ac to make sure it won't use up too much electricity, they install that shower head and told us it's one of those water saving heads so it'll help us save water on our bill. That's what it is and the water pressure is very lite there's no power also it have setting and you can remove it, it's one of those shower heads that hangs and you can take it out from the hook and use it to rinse the hard to reach places. If I was incorrect than PG&E just came and did stuff for no good reason. Also PG&E is the electric and water company for us in Fresno California.
condom can save you $650 or more a month
I saved 15% on kids by switching to single
+Arduino Guy Projects and More! lol
If you do want to have kids, make sure they're stupid; preferably with a criminal bent! Stupid kids will not want to go to college, which will save you thousands. If they are of the criminal type, you can save even more by letting the prison system take them in, relieving that annoying "move back in" thing!
I saved hundreds of dollars by switching to anal.
Kylo Ren smart
Clean out the lint trap on the dryer after, or before, every use, this will keep it more efficient each use and mean less cleaning of the dryer outlet being needed.
Use dimmable LED bulbs, plant an edible garden, use solar lighting outdoors and buy a filter for drinking water
Yes, I use dimmable LED lights, too. I also have motion detector night lights, so I often don't turn on any lights at all when I get up at night.
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I am going to kermit suicide
Toaster King please don’t do that
@@toasterking7588 think about Ms piggy
Top way to save money: live in the woods away from society
PaleGhost69 because we live in a society
Qadees I agree, but we live in a society
PaleGhost69 not everyone wants to live off grid
Good luck getting water, energy and internet to you
Bunch of knobs. You can live in the woods and still get internet. And electricity. All the rich people live way off the beaten path so when you finally wake up and try to pitchfork them to death you won’t be able to find them. It’s 2018. Not 1818. 😂
Lowering the water heater temperature leaves you with dirty dishes in the dishwasher. It especially doesn't get grease off any plate, pan or utensils that are in the dishwasher.
It also helps if you live alone, in a one bed/bath apartment.
Here's a little energy saving tip for the summer at night turn your thermostat down a couple of degrees for instance if it's at 72 turn it down to 70 or 69 at night before you go to bed when you get up in the morning raise it back up to 72 because it's obviously cooler at night it's easier for your air conditioner to decrease the temperature and it will take a very long time for your house to heat back up those three degrees Once you turn it up in the morning meaning that your air conditioner will stay off for the majority of the morning when most other air conditioners are working their tail off to keep the houses cool as the heat of the day climbs
ShadowMatter I turn it on to 67 at night and switch it off during the day , however my bill is still too high , I am wondering whether switching it completely off has any impact . Please advice
Where do i buy the water thing?
The first hack is already wasting you money. Go out and buy pool noodles for 1$
Agreed.
Devon Trujillo g
Read this at pot noodle and was confused for too long to admit
They said that they made a video with this idea already, anyone bright enough would figure out how to watch said video, find the price of pool noodles, and decide they are just as good. Why did 86< people need see this comment and think "Oh I wouldn't have thought of that, what a great original idea"? Don't ask me..
no B wasting*
Wow! Turning off your ceiling fan when you're not using it saves energy? I never would have figured that out.
I work in HVAC, and a couple customers will ask about how low they can set their temperature for their water heater. Higher temperatures ensure more (if any) bacteria is killed.
In the winter open curtains on the sunnyside to let in sun heat.
i like to think of myself as a household hacker too!
This has been one of my favorite HH videos.
U can reverse a fan?
I keep my thermostat at 60 in the Winter and I use fans more than my AC in the Summer. Using a window fan at night blowing the cooler night air in and a small table fan blowing directly on myself costs me less than half of running the AC all night.
I use a whole room Vornado. I keep my thermostat set to 50 when I am out of the house and then come home and the Vornado brings it up to closer to 60 within an hour. I just wait that hour to take off my coat. My house is pretty well insulated though. I have honeycomb window coverings for insulation and I run a humidifier and that humidity makes the air feel warmer. I do the Vornado warm up process twice per day. If I run 2 Vornados, I have taken the house from 50 to 64 in an hour. Then, I shut them off.
The fan in the winter actually works not by "pushing hot air down" (which doesn't make sense), but by mixing cold and hot air so it's not so cold near the floor and making a more even room temp.
Save on your water bill by keeping a bucket in your bathroom. Instead of just turning on the shower & letting it warm up, catch all that water in the bucket. You could use that bucket of water to flush the toilet. You're saving gallons of water per each family member both in saving the shower heating up water & in the flushing of the toilet for each person that took a shower.
Now does lowering the water heater save on water usage or on the heat bill?
That's a interesting video. My parent's like to have there ceiling fan on in there bedroom when there in the room and not in the room in the summer to keep the house more cooler
If you have a smart watch which support BLE, use an ESP32 to monitor which room are you in, and automatically control the appliances like AC, Fan, Lighting, etc
I don't have a water tank heater, I have one of those Japanese style water heaters
those undercuts are needed there used in place of having return air grilles in every space. blocking them = poor air circulation
Wait so in the summer you add on more degrees on your air conditioning it will save you money???
SMUD in Sacramento is so unfair. I used just $8.98 in electricity costs last month but had to pay the base $20.30 on top of that, meaning I paid over 3 times of what I used.
If you have children or diabetics (that in a gone-wrong place can lose temperature sensitivity in their feet) - yup both husband and father are diabetic Saves money on medical bills and safeguards life.
Also, hand your clothes to dry instead of using a dryer and if missing the softness on your towels throw them in the dryer for a few minutes after they line dry.
Reverse ceiling fan?
It brings the heat that’s up top in a room down. Heat rises to the top.
Yes..i want to be Captain Cash Cow....i want to be a super hero!! Good tips & tricks...❤ the ideas!!
Thanks for the ideas
these tips are awesoe
Thanks for telling what direction means what for the ceiling fans! All other videos just say, change it the other way and that’s it 🙄
Hey I’m actually going to try these
Very informative video 👍
Thanks you did a great job .
U could hv included the flush tank bottle hack
To put bottles filled with water and put them in the flush tank
Can u make another
Mind sharing some of thise hundreds?
Very clever! Thank you!
But I don't have reverse on my fan's remote
Hi yall! I love ur channel
What if you only have windows units.. I live in San Antonio, TX summer supper hot.
So we have have the old style thermostats with the physical leaver that adjusts the pitch of a glass tube of mercury completing an open circuit turning on the furnace so we litterally added 2 peices of tape because of my two room nates who like to either freeze or boil the house. Weve saved 100$ and dropped our gas bill to 27$ a month.
*37
Your fan is turning the wrong direction for the airflow you've described.
Summer counter clockwise... I didn't know it made a difference
I did it with very thorough instructions from Avasva projects.
Instantly SAVE MONEY on Utility Bills!
if you dont spend utility you wont need to pay for utility bills
* insert smart black guy meme *
Got it all in the first ten secons thanks
I can’t find my aerator size
1. You shouldn't close the gaps under the door, because they are crucial for the home-ventilation-system to work properly.
Top way to save money while trying to SAVE MONEY on Utility Bills!: crumple up and use old shopping bags instead of spending big bucks at the store.
What are you trying to say?
TheSquirrelyGhost I don't know what he's trying to say either, but 6 people liked it.
How to save money on our light bill?
Saving money on light bills? Motion detect LED night lights are bright enough to give low light to a room. They work so well that I end up not using my overhead lights almost at all. I also have dimmable LED lights for my overhead lights. If your rooms feel dark, you can increase the light in the room with mirrors, having light-colored walls, and using things like battery-operated candles. Those usually have a 6-hour timer and that tends to be perfect. You could also get a battery-operated lantern. Those give off tons of light and if you use a lower setting, it can last a long time. Putting the motion detector lights on each stair can also help. There are also tap lights where you put them in dark spots and tap them to turn them on and off again. Those work well for closets and sheds.
Lint trap monthly??? I clean it out before every use!
I just saved 1000 bucks watching this video
You forgot the trick to put a small waterbottle or two filled with water into the toilet water reservior, so each flush uses less water.
I do my laundry at 8pm and set the dishwasher to run after 11pm every day. Here your power is discounted after 8pm until 6 am.
Amazing Video #NotifactionSquad
Damn, my water heater is set to 104 degrees. I find that perfect. And saves money.
Exact plans and step by step instructions on Avasva.
1:30 what store is that?
Ecobee is better than nest on a lot of levels but their is more cons on nest than pros and ecobee has more pros than cons
Now a non US Version pls
How come you guys dont link the items from amazon in the description? :O
So... 1) My water is included in the rent, so the aerators and the water heater doesn't make a difference for me, 2) 68F is too cold for inside, 3) I don't have in-unit laundry, and 4) there's no ceiling fans. How odd that HHH has no applicable tips (for me) for once.
Angel Bob 68 is too cold for inside?! What the fuck are you, a lizard?
Same, my boiler is 20 years old so dont have that sort of control. Its already on low but doesn't seam to make a difference. I already only heat to 15c, anything more and im over heating. My taps don't have removable airators, again taps are 20 years old plus. Don't have vents for dryers, mine has an in built condenser. No ceilings fans here either. And no air con or hvac systems, we gotta make do with a fan and an open window. This is very US centred, most ppl dont have a lot of this stuff in the uk.
I live in California and my apartment we don't have fans, wish we did it'll make summer more better, don't want to turn on the ac just cause it hit 85 degrees gotta save that money. We don't have a washer or dryer at home we have to walk to a laundromat which is kinda far from us. We have a water heater but the nob is not in the front they installed it weird. Just for a 2 beadroom 1 bath/shower we pay for electricity in the summer over $200 which is ridiculous. My dad he lives in an actual house (which he paid off when I was in elementary, which was between 1996-2003) his electric bill is below $90. The electric company send people over to my dad's house cause they thought he was messing with the box but they saw that it was not touch. Yeah they had to freaken investigate my dad cause he was paying about $40 to $60 a month even in the summer. While I'm paying over $200 cause my father in law wants to leave the tv, cable box, lights, and wants the ac on all night while they have the window open in their room. My husband wants the lights on cause he wants to make sure no comes in the room. His parents and him waste more electricity then me and my family. I tried to make sure we use less energy but it's impossible with them. Ugh
HakuFreak19. Ac on and window open? Do they not understand how ac works? All its doing it pulling the hot air in the windows as it pushes it out the ac. Its no wonder ur electric bill is so high!
HakuFreak19 jeez... I'd invest in led bulbs immediately if you haven't already. At least one thing you can maybe do.
NEW VIDEO!!! 🙌
Live in hot/cold dark house, turning off all electricity, no showers, washing clothes....nice! PS no cooking, eat out everyday...get fat. Kidding, I'm going do lot of hacks suggested. No harm trying them.
Guess Household Hacker is here to save the day! 😂
Hot water heaters are a waste of money. Tank less hot water heaters save money especially in hot climates. Bonus....never any flooding when the old fashioned tank water water heaters finally bite the dust.
I keep telling people that those tank heaters are shit, but nobody seems to give a fuck.
That-Wolf-With-Shades They cost a little more, but mine paid for itself in 6 months with the electric bill savings. So I basically got it for free plus I don't have a hot water tank heating up my house when it's 95 degrees outside. Another bonus? I never run out of hot water no matter how many people take showers.
During the summer our bill quadruples because the shady slum lords that own the building have an AC on the building that is as about as advanced as what they had in ancient Egypt.
Typically, it is the owner's responsibility to ensure that the building, and everything in it, is up to code, especially with the HVAC and water heating equipment.
I live in a college town. They file 13 complaints. Also the HVAC technicians they hired don't seem to care that they couldn't identify the unit on the roof. It makes noises that is good enough.
Bring attention about it to the local news, or even a local regulatory agency then.
local news... Everyone already knows about it but no one cares. The file 13 comment was the local regulatory agencies. I am not stupid enough to think that the rental agency gives a rats ass.
secretly sabotage the bad one so the agency has to replace it? if the old ac thing is old enough, they won't be able to get one that bad again. don't get caught.
Can't I just turn down the water pressure on my sinks?
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Funny but so true!!
Put a sizeable stone or a heavy object in your water tank that won't float around so that each time you flush the toilet you use less water.
Thanks :) so cool
I would not recommend to lower the Temperature of your water Heater if there are elderly people living with you. legionella (Bacteria) can easily survive in Temperatures up to 50 Degree Celsius (122 Degree Fahrenheit) and even proceed to reproduce fast.The danger is not in drinking the water itself, but more in breathing in the aerosol of the Water while taking a shower. This is not really a problem for young adults with a healthy immune system , but for elderly people and children with their lower immune sytem.There is a high risk to get infected with Legionnaire's disease, a chronic lung disorder. The best Setting in order to prevent and save on money, while having less lime on your water taps, is in between 55 - 60 Degree Celsius (131- 140 Degree Fahrenheit).
It also doesn't clean grease from dishes at lower temperatures either. If you eat anything with grease, especially meat and even if you rinse off the plates and pans before they go in the dishwasher, there's always a grease film on the dishes after they've been washed in the dishwasher.
just watch the first 15 seconds nd youre good
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CORRECTION: My best friend's dad works for a heating and cooling company and he said adjusting the temperature on your thermostat to save money is really ineffective. He has told me several times that in the grand scheme of things, it will only save you a matter of cents per year. Also, he recommends not buying one of the smart thermostats because if your power goes out, the thermostat stops working too because it works on wifi.
TLDR: Adjusting thermostat temps don't save money and don't buy smart thermostats because they don't work in power outages.
If the power goes out your AC or furnace won’t be working either.
HouseholdHacker Mine works on a backup generator and so do most of the systems in our area. So in my case, I use a cheap thermostat that won't go out with the wifi.
Well, that certainly makes sense.
Alright you can say that to his face. He's been working in that field for almost 20 years now...I think he knows what he's talking about...
Good vid *brah*
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I was watching anime, but for some reason this is more entertaining.
Turn down the brightness of all your screens (tvs etc) 😉
Having them properly calibrated is a better option.
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"Hey folks we will show you how to save money if you need more to eat ! Just tweak your futuristic thermostat !"
I just want to say that I have never seen a ceiling fan, or any fan for that matter, that can go in reverse.
Amber Keene there is a switch on the side that’s what it’s for
We live in a society.
But I love your vids😘😊
suncells connected to a tablefan in the summer then you dont need to worry about the eletric bill :P
My mom got a smart thermostat the same one in the video for 1 dollar
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Wrap your pipes on the hot water tank is save you some money
You can also shit and piss in a sink so you can flush and wash your hands at the same time. Reducing the water consumption.
I just care about the light bill 😭 the water bill at my house is always under $20
WTF AG turns lights off in the rooms you aren’t in
LED Bulbs are a huge money saver.
Yeah use LED
Mine is 0
Light bill? It's called a energy bill, and your lights aren't the only consumer.
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I only have to watch the first chunk of the video, because you show us everything right away.
Time saving as well! See!
haha yes!