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January 28, 2009 at 11:43 AM #338213January 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM #337727
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GuestComedy gold on this thread, and I appreciate how you’re willing to take the ribbing. Saw another thread where some lady got eviscerated by the Piggs and couldn’t handle it.
Anyways, to supplement a previous post about an appliance meter: look into getting a Kill-a-Watt (http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233179088&sr=8-1) for about $23 or so. You can use it to monitor how much your idle electronics are draining even when they are turned off. I plugged my tv, etc. into a power strip, then the power strip into the Kill-a-Watt. That way you don’t have to go with the Luddite option of shutting everything down just to see how much money you’ll save.
January 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM #338056GuestComedy gold on this thread, and I appreciate how you’re willing to take the ribbing. Saw another thread where some lady got eviscerated by the Piggs and couldn’t handle it.
Anyways, to supplement a previous post about an appliance meter: look into getting a Kill-a-Watt (http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233179088&sr=8-1) for about $23 or so. You can use it to monitor how much your idle electronics are draining even when they are turned off. I plugged my tv, etc. into a power strip, then the power strip into the Kill-a-Watt. That way you don’t have to go with the Luddite option of shutting everything down just to see how much money you’ll save.
January 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM #338149GuestComedy gold on this thread, and I appreciate how you’re willing to take the ribbing. Saw another thread where some lady got eviscerated by the Piggs and couldn’t handle it.
Anyways, to supplement a previous post about an appliance meter: look into getting a Kill-a-Watt (http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233179088&sr=8-1) for about $23 or so. You can use it to monitor how much your idle electronics are draining even when they are turned off. I plugged my tv, etc. into a power strip, then the power strip into the Kill-a-Watt. That way you don’t have to go with the Luddite option of shutting everything down just to see how much money you’ll save.
January 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM #338175GuestComedy gold on this thread, and I appreciate how you’re willing to take the ribbing. Saw another thread where some lady got eviscerated by the Piggs and couldn’t handle it.
Anyways, to supplement a previous post about an appliance meter: look into getting a Kill-a-Watt (http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233179088&sr=8-1) for about $23 or so. You can use it to monitor how much your idle electronics are draining even when they are turned off. I plugged my tv, etc. into a power strip, then the power strip into the Kill-a-Watt. That way you don’t have to go with the Luddite option of shutting everything down just to see how much money you’ll save.
January 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM #338268GuestComedy gold on this thread, and I appreciate how you’re willing to take the ribbing. Saw another thread where some lady got eviscerated by the Piggs and couldn’t handle it.
Anyways, to supplement a previous post about an appliance meter: look into getting a Kill-a-Watt (http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-P4400-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1233179088&sr=8-1) for about $23 or so. You can use it to monitor how much your idle electronics are draining even when they are turned off. I plugged my tv, etc. into a power strip, then the power strip into the Kill-a-Watt. That way you don’t have to go with the Luddite option of shutting everything down just to see how much money you’ll save.
January 29, 2009 at 9:56 AM #338051poway_seller
ParticipantWife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours).
January 29, 2009 at 9:56 AM #338380ParticipantWife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours).
January 29, 2009 at 9:56 AM #338474ParticipantWife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours).
January 29, 2009 at 9:56 AM #338501ParticipantWife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours).
January 29, 2009 at 9:56 AM #338593ParticipantWife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours).
January 29, 2009 at 10:51 AM #338102
CoronitaParticipant[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours). [/quote]
Light a fireplace with a log. Helps. Also, was your bill related to having lots of christmas lights up? I noticed my bill was about $40 more than usual because of it.
January 29, 2009 at 10:51 AM #338430CoronitaParticipant[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours). [/quote]
Light a fireplace with a log. Helps. Also, was your bill related to having lots of christmas lights up? I noticed my bill was about $40 more than usual because of it.
January 29, 2009 at 10:51 AM #338524CoronitaParticipant[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours). [/quote]
Light a fireplace with a log. Helps. Also, was your bill related to having lots of christmas lights up? I noticed my bill was about $40 more than usual because of it.
January 29, 2009 at 10:51 AM #338551CoronitaParticipant[quote=poway_seller]Wife caved in the cold last night and turned on the heater to 78 (felt like 85) in the master bedroom (also in kid’s room). My efforts have been somewhat reversed. I tried the socks and extra blanket thing and she wasn’t having any of it. told me I could go to the guest room with socks and an extra blanket if I wanted, but she was turning on the heat.
She also gave me a hard time for using her computer last night rather than turning mine on! At least she seems to be getting my experiment and unplugs chargers and seems more cognizant of wasteful lighting. She even allowed me to keep the TVs unplugged (but I had to turn all the DVR’s back on otherwise Cox would deactivate them after 24-48 hours). [/quote]
Light a fireplace with a log. Helps. Also, was your bill related to having lots of christmas lights up? I noticed my bill was about $40 more than usual because of it.
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