saving on the electric bill

On thing we do to save a bit on heat is use candles to warm up the house. You'd be surprised on how much they help warm up the house. We also cover the bottom of the doors with a blanket to keep in the heat.

How old is your heater, dish washer and stove? The newer ones use less electric. All old appliances take alot of electric. Heaters do tend to take alot power. It may be cheaper to purchase new appliances than pay a high power bill. I could tell a big difference when we purchased new appliances.Also it may be cheaper to use an electric blanket rather than a heater at night as long as your water dont freeze.

The two biggest energy hogs are your oven and your clothes dryer. These are followed closely by the hot water heater. I will post a great link at the end of my post that shows all the appliances and other items and how much electricity they use. On the site, scroll down teh page about midway. To help with your electric bill, you could: 1. take shorter showers 2. heat the oven up only 1 nite out of 3 (put in 3 main dishes-i.e, a meatloaf, a casserole, and baked chicken. The the next two nights, you won't need to heat the oven, you can slice the dishes and use the microwave 3. for items that take a long time to dry (jeans, towels etc) put them on wooden dry rack in your apartment. The moistue they add to the air makes the air feel hotter and you can lower your thermostat! (save on using the dryer and your heating bill!) 4. Keep your thermostat at 68-70 degrees and use extra layers of clothes 5. when your dishwasher is finished washing, open the door and let them air dry. The heating of the air to dry them is costly! Again, adds moisture to the air and makes your apartment warmer! Here is the link: http://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/howmuch.html

The cost of electricity has gone up horribly over thepast fewyears, Your electric heater is to blame. The best thing you could do is, instead of warming the place with your portable heater andoven, which uses almost as much as your heater, reach for a sweater or sweat shirt.

I am trying my best to control the usage of my electric but during summer, it will surely goes up and it's understandable. I am happy that during rainy days it actually goes down. I suggest you run only one refrigerator, turn off your computer before you sleep and don't use a dishwasher anymore. Try this and you'll see it will make a lot of difference. Especially don't use too many appliances at one time. Like, if you are watching tv, better to turn off your PC. If you are doing the laundry, turn off your refrigerator also.