Comments on: Saving On Electricity-An Easy Way To Save Money

By: Mr.Dirty Boots

Mr.Dirty Boots — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:37:08 +0000

Johanna a solar cook oven is something I have been wanting to try too, and may this summer.

For heating water have you tried just running some black pipe above ground. Our water tanks are at the top of our land and run to the house via black pipe. It is amazingly hot water in the day time, actually too hot to have a shower from, great for enough to do the dishes.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:41:17 +0000

I bake my own bread, so have a combination convection oven-microwave. For cupload quantities, it has a ‘beverage’ button. Since the oven is 1.5 cu. ft, it’s quite efficient for baking. I’ve got the materials, so I’m going to try to build a solar cooker soon. I’ve read that home-made units aren’t supposed to be very good, but I’ve got to try it out.

I heat quantities of water for dish-washing and bathing only (and this time of year not even for bathing). For that, I use a verry large crock-pot, and put the dirty dishes in while heating so thet’re easier to wash.

Just my thoughts…

By: Mr.Dirty Boots

Mr.Dirty Boots — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:38:32 +0000

Hi, Football Cards.
Sounds like the way more of us need to live if we wish to be more self sufficient. So much is down to needless spending I think.

By: Football Cards

Football Cards — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 14:08:46 +0000

Here in mexico, electricity is very expensive so most people here just keep their lights off most the time. Also ovens are rare, big tvs, things like that are a rarity. It's kind of refreshing. Football Cards’s last blog post..GEORGE WASHINGTON 2008 RAZOR OVAL OFFICE CUT AUTO 1/1

By: Mr.Dirty Boots

Mr.Dirty Boots — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:33:40 +0000

SimplyForties, it’s funny but we sometimes overlook the obvious things we see around us. This definitely does save a fair amount of electricity, I forgot they are used in Hotels.

By: SimplyForties

SimplyForties — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:57:34 +0000

Excellent, excellent tip. So easy, it makes me wonder why I hadn't thought of it before. They do it in hotel dinnig rooms all the time. SimplyForties’s last blog post..Weekly Roundup - January 15, 2009