Comments on: How to Find the Cost of Electricity http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/ Simplify your home. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:17:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laurie http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-31695 Laurie Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:33:33 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-31695 Just so you know, your website is wonderful :) I was wondering: do you actually turn off your computer, leave it unplugged, or take the plug out of the wall? I can't believe how much that would save in a year! PS: I also hang my clothes and the nice thing about it is it doesn't damage them as much as the dryer does and you use less energy so mother nature is happy! Just so you know, your website is wonderful :)

I was wondering: do you actually turn off your computer, leave it unplugged, or take the plug out of the wall? I can’t believe how much that would save in a year!

PS: I also hang my clothes and the nice thing about it is it doesn’t damage them as much as the dryer does and you use less energy so mother nature is happy!

]]> By: Dry Your Laundry Like You’re in Italy: How to Use Drying Racks and Clotheslines http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-27864 Dry Your Laundry Like You’re in Italy: How to Use Drying Racks and Clotheslines Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:12 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-27864 [...] a line can save you some money. Do you know how much it costs to run your dryer? I wrote about how to figure out the cost of electricity for your dryer, your computer, and other appliances. It costs me about sixty cents to run a load in the [...] [...] a line can save you some money. Do you know how much it costs to run your dryer? I wrote about how to figure out the cost of electricity for your dryer, your computer, and other appliances. It costs me about sixty cents to run a load in the [...]

]]> By: Kimberly http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-6669 Kimberly Mon, 11 May 2009 17:12:10 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-6669 I am looking in to getting a deep freezer to put into our garage, and we are worried that living in Arizona where it gets very hot in our garage, it will take too much energy to run it. I have been looking around at different deep freezers and they all say how much kilowatts per year they use, do you know how to convert that to find out how much energy it uses? I am looking in to getting a deep freezer to put into our garage, and we are worried that living in Arizona where it gets very hot in our garage, it will take too much energy to run it. I have been looking around at different deep freezers and they all say how much kilowatts per year they use, do you know how to convert that to find out how much energy it uses?

]]> By: The Centsible Life » Blog Archive » the mysterious energy bill http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-4150 The Centsible Life » Blog Archive » the mysterious energy bill Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:04:25 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-4150 [...] a great, detailed post at Small Notebook I figured I could find out how much the freezer is costing us. Much to the chagrin of our basement [...] [...] a great, detailed post at Small Notebook I figured I could find out how much the freezer is costing us. Much to the chagrin of our basement [...]

]]> By: Amanda http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-1688 Amanda Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:41:06 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-1688 This is great! We got our electricity bill late last week and I could not believe it was $213! There are only 3 of us in our little house. I started running around the house unplugging things and turning off lights. This will really come in handy tonight when I explain to my husband that leaving the fan on all day when we are not home is not such a great idea. Thanks for the info! <abbr><em>Amanda's last blog post..<a href="http://sweetsimplelife.com/?p=71" rel="nofollow">Free Ticket to Disney!</a></em></abbr> This is great! We got our electricity bill late last week and I could not believe it was $213! There are only 3 of us in our little house. I started running around the house unplugging things and turning off lights. This will really come in handy tonight when I explain to my husband that leaving the fan on all day when we are not home is not such a great idea. Thanks for the info!

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]]> By: Mike http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-1095 Mike Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:53:09 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-1095 Except that the "innards" of those "green" CFL's are full of highly toxic materials from what I understand, especially if you happen to drop and break one in your house while changing it out. I read you might as well bring the HazMat team to clean up the mess of chemicals it will leave in the carpet and air. I read this in an email newsletter I get about healthier living from WC Douglass. Look it up on Wikipedia here-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp Except that the “innards” of those “green” CFL’s are full of highly toxic materials from what I understand, especially if you happen to drop and break one in your house while changing it out. I read you might as well bring the HazMat team to clean up the mess of chemicals it will leave in the carpet and air. I read this in an email newsletter I get about healthier living from WC Douglass. Look it up on Wikipedia here-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp

]]> By: FiftyFour » Blog Archive » The Cost of this Website http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-224 FiftyFour » Blog Archive » The Cost of this Website Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:41:27 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-224 [...] Rather than buying yet another product, I decide to calculate the costs myself. I got the idea from http://smallnotebook.org. [...] [...] Rather than buying yet another product, I decide to calculate the costs myself. I got the idea from http://smallnotebook.org. [...]

]]> By: Melissa http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-223 Melissa Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:50:42 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-223 WOW!! I just found your site today and I must say that it is really great and informative. I did not realize how much I was spending in electricity until I saw this post and I went around and looked at the different items I have plugged in. Many things are going to get unplugged when they are not in use. Thanks for sharing. WOW!! I just found your site today and I must say that it is really great and informative.
I did not realize how much I was spending in electricity until I saw this post and I went around and looked at the different items I have plugged in. Many things are going to get unplugged when they are not in use. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: smallnotebook http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-222 smallnotebook Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:50:21 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-222 Jamie, that's right, if the freezer is full of frozen food or ice, then it doesn't have to work as hard. It does take more amps to cool the air if the freezer is in a warm garage, but I don't know how much without measuring with an amp meter. Jamie, that’s right, if the freezer is full of frozen food or ice, then it doesn’t have to work as hard. It does take more amps to cool the air if the freezer is in a warm garage, but I don’t know how much without measuring with an amp meter.

]]> By: jamie http://smallnotebook.org/2008/06/09/how-to-find-the-cost-of-electricity/#comment-221 jamie Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:57:28 +0000 http://smallnotebook.wordpress.com/?p=163#comment-221 I have heard over the years that keeping a freezer full makes it not have to work as much, and therefore cutting down on the cost. Also if the freezer is stored outside or in a garage where it is warmer in the summer it would take more to keep it cold. So how does play into this equation? I have heard over the years that keeping a freezer full makes it not have to work as much, and therefore cutting down on the cost. Also if the freezer is stored outside or in a garage where it is warmer in the summer it would take more to keep it cold. So how does play into this equation?

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