Conserving Energy: Appliances

Investing in Energy Star appliances has many advantages. You save on energy consumption, and you save money. One of these advantages should be important to everyone, if not both. From tax credits to smaller fuel, or electric bills, this is something I'm always amazed people still do not consider.

There is also the need for maintenance of your appliances. Hot water heaters have an anode that prevents corrosion inside and needs to be replaced to extend the life, and efficiency of your hot water heater. If you are a do-it-yourself type of person, the biggest expense is time. If you need to call in a repair man, you may want to consider the expense of the work, versus replacing your heater.




Another important item everyone should have is a long skinny bristle brush for cleaning the lint out of the dryer to cleaning the coils on your refrigerator. A repairman once told me that if we don't clean our coils, we'll have higher a higher electric bill and have to replace our refrigerator sooner. I haven't been without one since. But I find the brushes flexibility really helpful for sweeping out the lint that stays in the dryer vent and the stuff that stays behind when I clean the screen. It is a handy tool that everyone should have around.



Sometimes the simplest things can do the most good in being a good conservator of our planet.