tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383486221883050451.post3213328586436416779..comments2022-02-21T03:47:15.403-08:00Comments on Cha Ching!: Being Green Pays Off In Hydro And Gas SavingsJeanne Ellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12096040179637686179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383486221883050451.post-43087205989486314572009-02-04T04:43:00.000-08:002009-02-04T04:43:00.000-08:00It's better insulated than it was: our roof was on...It's better insulated than it was: our roof was one of only 3 in easy view out of (say) 20 that had a full covering of unmelted snow when I got home last night after our recent 4 inches of falls and then a day just above freezing...<BR/><BR/>(See some of our improvements at http://www.earth.org.uk/towards-a-LZC-home.html#todo but not all of those are just insulation and draft-proofing of course.)<BR/><BR/>I'm still thinking about more interior and exterior wall insulation for heavily-used rooms though, maybe for next year...<BR/><BR/>Rgds<BR/><BR/>DamonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642207670550763486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383486221883050451.post-65320158811299802452009-02-02T11:20:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:20:00.000-08:00Wow!! That's amazing. I wonder if your house is be...Wow!! That's amazing. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if your house is better insulated than ours? I keep an electric baseboard at 18C in the basement when the kids play down there, otherwise they'd need jackets (the gas furnace doesn't warm our basement very well). <BR/><BR/>Great job - you're a good example to follow :)Jeanne Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12096040179637686179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383486221883050451.post-27192984736084126742009-02-02T11:13:00.000-08:002009-02-02T11:13:00.000-08:00Shock horror! 30kWh/day!Until the arrival of the ...Shock horror! 30kWh/day!<BR/><BR/>Until the arrival of the newborn in November we were on less than 6kWh/d, and we're only doing about 1 extra right now.<BR/><BR/>http://www.earth.org.uk/saving-electricity.html#meter<BR/><BR/>(Yes, we heat with gas.)<BR/><BR/>It turns out, BTW, that the energy we save with our new A+ fridge/freezer exactly compensates for the extra washing of the baby's clothes... What dark secret of the universe have I uncovered? B^><BR/><BR/>Rgds<BR/><BR/>DamonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642207670550763486noreply@blogger.com