Most people will claim they don't waste electricity without really considering their habits. It's very easy to not even know when you're wasting electricity because of your habits. Let's look at some things you may do automatically that squander electricity without meaning to.
I don't mean to blame anyone, but I see this every time with women. Have you ever forgotten a load of laundry in the dryer overnight after it has finished drying? Of course, this can cause wrinkling of a few of clothes that have been sitting inside the dryer. Rather than ironing the wrinkly clothes, most people run the dryer for another half hour. A dryer is a huge energy sucker and switching it back on after your clothes are dry is squandering electricity.
However, women are not alone when it comes to wasting electrical energy with reckless routines. While women can do many things at the same time, men seem to have a very narrow focus mostly. A man may be working in his workshop with many lights turned on, and a radio playing, when he realizes he needs to go to the hardware store for supplies, and runs out leaving everything on. That is not the biggest problem, however. Forgetting all about the lights they left on, and the radio, many men will go to do something else for the rest of the day. Lights, and even power tools, can be left on for a few hours, until they finally go back and find out what they've done.
Something I am guilty of, and I am quite sure 90% of you readers are guilty of too, is leaving lights switched on. How many times have you awakened in the morning while it is still dark and turned on a few lights? Of course, you need the lights to be able to see so it's not a big deal at that point. However, as the sun rises and daylight enters the windows, what should you do? Most folks forget that the lights are on to begin with, which means they continue to be on until they leave their home. Most people forget the lights are on when they are home but then again, most people will walk through the house before they leave to see to it that everything is off, which is good.
By becoming more conscious and careful about our use of electricity, we can do our part to help the environment and save a good amount of money. A very good habit to practice is to always switch off the light when you exit a room. Another good habit is to use an iron to touch up wrinkly clothes and leave the dryer off after the clothes are done drying. And men, when you're working in the garage and plan to make a quick errand and come right back, switch off the lights and tools before you go out, just in case you don't get back.
I don't mean to blame anyone, but I see this every time with women. Have you ever forgotten a load of laundry in the dryer overnight after it has finished drying? Of course, this can cause wrinkling of a few of clothes that have been sitting inside the dryer. Rather than ironing the wrinkly clothes, most people run the dryer for another half hour. A dryer is a huge energy sucker and switching it back on after your clothes are dry is squandering electricity.
However, women are not alone when it comes to wasting electrical energy with reckless routines. While women can do many things at the same time, men seem to have a very narrow focus mostly. A man may be working in his workshop with many lights turned on, and a radio playing, when he realizes he needs to go to the hardware store for supplies, and runs out leaving everything on. That is not the biggest problem, however. Forgetting all about the lights they left on, and the radio, many men will go to do something else for the rest of the day. Lights, and even power tools, can be left on for a few hours, until they finally go back and find out what they've done.
Something I am guilty of, and I am quite sure 90% of you readers are guilty of too, is leaving lights switched on. How many times have you awakened in the morning while it is still dark and turned on a few lights? Of course, you need the lights to be able to see so it's not a big deal at that point. However, as the sun rises and daylight enters the windows, what should you do? Most folks forget that the lights are on to begin with, which means they continue to be on until they leave their home. Most people forget the lights are on when they are home but then again, most people will walk through the house before they leave to see to it that everything is off, which is good.
By becoming more conscious and careful about our use of electricity, we can do our part to help the environment and save a good amount of money. A very good habit to practice is to always switch off the light when you exit a room. Another good habit is to use an iron to touch up wrinkly clothes and leave the dryer off after the clothes are done drying. And men, when you're working in the garage and plan to make a quick errand and come right back, switch off the lights and tools before you go out, just in case you don't get back.
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