is going to be harder than I thought.I replaced almost the rest of the house today to CFL's (Compact Fluorescent Bulbs). I still have to climb up on a ladder and change the 3 bulbs in my ceiling fan, find bulbs to fit my outdoor lights and change the bulb in the garage door opener. I forgot about that until it was mentioned on the energy idea today.
This monitoring system has it's ups and downs. It is making me more conscious of our energy usage but also frustrating that we still use so much power. I am also making my family crazy by unplugging all sorts of things. Dad is coming home tomorrow and I have unplugged everything in the garage. He had 2 chargers and an air compressor all sitting there sucking the power up. Next I need to get into the " man room". I am going to work hard to convince him to use a power strip that can by turned off when he leaves for the night.
I also want to look into more insulation and insulating the crawl space under the dining room. We need things we can do ourselves as we can't afford to pay people right now. Ideally someday we will replace all the windows but for now we DIY.
It is a battle but I am going to do what I can.
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