{"id":28,"date":"2012-06-25T16:50:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/?p=28"},"modified":"2012-06-25T16:50:45","modified_gmt":"2012-06-25T16:50:45","slug":"energy-saving-tips-and-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/energy-saving-tips-and-tricks\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Saving Tips and Tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The ACT, Inc.\u00a0D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae Hot Water System\u00a0not only helps owners save thousands of gallons of water each year, it\u2019s great for saving energy too! The ACT, Inc. D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae System is the ultimate in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/low-cost-plumbing\">low cost plumbing<\/a> \u2013 it only costs about $1 a year in energy to operate, and you will save from $200 to $400 annually due to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/water-conservation\">water conservation<\/a> and energy savings. In addition to improving your building <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/energy-efficiency\">energy efficiency<\/a>, and reducing your carbon footprint with the ACT, Inc.\u00a0D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae Hot Water System, here are some additional energy saving tips and tricks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn off lights, TVs, computers, and other electronics when you\u2019re not in a room. This seems like a no-brainer, but how many times have you walked around your empty house and all the lights are on?<\/li>\n<li>TVs and other electronics still use several watts of power when they\u2019re plugged in but not on. Plug all your electronics into a power strip and turn the power strips off when the electronics aren\u2019t in use to save energy.<\/li>\n<li>Only wash full loads of laundry and dishes. Air dry clothes and dishes if possible.<\/li>\n<li>Look for the ENERGY STAR\u00ae label when buying light bulbs, home appliances and electronics, this ensures the product meets strict efficiency guidelines set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.<\/li>\n<li>Install a low flow shower head, and take shorter showers.<\/li>\n<li>Use your window shades. Close blinds on the sunny side in summer to keep out the hot sun, and open them in winter to bring in warm rays.<\/li>\n<li>Lower the temperature on electric water heaters to 120\u00b0-130\u00b0F. Turn it off when you go on vacations<\/li>\n<li>Wash your clothes in cold water. You can even save around $60 a year by switching to cold water!<\/li>\n<li>Clean or change your air filter. Dirty air filters have to work harder to keep you cool or warm.<\/li>\n<li>Install a programmable thermostat to save up to 10% on cooling and heating costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget to purchase your own ACT, Inc.\u00a0Hot Water D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae System. It\u2019s so effective it meets all of California\u2019s stringent criteria to earn\u00a0energy efficiency\u00a0in new residential construction!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ACT, Inc.\u00a0D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae Hot Water System\u00a0not only helps owners save thousands of gallons of water each year, it\u2019s great for saving energy too! The ACT, Inc. D&#8217;MAND Kontrol\u00ae System is the ultimate in low cost plumbing \u2013 it only costs about $1 a year in energy to operate, and you will save from $200 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cost-savings","category-energy-efficiency"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/32"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gothotwater.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}