本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛There is no dryer when we bought this house and we find we can live without it. We have a big back yard and have a facility for hanging clothes in summer. We also have a huge laundry room in basement for hanging clothes in winter. Normally one day is enough to dry the clothes both in summer and winter, even less.
We are expecting lower hydro bill from now on by $30/month. We used to use electronic water tank with no meter, flat rate approximately $45/month. We changed to gas tankless water heater this summer and gas usage is $15/month in August & September.
Use programmable thermostat may also help. We set room temperature at 21C if we are at home, 17C if we are away, and 19C when we are asleep. During summer we do the same thing, usually set temperature high enough to turn off air conditioning when we are not at home so it only works when we are at home, normally set at 26C.
The energy usage can be very different depending on the house size & style. Our first house was brandnew detached, two-story, 2400 sq ft , 3200 sq ft if including basement. Heating in winter average $150 from Nov to Apr. Our current house was built in 50s, bungalow, ~2000 sq ft including basement. Heating in winter only average $100 from Nov to Apr. I heard from renovation worker that houses built in 50s have much thicker walls than newer houses, such have better insulation.
Want more energy saving tips? Toronto Hydro, Enbridge, and City of Toronto websites are good resources. Also make sure take a look at flyers enclosed in your bills.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
We are expecting lower hydro bill from now on by $30/month. We used to use electronic water tank with no meter, flat rate approximately $45/month. We changed to gas tankless water heater this summer and gas usage is $15/month in August & September.
Use programmable thermostat may also help. We set room temperature at 21C if we are at home, 17C if we are away, and 19C when we are asleep. During summer we do the same thing, usually set temperature high enough to turn off air conditioning when we are not at home so it only works when we are at home, normally set at 26C.
The energy usage can be very different depending on the house size & style. Our first house was brandnew detached, two-story, 2400 sq ft , 3200 sq ft if including basement. Heating in winter average $150 from Nov to Apr. Our current house was built in 50s, bungalow, ~2000 sq ft including basement. Heating in winter only average $100 from Nov to Apr. I heard from renovation worker that houses built in 50s have much thicker walls than newer houses, such have better insulation.
Want more energy saving tips? Toronto Hydro, Enbridge, and City of Toronto websites are good resources. Also make sure take a look at flyers enclosed in your bills.更多精彩文章及讨论,请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net