Conservation Tips
At National Home Services, we are obviously concerned about energy efficiency and energy conservation. In addition to purchasing energy efficient ENERGY STAR qualified® equipment, you can make a significant difference simply by ensuring you focus on conservation. Here are a few small conservation tips that can lead to big household savings:
Showers save hot water — a typical bath uses approximately 75 liters of hot water, while a 5-minute shower with an efficient shower head will use about half of that.
Fix leaky faucets. That little drip can add up to 95 liters of water per faucet per month.
Install low flow aerators on faucets to save water and energy. Inexpensive and simple to install, low-flow shower heads and faucet aerators can reduce your home water consumption as much as 50%, and reduce your energy cost of heating the water by as much as 50%.
Don't waste hot water by pre-rinsing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. Just scrape off the food and empty liquids.
Wash your clothes in cold or warm water instead of hot water. A whopping 85-90% of the energy used by washing machines is for heating the water. You can save a lot of energy by lowering the water temperature.
For more energy-savings and conservation tips, please visit http://www.powerwise.ca/tips/ or http://www.mei.gov.on.ca/en/energy/conservation/?page=energy-saving-tips.
