Helpful Tips and Stuff We’ve Learned Living Off Grid
Make Hay While the Sun Shines
By programming our power-hungry appliances and running them only during the day, we significantly save our electricity usage without giving up their any of their usefulness. Here are some tips, which might seem like you’re saving just pennies, but they add up over time.
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Set your refrigerator on the lowest setting you can use without spoiling food.
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Don’t use the drying cycle in your dishwasher, which turns on a heating element. After dishes finish washing, open the door to dry them.
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Don’t run major appliances at night.
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Many models of microwaves have an option to turn off the light that turns on when you open the door. Turn it off.
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Replace light bulbs with compact florescent bulbs (CFL) or LED bulbs.
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Reduce your pool pump run time until a change in condition is seen.
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Turn off the display windows on appliances that stay on when the appliance is not in use.
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Program your washing machine to run during the day.
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Program the washing machine to use less water and have shorter cycles depending
on whether you have clothes that aren’t heavily soiled.