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http://www.clpud.org/simpways.html#Don't%20Slow ok the main thing im wondering is if the cost of to heat the water in ya house is realy thats high? i mean hect ya can sure save lots a money just by reduceing ya hot water usage hect im thinking a just shuting of my gas as i said before all my gas i have is for water heater and one bill in winter was 75 bucks when my electric was 35 thats insane .im trying to reduce my shower to 45 seconds but thats harder then i thought
 
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Well, I heard on the radio that the biggest change that most people can make to reduce energy use is to wash their clothes in cold water. That's what I do now. I can't say that I follow my energy use so closely that I can tell the difference but I believe that it does make a big difference and my clothes come out just as clean.
 
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did ya have to use that specail detergent?.i hate wasteing money and power its a peeve with me
 
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No I just use Tide. I admit I'm pretty ignorant about laundry soap but Tide works for me. I think it's mostly marketing hype anyway. I don't think there's all that much difference between brands.
 
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The website looks legit and seems to have some good advice.

One way we saved on our waterheating expense was by wrapping the water heater with an insulating blanket. A good low volume shower head is also a saver.

A 45 second shower sounds extreme to me. There are some small pleasures in life worth paying for, and a good hot shower is one in my book.

Good luck on cutting your heating bill, and it's good to see you round here again raggie. :wave:
 
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Raggie,

As I have said before, there must be something strange going on in your home if you have $75 gas bills when you are not heating your home, taking very short showers, not using the drier, washing in (mostly) cold water, etc...

I have two adults and 2 young girls. Believe me--it is hard to get them to take anything less then a 20 minute shower (low flow shower head) 5 times a week (they are in swim classes), using a gas drier (too wet and cold lately to do much line drying), plus I do run the furnace maybe 30 minutes a day. All that gave me my highest gas bill of around $70 a couple of months ago.

Ask your power company about an appliance check and/or energy audit... At least one of those is probably a free service. And, you can ask the person when they come out about your power bills.

-Bill
 
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well i in the winter took long showers .to warm up didnt realy know the bill would be so high to i saw it .i dont smell gas at all i even used soapy water to check for leaks and i shut off pilot light to furnace .
Charge DateMeter Read DateConsumptionAdjustmentUnitsAvg TempMar 21, 2006Mar 20, 2006240CCF52Feb 16, 2006Feb 15, 2006190CCF45Jan 19, 2006Jan 17, 2006260CCF46Dec 16, 2005Dec 15, 2005200CCF46Nov 16, 2005Nov 14, 2005190CCF60Oct 19, 2005Oct 17, 2005130CCF73Sep 20, 2005Sep 16, 200590CCF78Aug 19, 2005Aug 17, 2005110CCF80Jul 20, 2005Jul 18, 2005140CCF77Jun 20, 2005Jun 15, 2005100CCF71May 18, 2005May 16, 2005140CCF63Apr 19, 2005Apr 18, 200550CCF58Mar 18, 2005Mar 15, 2005450CCF50Feb 16, 2005Feb 14, 2005490CCF42Jan 19, 2005Jan 17, 2005460CCF46Dec 16, 2004Dec 14, 2004270CCF52Nov 16, 2004Nov 12, 200410CCF64Oct 19, 2004Oct 15, 2004270CCF68Sep 20, 2004Sep 16, 2004160CCF76Aug 19, 2004Aug 16, 2004160CCF78Jul 20, 2004Jul 16, 2004150CCF78Jun 18, 2004Jun 15, 2004180CCF75May 18, 2004May 14, 2004150CCF68Apr 20, 2004Apr 16, 2004220CCF58Mar 19, 2004Mar 15, 2004450CCF52Feb 17, 2004Feb 13, 2004730CCF41Jan 20, 2004Jan 16, 2004730CCF44Dec 17, 2003Dec 12, 2003400CCF49Nov 18, 2003Nov 14, 2003180CCF62Oct 21, 2003Oct 15, 2003150CCF67
 
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PHP: 
Charge DateMeter Read DateConsumptionAdjustmentUnitsAvg TempMar 21, 2006Mar 20, 2006240CCF52Feb 16, 2006Feb 15, 2006190CCF45Jan 19, 2006Jan 17, 2006260CCF46Dec 16, 2005Dec 15, 2005200CCF46Nov 16, 2005Nov 14, 2005190CCF60Oct 19, 2005Oct 17, 2005130CCF73Sep 20, 2005Sep 16, 200590CCF78Aug 19, 2005Aug 17, 2005110CCF80Jul 20, 2005Jul 18, 2005140CCF77Jun 20, 2005Jun 15, 2005100CCF71May 18, 2005May 16, 2005140CCF63Apr 19, 2005Apr 18, 200550CCF58Mar 18, 2005Mar 15, 2005450CCF50Feb 16, 2005Feb 14, 2005490CCF42Jan 19, 2005Jan 17, 2005460CCF46Dec 16, 2004Dec 14, 2004270CCF52Nov 16, 2004Nov 12, 200410CCF64Oct 19, 2004Oct 15, 2004270CCF68Sep 20, 2004Sep 16, 2004160CCF76Aug 19, 2004Aug 16, 2004160CCF78Jul 20, 2004Jul 16, 2004150CCF78Jun 18, 2004Jun 15, 2004180CCF75May 18, 2004May 14, 2004150CCF68Apr 20, 2004Apr 16, 2004220CCF58Mar 19, 2004Mar 15, 2004450CCF52Feb 17, 2004Feb 13, 2004730CCF41Jan 20, 2004Jan 16, 2004730CCF44Dec 17, 2003Dec 12, 2003400CCF49Nov 18, 2003Nov 14, 2003180CCF62Oct 21, 2003Oct 15, 2003150CCF67
 
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doh, this is turning into quite a comedy. I meant to say wrap it in "code" and "/code" inside brackets. You can also do it by selecting the text and clicking on the # icon.

But you need to do that with the original text that still has the carriage returns.

Hope that works.
 
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Here is the data:

Meter Read Date / Consumption Adjustment Units / Avg Temp

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Mar 20, 2006 240 CCF 52
Feb 15, 2006 190 CCF 45 
Jan 17, 2006 260 CCF 46
Dec 15, 2005 200 CCF 46
Nov 14, 2005 190 CCF 60
Oct 17, 2005 130 CCF 73
Sep 16, 2005  90 CCF 78
Aug 17, 2005 110 CCF 80
Jul 18, 2005 140 CCF 77
Jun 15, 2005 100 CCF 71
May 16, 2005 140 CCF 63
Apr 18, 2005  50 CCF 58
Mar 15, 2005 450 CCF 50
Feb 14, 2005 490 CCF 42
Jan 17, 2005 460 CCF 46
Dec 14, 2004 270 CCF 52
Nov 12, 2004  10 CCF 64
Oct 15, 2004 270 CCF 68
Sep 16, 2004 160 CCF 76
Aug 16, 2004 160 CCF 78
Jul 16, 2004 150 CCF 78
Jun 15, 2004 180 CCF 75
May 14, 2004 150 CCF 68
Apr 16, 2004 220 CCF 58
Mar 15, 2004 450 CCF 52
Feb 13, 2004 730 CCF 41
Jan 16, 2004 730 CCF 44
Dec 12, 2003 400 CCF 49
Nov 14, 2003 180 CCF 62
Oct 15, 2003 150 CCF 67


Looking at the data, around 150 CCF per month is your hot water, dishes, showers, and cooking... Above 200 CCF per month appears to be heating and those long winter hot showers???

-Bill

PS: If those are CCF (hundreds of cubic feet of gas and are basically equal to 10.25 therms--my billing units)--those are some scary bills. My natural gas ranges between $0.95 to $1.65 per therm (the $1.40 to $1.65 per therm are prices in the last 6 months). -BB
 
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I have had my washers hot water tap turned off for more than 10 years. Use any soap. They are mostly the same. Clothes are washed nice and clean.
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cool thats what ill do for sure .i dont get to dirty anymore im very carefull not to stain my cloths.would be awesume to drop my bills 35 per month .i turned down hot water heater yestesday
 
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I think that if you adjust the water heater to just about warm in the summer and adjust it in winter you can save a few bucks, also if you are the only resident in your home setting the heater in only the autopilot flame may be enough to give you 2 warm showers each day and save some more.

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