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If you smell gas

Leave building immediately

Do not turn on light switch

Do not stop to open windows
Call gas company from outside
Gas is transparent but odorant is added so people can smell when gas is present. Illustration shows colored gas, but gas is transparent.

LP gas hugs the floor and can fill a basement.
Do not install LP gas water heater below grade (in basement).
Smell close to the floor when LP gas is used.

Natural gas rises.
You can easily smell natural gas while standing.

Install gas detector.
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Fewer replacements Less chemical build-up More money in pocket Smaller bills

When you schedule hot water, consumption drops. Read about savings

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I installed GE 15070 timer to control my water heater.
Timer is mounted in-wall below attic light switch. Timer is same size as typical light switch

When Hot water is scheduled using a timer, our consumption of hot water drops.
Reducing consumption is key to saving money and saving energy.
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I chose this timer for reasons:
Eye-level installation: easy to change schedule, manual override is ON-OFF button that can permanantly override timer when guests arrive.
30-minute timer intervals give good control of schedule: 30 minutes for shower in summer, and 60 minutes for shower in winter.
See Family Chart for setting timer
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Current time setting must be reset after power outage and with seasonal time-change.
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Electric meter on water heater
How to install electric meter on water heater, electric dryer, or any 240Volt appliance

Each appliance (gas and electric) should come with a meter. But they don't.
New technologies are taking shape that will make my old-fashioned ideas obsolete, but until then, the straight facts are hard to find. A dedicated meter tells the real story.
Put the meter on water heater for 1 year to get baseline. Then move meter to electric oven for 6 months. Then move meter to HVAC for a year. Then sell meter to brother-in-law.

The meter lets you experiment and see what actions save money for your household.
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Set rain barrel higher than 550 gallon tank
Use bulkhead fitting to tap into rain barrel
Use 1-1/4" PVC water line to connect rain barrel to tank
Tank must be on flat concrete pad.
Cover top of rain barrel with hardware cloth to protect animals from falling into tank.
Use screen to keep out insects.

Use gutter to channel water to rain barrel.
Pour bath water into 55 gallon barrel using 5-gallon buckets
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Save water taking shower instead of bath
Bath uses 20+ gallons water
Shower 10+ gallons water
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Price of waterWhat is water worth?

If you had to carry each gallon from the river up to 2nd floor bathtub, when would you start to conserve?
Average home uses 1/4 to 1/2 acre-foot water per year.
135,000 gallons = 27,000 5-gallon buckets

If each bath cost $30, would you conserve?
What is best strategy for conservation?

Average home with water well pays $12 per year to pump water.
Pour bath water into rain barrelPour bath water into rain barrel

Use 5 gallon bucket to empty tub and pour into rain barrel

5 gallons of water is heavy.
Pumps lift water into each home.
Pumps used to purify water.
Pumps needed for sewage treatment.
Pumps consume electricity, and drain resevoirs.

Re-use water in garden and for grass and trees
Amazing how much water is available from 1 bath.

Pour in 2 pints hydrogen peroxide occasionally to deodorize
oversized bathtubAvoid oversize bathtub
Uses more water.
Requires larger water heater: min 65 gal electric, 50 gal gas
Water temperature has to be hotter to stay hot while filling.
dripping faucetFix drips and leaks
When hot side faucet drips, then cold water is entering tank at same rate water is dripping out of faucet.
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Government drip calculator

Save 1/2 gallon per day:
Save $1-8 per month.
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Fuse on power poleNo water = No Electricity

Much ot today's electricity is made using steam turbine.
Coal-fired power plants use steam to rotate turbine. Steam comes from boiling water.
Oil and gas fired power plants can also use steam to rotate turbine.
Hydroelectric dams use water to rotate turbine

Solar and wind powered electricity use fewer water resources.
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