If you know how electric generators work, then you can not only save money on your electric bill, then you can also keep your family and business safe, as well. That is because by maintaining the wires and managing the amount of energy that is released from electric generators, you can lower your bill and keep fires at bay.
Knowing how electric generators work is important because there is a big difference between the different types of electric generators, including the difference between commercial generators and residential generators. By getting the wrong generator installed, you could wind up spending more money than you need to and put your family in danger.
Once you have gone through generator installation, be sure that you have the armored cable installation checked, at least, every five years. This can help prevent one of the almost 55,000 fires, over 500 deaths, and over 1400 injuries that occur each year due to home based electrical systems. These fires cost homeowners over $1.4 billion due to property damage.
In addition to knowing how electric generators work, you also need to know how to save money on your electric bill once it is installed. First and foremost, if you are one of the over sixty percent of homes with an air conditioner, it needs to be checked for airflow problems that can increase the cost of running the unit by up to 15%. This is above the 5% of the electricity that all of the units in the U.S. use each year.
Furthermore, if you switch to a high-efficiency air conditioner, then you could reduce your electricity bill by 20% to 50% each year. However, before you have the new air conditioner installed, be sure to check to see that it has the Energy Star label. This will ensure that if it is a room air conditioner it is at least 10% more efficient than your old model and if it is a central air conditioning unit, it is works 15% better than the one you are replacing.
By knowing how electric generators work and by researching how to decrease your energy use and therefore both your gas and electric bills, you will find out that heating and cooling account for nearly 50% of the energy used in the home. Therefore, your air conditioner should have regular maintenance and the air filter should be changed every thirty to ninety days.
Another thing you can do once you know how electric generators work with your appliances is to get a programmable thermostat. This can save you over $180 a year, especially if you set it to stay between 68 and 70 degrees during the day in the winter, and between 65 and 68 degrees at night. To save even more money, if you go on vacation during the winter months, do not turn your thermostat off, instead, set it at 60 degrees.
