Saving money on water
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Comments (2)Scatter granular fertilizer on the surface and water it in with a sprinkler. If fertilizer is called for. Water and fertilizer applied with a root feeder typically doesn't move very far beyond the point of insertion. And most roots on most soils are up near the surface, where most of the air is. Especially the feeder roots....See MoreIrrigation Bid, What do you think?
Comments (8)Hi lot67, How does this meter work? It it for obtaining a difference in water that goes to the sewer and what goes to the landscaping. Your W&S Co. has differing water rates between the two. Total Guess: The average person uses 100 gallons per day, 3,000 gal per month. Assume family of three that is 9,000 gal per month. At a rate of $20 per month @ $2.00 per 1000 gal that is about 10,000 gal per month. This not counting landscaping. The personal use of water in the house goes to the sewer. Car washing, landscaping watering and rain do not go to the sewer. If the govt is providing you with a price break for non-sewer water that is great and you can calculate the saving with the rate difference. But more interesting is their control when they are in a drought condition and limit water usage. They will know by your deduct meter if you are complying with the decree and if you don't you will be charged a penalty accordingly. They can also tell if you have an unusual water amounts going to the sewer and notify you or charge you more for any changes. If you don't get a savings rate for non-sewer water, then you are truly being a good citizen are giving them more control and coughing up the cost of the meter. Interesting. They may reimburse your meter cost or part of it or charge you a higher S&W rate if you don't. Your choice. Aloha...See MoreAdvice Needed
Comments (3)As in my post below, start with a HRU on your A/C. By electric heat do you mean a heat pump or is it straight electric heat as a backup for gas? The size of your house is a problem you won't be able to overcome. We GC'd our retirement home here in cent fl, kept it to about 2000 sq ft. and also used radiant barrier roof sheathing. We have a 6/12 pitch roof to maximize convection cooling of attic. How many of you live in that house? Two washers and dryers? We have two portable gens for power failures. A 8000 watt that will run the house and a small 1000 watt stashed away with a small 'window shaker' to utilize for sleeping at night. The size of your house no doubt dictates a very large stationary genset. The whole house propane units are obscenely costly to run...you don't realize how cheap you can buy electricity until you have to make it yourself. How often does it run automatically in 'maintenance mode'? That can consume a heap of gas. We incorporated any ideas we could think of in the planning to minimize solar heating...garage on west side of house, minimal west windows and doors, low-e glass, 24 inch overhangs plus 6" gutters, and a 10' ceiling to let the warmer air stratify above our heads. When we started the planning of our new house about a year and a half ago, we had no idea of the wild runup in energy costs. If we had we probably would have opted to build even smaller. As it is, we ended up with a house that runs about $120 monthly electric bill. We are out in the country and this includes our water pumping expense. We keep the air at 78 and all lighting is CF. Large windows and sliding doors help minimize the need for turning on the lights. Would have loved to had a gas range but even when we built we were concerned about the cost of propane so went all electric....See MoreFisher & Paykel / Question about units purchased - Good Deal?
Comments (3)Nope. Both washer models are the top-of-line AquaSmart with LCD and capacitive-touch panel. F&P may issue a new model number when making only cosmetic changes, or engineering changes that don't much affect the machine's functioning. You got an excellent deal. The topload dryer is a wonderful machine. Make sure your exhaust ducting is clean and unobstructed and takes the shortest, straightest path possible, and you'll be surprised how fast it can get a load dry after spinning at the washer's 1000 RPM....See Moreemma
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