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Service+Medic Appliance tips
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Water Heater
- Repair leaky faucets promptly. A faucet that leaks a single drop of hot water each second can waste up to 200 gallons of hot water per month, as well as the energy used to heat it.
- Wrap your water heater and pipes with insulation. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions to ensure safety.
- Consider setting your water heater temperature at 120 degrees. Take short showers instead of baths. You can use 15 to 25 gallons of hot water for a bath. Showers use 3 to 5 gallons per minute.
- Don't let the hot water run continuously when you wash dishes or shave.
- Consider installing low flow showerheads. They could reduce your hot water energy usage by up to one-third.
Washer/Dryer
- Wash your clothes in cold water using cold water detergents whenever possible. Laundry detergents -- not the water temperature -- whiten your clothes.
- Clean the lint filter after every dryer load. Clothes will dry faster and you will save energy.
- Wash full laundry loads, rather than washing multiple small loads. You'll save water, detergent and energy.
- Don't add wet items to a near-dry load.
- Don't over dry clothes. Removing clothes from the dryer before they begin to wrinkle can eliminate ironing and save energy.
- Make sure the dryer is properly vented. Inspect the outside vent opening to be sure it is clear of lint and the damper will close when the dryer is off.
- Have a professional inspect the dryer vent pipe. Lint can accumulate in these pipes and reduce airflow.
Dishwasher
- Operate your dishwasher with a full load and select an energy-saving cycle whenever possible. Use the “air dry” or “overnight dry” setting.
- In the summer, use the dishwasher in the cooler parts of the day, such as the early morning and late evening hours. Don’t pre-rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.
- Don’t use “rinse hold” on you machine for just a few soiled dishes. It uses 3 to 7 gallons of water each time.
Oven/Range
- Cook with the right size pot on the right size burner. Energy is lost up the sides of a small pot on a large burner and adds unnecessary heat to the kitchen.
- Open the oven door as little as possible. Your oven loses 25 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit each time you open the door, making it work harder to maintain its temperature.
- Cover pans to reduce the cooking time and amount of heat needed.
- If you cook with electricity, turn the stovetop burners and oven off several minutes before the allotted cooking time.
- Use smaller appliances such as crock pots, toaster ovens and electric skillets whenever possible to save energy.
- Try to do most of your cooking in the microwave or on top of the range instead of in the oven.
- You can lower your oven temperature by 25 degrees Fahrenheit when baking with glass or ceramic dishes.
- Cook with aluminum or copper bottom pans for even heat conduction. Pans with straight sides and flat bottoms reduce cooking time and heat loss.
- Preheat ovens only when necessary. Unless you’re baking breads or pastries, you may not need to preheat the oven at all.
- Keep range-top burner and reflectors clean; they will reflect the heat better and save energy.
Refrigerator/Freezer
- Don’t keep your refrigerator or freezer too cold. Recommended temperatures are 37 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for the fresh food compartment and 0 degrees for the freezer section.
- Place your refrigerator and freezer away from heat sources.
- Keep refrigerator motor and coils clean and unobstructed.
- Defrost freezers when the build up of ice is more than a quarter of an inch.
- A full freezer will perform better than a nearly empty freezer.
- Cover liquids and wrap foods stored in the refrigerator. Uncovered foods release moisture and make the compressor work harder.
- Make sure the refrigerator and freezer doors close tightly.
- Avoid putting hot foods directly into the refrigerator or freezer. Let them cool to room temperature first.
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