Green Tips | Save Energy with Your Water Heater

Resolve to take care of the earth in 2008!
Resolutions are made and broken faster than you can say “global warming.” But, being a better steward of the earth is a resolution you can successfully achieve! Environmental awareness and stewardship don’t require overwhelming changes. We will offer you 52 simple things you can do to care for the earth. Each week, you can visit our website and read the green tip for the week. We will offer simple solutions to help you reduce your impact on the earth’s resources. Have a happy, green Year!

Green Tip #22
Save Energy with Your Water Heater

For every 10 degrees you reduce your hot water heater's temperature, CO2 emissions are reduced by about 3-5 percent, or 733 pounds annually.

Setting the thermostat at about 120 degrees, or between low and medium, is a reasonable temperature. And if your hot-water heater is less than 10 years old, you don't need to buy an insulated blanket for it—the newer units have enough insulation to make the extra layer unnecessary.

Source: Consumers Union's GreenerChoices.org

Green Tip #22 Save Energy with Your Water Heater

Green Tip #22
Save Energy with Your Water Heater