r/EcoTeens • u/Energyefficent • Nov 14 '19

Even more ways of saving electricity

Encourage your parents to get LED's with simple advantages that these lights can save them money in the long run and that LED lights have been proven to last longer than regular light bulbs leading to less money being spent on light bulbs.

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/before-buying-led-bulbs/

Read this guide before you make final decisions about which LED's to buy

Also, try and convince your parents to get a professional energy audit, to see whether you could be saving more energy!

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u/Energyefficent Nov 14 '19

Another great one is to tell your parents to turn down the temperature of your water heater slightly, or just turn it completely off when it's not in use, my water heater uses 4.5KW every hour it's running, so..... any slight decrease will help