2012年9月5日 星期三

HIKE HIKE HIKE !!! How to cut down the utility bill for winter season

Vocabulary as following...

1. sufficient 效率
2. appliance 設備
3. cost- effective 成本效益
4. crevice 裂縫
5. ventilated 使通風
6. caulk 填細
7.radiator 暖熱機
8.thermostat 冷熱調節器
9.exclusively 唯一
10 in terms of >>> 就....方面 >>> 
the terms of money, he quit is rich, but  not in terms of happiness 


The winter gradually approach, the price of heating fuel and various utility has risen.
the reason alone is sufficient for us to start considering ways to cut down on our expenses on home utilities.

The advise in today's lesson will not only be useful in term of minimizing pollution on a globe scale, but it will also be useful for saving your money.

Which one of your appliance is costing you the most.
>>> The aircondition is costing me the most , in the summer, I have to turn it on to help me to do something.
If there is no air-conditioner , I will go crazy!!  Heat stoke (中暑)

what are some of major causes of higher than normal energy bill?
>>> if you leave rooms, we don't turn off the light , it add to our expenditures.

the three major cause of high energy bill are.....

1. Radiator or heater being left on for a long period of time. this usually happen because people tend to stay at home more often in the winter.

2. Increase of hot water usage ( who wants to take a bath in chilling water)

3. The number of family member staying in a house. (bill vary with the amount of people in a home)

How do you do in the winter to save on energy usage?
>>> To prevent , I turn off the heater and cover on my self with a lot of  blankets.
or lower down your heater by 2 degree , wear thick clothes.

The simple thing that you can do at home is to make sure you have proper insulation.
this can lower the cost of heating and cooling in your home.
1. caulking the crevice you can find in your home will also prevent from leaking out.
2. energy saving has become such a vital issue that grants from local government are new becoming more readily available for home improvement.

Solar energy is not common used in our home utility, because the expenditure of it is too high and then solar panel is not enough to offer the energy resource.

A programmable thermostat is a great way to make your home more energy efficient because it keeps the temperature lower when your away or asleep. it's more convenient because you don't need to adjust the temperature in your home manual.


make sure your appliances are unplugged , when they are not in use. be aware that even if your appliance are not turn on as long as they are plugged in, they are still using a small amount of energy.






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