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** Revival of the "SAVE ENERGY" thread....

Engineer

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I was thinking about the "SAVE ENERGY" thread that was posted some time ago (Assimilator1, I think 😕 )...and maybe it's time to post something similar again.

I'm not talking about shutting down all the PC's...I'm talking about saving energy throughout the home to make up part of the PC usage or more.

The most efficient method I've found is the small screw-in fluorescent bulbs. I've installed 13 of these now...especially in high usage areas of my home (my kids closets...where they leave them on forever 😛). I now have thermostatic controlled window fans in the two bedrooms upstairs....and it really cuts the AC down in the summer. While expensive, LCD monitors use far less energy (and deskspace) than CRTs...but you could also save by making sure your CRT goes to "power save" mode or turn off when not in use.

Other energy = conservative driving i.e. Don't burn the tires off to go from one stoplight to another....remember, if you're sitting in a line..not moving, you are getting zero miles (Kilometers) per gallon (liter). If you are moving to a light at even 1 mile per hour, you are at least getting a gas mileage!

I'm sure there are many others......clean your refridgerator coils and your AC outside unit to allow more efficient flow of air and better efficiency....change your house air filters often...better insulation in your home....etc..etc..etc..

Thanks to the author (Assim1? ) of the original thread ( I looked, but couldn't find it)...I have tried to cut in all areas except the PC's, of course 😉

Good Luck All!

P.S. The compact fluorescent bulbs can be had for as little as $4.00 each and last up to 8000 hours. At about 15 watts = 60 watt regular bulb...= sizable energy savings when used enough! 🙂
 
Good food for thought! 😀

I think i'll pick up a few of those bulbs - I've often thought about them but never when I actually needed to buy lightbulbs😱.

CADkindaGUY
 
Home depot is clearancing out 2 skus of florescent bulbs now. Screw into regular light socket. Even better is the 40% off clearance stuff deal going on now! 7 year florescents for like $10 each!!

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And 90% of the lights in my home are florescents. I will not have to change a bulb till I move out 🙂
 
I got a free Fluorescent Bulb once and I had a HARD time finding a fixture that would actualy accept it. Since it has the ballest included with the bulb it didn't make it easy to find a fixture that would allow enophe room for the whole thing. But I do agree. They are nice to have...

Wolfie
 
Originally posted by: Wolfie
I got a free Fluorescent Bulb once and I had a HARD time finding a fixture that would actualy accept it. Since it has the ballest included with the bulb it didn't make it easy to find a fixture that would allow enophe room for the whole thing. But I do agree. They are nice to have...

Wolfie
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Yea, that is a slight problem, but for most things around the house, they seem to work pretty well, at least for me. One thing, though - they're usually overrated a bit. In other words, if it says that this 15 watt fluorescent light is equivalent to a 100watt incandescent light, it's probably more equivalent to a 75 watt incandescent light. Just my experience, though, no scientific testing with a light meter or anything fancy like that.
 
I moan at my mother when she leaves the monitor on on the computer downstairs 🙂 I also moan at her if she turns the computer downstairs off! (Hey, it's Seti and ECCp production lost for the TeAm! 😉)

Will mention about the flourescent bulbs to the mother, but i don't think we need any bulbs at the mo and they're (IIRC) still quite expensive here in the UK 🙁


RE: driving: My new car, although it has a bigger engine, is a lot bigger and heavier than my old one, so is less nippy, and a lot harder to pull away quickly and spin the wheels! So energy is being saved there!

Confused
 
Hi guys, question here, hope you can help me. 🙂

I've got 4 rigs running 24.7, soon to be 6. 3 monitors are shared between them. I've got 15K BTU's of AC running through ~450 sq. foot in the AC'ed section of my Apt. and its still barely adequate. I figure some of this is due to the incredible amount of heat put out by both the PC's and the monitor.


I can't do too much regarding the temps put out by my PC's, but my monitors are running incredibly hot. While I'm not currently in a position to replace all my CRT's with LCD's, Im curious how LCD's stack up to CRT's in both heat and energy. Anyone know? If I *were* to replace them all, (15", 17", 19"), would the amount of heat put out be noticable? How about energy consumption?
 
Good points!
Also, you can keep a low rev fan (ie. a ceiling fan) running to increase airflow. This will allow you to turn your AC thermostat a couple degrees higher.

I believe Jerboy posted this orginally. I seem to remember the thread because he and I joined TeAm SETI at the same day. He was charging up the ranks with ~10WU/day but he's gone inactive, hehe. 😉 But that's not important.
 
Originally posted by: Migroo
Bump for an answer to Lucky's question.

...4 rigs you say Lucky - do you run a RC project? 😀
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Yep, SETI. 😀 My workhorse of the pack is down right now, but I just got another unit in (mac g3/233). 🙂
 
I the near future I'm really considering buying one of these bad boys.
Then I can see whats wasting any kind of electricity in the house and I can get rid of it! 🙂

Linky
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Originally posted by: Lucky
Hi guys, question here, hope you can help me. 🙂

I've got 4 rigs running 24.7, soon to be 6. 3 monitors are shared between them. I've got 15K BTU's of AC running through ~450 sq. foot in the AC'ed section of my Apt. and its still barely adequate. I figure some of this is due to the incredible amount of heat put out by both the PC's and the monitor.
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Turn the monitors off or unplug them. You don't need monitors on most systems to run SETI et al.
 
Lucky, I know it's not super cheap but have you considered some form of KVM solution? You could probably cut it down to one monitor then.
 
Originally posted by: wirelessenabled
Originally posted by: Lucky
Hi guys, question here, hope you can help me. 🙂

I've got 4 rigs running 24.7, soon to be 6. 3 monitors are shared between them. I've got 15K BTU's of AC running through ~450 sq. foot in the AC'ed section of my Apt. and its still barely adequate. I figure some of this is due to the incredible amount of heat put out by both the PC's and the monitor.
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Turn the monitors off or unplug them. You don't need monitors on most systems to run SETI et al.
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For reasons that are hard to fully explain, thats not possible. These are not dedicated SETI computers. On most days I use at least 3-4 of them concurrently w/2 monitors. I *do* have a 4 port KVM which I use to share one monitor between 3 of them. However, I still need 2 monitors on at all times, if not all 3.

The heat put out by them, and Im guessing the energy they draw, tempts me to switch to LCD's, which is why I ask about a heat and power comparison between CRT's and LCD's. Perhaps this isnt the right place to ask.

 
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