Using a Digital Timer to save Energy
Posted by easy eco blog
Digital timers are a very useful in your quest to save money on your energy bill. You can program them to turn devices on and off. More advanced ones allow you to setup different times for different days. Most electric utilities have the lowest rates between midnight and 7 AM, use a timer to schedule appliances or pool filtering during those hours.
We use this outlet plug timer to control our Internet connection. It is set to turn on at 7 AM in the morning and off at 10 PM at night, seven days a week. The Cablemodem / DSL modem, ATT Microcell, Ethernet switch, and Wireless router are controlled by the timer.
We found powering on/off these boxes far too tedious. Many an evening we would forget to power things down. Installing a timer like this make it automatic.
You are saving energy and increasing Internet security. Leaving your connect on 24/7, invites hackers to probe you.
A cheap analog timer that is GE branded but made by Jasco is available from Home Depot too. It draws a low 0.07 Amps when plugged in. The timer has 15 A rating.
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January 20th, 2010 at 5:40 am
Yes, digital timers make sense – they are a relatively simple way of reducing energy consumption. I’m surprised I didn’t come across any mention of them when doing some research for SolarUK’s blog (a piece on Smart Meters, which the UK Government want to see installed in every home in the UK by the end of 2020. The meters will enable suppliers to remotely record customers’ gas and electricity use, while householders will be able to see how much energy they are consuming.
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