Comments on: Protect Your Child, Your Wallet, and Your World with One Spin of the Dial http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/ Where going green is a family affair Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steph http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Steph Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:26:31 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-62 Thanks Alline! This was one of the changes that seemed complicated to me before we did it but once I saw it was simply spinning a dial, I couldn't believe it took us so long. Thanks Alline! This was one of the changes that seemed complicated to me before we did it but once I saw it was simply spinning a dial, I couldn’t believe it took us so long.

]]> By: Alline http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-57 Alline Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:18:55 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-57 Great tips made interesting and accessible. I'm going to go check our water heater setting now. Nicely done! Great tips made interesting and accessible. I’m going to go check our water heater setting now. Nicely done!

]]> By: Steph http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Steph Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:29:30 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-55 Arduous, living in a dorm has enough drawbacks that I think you should fully enjoy those showers! Diane, thanks for adding this tip here. Reduce is the first R and applies to hot water as well as to products. Christine, watching the length of showers is also a great suggestion. I like the sand timer idea much more than some of the electronic timers I have seen. I have enough beeping at me in the morning! Arduous, living in a dorm has enough drawbacks that I think you should fully enjoy those showers!

Diane, thanks for adding this tip here. Reduce is the first R and applies to hot water as well as to products.

Christine, watching the length of showers is also a great suggestion. I like the sand timer idea much more than some of the electronic timers I have seen. I have enough beeping at me in the morning!

]]> By: arduous http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-54 arduous Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:34:05 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-54 Heh, can I admit that one of the few things I love living in a dorm because I have no control over my water heater and thus am allowed to enjoy my blistering hot showers guilt free? ;) Heh, can I admit that one of the few things I love living in a dorm because I have no control over my water heater and thus am allowed to enjoy my blistering hot showers guilt free? ;)

]]> By: Diane MacEachern http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Diane MacEachern Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:56:48 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-53 Another tip: wash clothes in cold water. i wash everything in cold water except towels and none of the clothes are any worse for wear. Another tip: wash clothes in cold water. i wash everything in cold water except towels and none of the clothes are any worse for wear.

]]> By: Christine Gardner http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Christine Gardner Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:55:02 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-52 One of my worst sins in our otherwise fairly well-behaved green household is an affinity for hot showers! So we have some little sand-timers stuck to the tiles now to try and manage how long we can let the water flow. I will definitely head down to our water heater tomorrow to adjust our dial - great suggestion! Four minutes will seem plenty long if my towel feels warmer than the water. One of my worst sins in our otherwise fairly well-behaved green household is an affinity for hot showers! So we have some little sand-timers stuck to the tiles now to try and manage how long we can let the water flow.

I will definitely head down to our water heater tomorrow to adjust our dial – great suggestion! Four minutes will seem plenty long if my towel feels warmer than the water.

]]> By: Steph http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Steph Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:43:56 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-51 We lowered the temperature on our water heater when our oldest was born, more for her safety than for the environment, so I guess I have forgotten what a HOT shower feels like. They went the way of sleeping in on weekends and spontaneous movies with my husband! We lowered the temperature on our water heater when our oldest was born, more for her safety than for the environment, so I guess I have forgotten what a HOT shower feels like. They went the way of sleeping in on weekends and spontaneous movies with my husband!

]]> By: Green Bean http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Green Bean Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:04:09 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-50 I, like Beth, turned our hot water heater down a year ago. We inched it up by about 5 degrees a couple months ago and it feels like heaven. Beth, inch yours up and see what you think. I, like Beth, turned our hot water heater down a year ago. We inched it up by about 5 degrees a couple months ago and it feels like heaven. Beth, inch yours up and see what you think.

]]> By: Steph http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Steph Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:09:07 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-48 Beth, Have you tried experimenting with the temperature? If you went up 5 degrees, it would probably feel much warmer to you now. I had the same issue with our heater's thermostat. I tried taking it down to 65F during the winter and was just miserable. (I think it reminded me too much of grad school in upstate NY when I was cold to the bone for months at a time!) I went back up to 69, then 68, and am now at 67 contemplating another decrease. My body really needed the smaller moves to adjust. Might be worth a try. Beth,
Have you tried experimenting with the temperature? If you went up 5 degrees, it would probably feel much warmer to you now.

I had the same issue with our heater’s thermostat. I tried taking it down to 65F during the winter and was just miserable. (I think it reminded me too much of grad school in upstate NY when I was cold to the bone for months at a time!) I went back up to 69, then 68, and am now at 67 contemplating another decrease. My body really needed the smaller moves to adjust.

Might be worth a try.

]]> By: Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish http://www.greeningfamilies.com/your-home/protect-your-child-your-wallet-and-your-world-with-one-spin-of-the-dial/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Beth Terry, aka Fake Plastic Fish Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:18:44 +0000 http://www.greeningfamilies.com/?p=323#comment-47 *Sigh* We turned down our hot water heater a year ago, and while we are saving money as well as the environment, I have to say that my shower is just not as much fun as it used to be. I'm the type that doesn't feel fully "done" until my skin is practically blistered. Just like my mom. Well, no one said I had to like it, right? *Sigh* We turned down our hot water heater a year ago, and while we are saving money as well as the environment, I have to say that my shower is just not as much fun as it used to be. I’m the type that doesn’t feel fully “done” until my skin is practically blistered. Just like my mom. Well, no one said I had to like it, right?

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