When you’re getting ready to go on vacation, your air conditioner and appliances are probably the last things on your mind. But if you don’t give your appliances a vacation too, you may wonder why an empty house doesn’t mean lower energy bills.
Here are a few tips to save energy while you’re away:
- Set your home’s thermostat a few degrees lower than the estimated daily high temperature outside. Don’t shut it off completely. Your system still needs to run a few hours per day to remove humidity from your home.
- Get rid of easily spoiled items in your refrigerator, like milk, and turn up the thermostat a notch. You can raise the internal temperature up to 38 degrees and your food will still stay safe.
- Unplug unnecessary electronic devices. Items like video games, computers and televisions draw power even when not in use.
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