EspañolSometimes we don’t know how simple things can help us to save money. Doing your laundry at night can save you 30% of your washer and dryer energy use. In this article, I want to encourage you to Use Your Blinds to Save Energy and lower your electricity bill.
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This trick may not save you hundreds as other ideas I have posted before. However, if you are into new gadgets and home automation, you will like this one.
Let’s begin with why you must Use Your Blinds to Save Energy.
We want to save energy by not using artificial light, so we open the blinds. When doing this, we let the sunlight and heat into our home. We also want to use less air conditioning. The heat comes from the sun’s radiation, not the light. With that said, we need to know how to keep radiation out of the house.
Highly efficient windows and blinds does a great job but we still want natural light to illuminate our home and avoid using artificial light. By the way, window treatment for your home can be much more expensive than a full set of automated blinds.
The trick. Timing the blinds
So, let’s open the blinds and curtains from the side of the house that is not facing the sun directly. As you know, the sun travels (well the earth does) throughout the day. When the sun is facing the other side of the house, we close the blinds on that side of the house and open the blinds that were closed earlier.
I just saw that you can spend about $75 per window to install remote-controlled blinds. Now, know that the correct use of your blinds can save you from 5-7% on your electricity bill. Your investment in new automated blinds can be covered in about 1 year.
The convenience of having an automated home – Save time, effort, and MONEY
Some of you may see this as a lazy way to do things, however, not everyone has the luxury to be at home at all times. If you set the timing correctly, this trick will even make your home safer. Some people may even think that someone is home while the house is completely empty.
Home automation is not only about saving time, effort, and money, it’s also about having a more secure home. Check my previous blog about home automation. If you are really into new gadgets, I’m sure you will like it.
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