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Ahhh…whenever you have more than one personal involved in anything, there\u2019s bound to be some disagreement.<\/p>\nAhhh…whenever you have more than one personal involved in anything, there\u2019s bound to be some disagreement.<\/p>\n
And in your family, you probably know the points of conflict before they even happen.<\/p>\n
How do you work your way through them so you can all achieve your goal of saving more energy?<\/p>\n
Well, let\u2019s talk about some and what you can do:<\/p>\n
1. Reducing the Heat in Winter or Increasing the Temperature in Summer<\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone likes to be comfortable. But people have different ideas of what comfortable feels like.<\/p>\n Some can tolerate changes more than others. So what do you do if you have one or more family members who don\u2019t want to get a little less comfortable?<\/p>\n Start with a constructive conversation. Ask their opinion first and listen, rather than laying down the law.<\/p>\n Explore ways they could stay comfortable even with your HVAC temperature changing. For example, in winter, could they wear a set of thermals underneath their regular clothing? You can get plenty of comfortable and stylish options.<\/p>\n Or, when it\u2019s blasting hot out and it seems to make no sense whatsoever to increase the HVAC\u2019s temperature, could you start with just a single degree increase and see how it goes?<\/p>\n Make sure you ask their ideas too. When someone else comes up with their own idea, they always buy into it more from the start.<\/p>\n 2. Avoiding The Use of Hot Water<\/strong><\/p>\n Using hot water any way in your home is one of the larger energy expenses you have.<\/p>\n What if nobody wants to decrease the length of their showers?<\/p>\n Well, it\u2019s simple enough to start by taking some tasks out of the shower. For example, shaving, washing your face, and brushing your teeth can all take place outside your shower.<\/p>\n And each one can take a couple to a few minutes of hot water usage away.<\/p>\n If you use about 5 gallons of water per minute in the shower, that\u2019s a nice energy savings, even if just one person in your family makes the change.<\/p>\n