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If you\u2019re a longtime reader of this blog, you\u2019ve certainly seen one of our past posts on electricity savings myths.<\/p>\n
Not every tip you hear actually results in energy savings though!<\/p>\n
Just like every industry, you have myths, misperceptions, and misunderstandings.<\/p>\n
So, in 2021, what myths still exist?<\/p>\n
What advice that, when you hear it, should you go running in exactly the opposite direction from?<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the list as we see it:<\/p>\n
1. Fans Cool the Room <\/strong><\/p>\n There is no such thing as a fan that cools a room. Fans do not do that. Any fan, whether on your ceiling or floor, simply moves air around.<\/p>\n When that air hits you on a warm day, however, you feel cooler. But the air temperature remains the same.<\/p>\n So, if you leave fans on to cool some part of your home, you only waste energy. Turn them on if you want when you\u2019re around.<\/p>\n But don\u2019t think that you\u2019re cooling the air when you leave fans on while you\u2019re not around.<\/p>\n 2. Computers Use More Power When You Turn Them On<\/strong><\/p>\n This one\u2019s actually partially true. Computers do use more power the moment you turn them on.<\/p>\n But, that power surge lasts only for a fraction of a second and is literally so small you can barely measure it.<\/p>\n Turning your computer on costs you a fraction of a penny so small that you don\u2019t even get charged for it.<\/p>\n Turn your computer on whenever you feel like it without any worry. Just make sure you turn it off so it doesn\u2019t unnecessarily waste energy in sleep mode.<\/p>\n 3. Hand Washing Dishes Uses Less Water than a Dishwasher<\/strong><\/p>\n This is actually kind of a gray area. If you hand-wash dishes in the most energy-efficient way possible, meaning you run as little water as you can, you might actually use less water than a dishwasher.<\/p>\n And that could be the case if you have less than a full dishwasher load to wash.<\/p>\n However, on average, the typical dishwasher uses less water when you wash a full load.<\/p>\n 4. Windows Lose the Most Heat<\/strong><\/p>\n Nope. Not by a long shot. Windows actually lose just a small portion of your home\u2019s heat.<\/p>\n Your walls actually lose most of the heat in your home because they have much larger surface area.<\/p>\n So if you want to reduce heat loss in your home, you\u2019re really wisest to invest in good insulation.<\/p>\n