Go Green tips for June 2nd

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Wednesday, June 2nd:

• I’ve eliminated a load to pile in the drier by hanging all my jeans up to dry. Not only does this save energy, it also keeps them from fading as fast and I can hold off shrinkage, as well. That means if they get too small after you hang them up to dry, you have no appliance to blame!
• 25% of the electricity used to power home electronics is consumed while the products are turned off. Unplug it, baby, unplug it!

You’ve got to love this warm weather, but we’ve already had a few nights that have tempted me to go ahead and install that air conditioner. I’m just not a good warm weather sleeper and my teenager is just miserable if the evening temperature is above sixty-five degrees—oh, she’s bear! So, I did a little googling to see if there’s some tips to help with cooling things down without AC.
First, seal and caulk to prevent heat from seeping in through leaky doors and windows. (If you’re already weatherized for winter, no problem there.) Then, move the air as much as possible. You can do this with a ceiling fan (make sure it’s rotating counterclockwise), portable fans, or, if there’s even a slight breeze outside, cracking the windows on the house’s windward side just a tad, and on the other side of your home, opening the windows wider; this should create a stronger draft. That one worked super well in my house!

If you simply must turn on the air conditioner, make sure your unit’s filter is clean and get the refrigerant level checked – if it’s low, you could be wasting 20% of the system’s energy. It’s cool to be green on 92.1 WVTK’s Go Green Ride at Five.