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    Which would save more energy, leaving it plugged and turned ON 24/7, or unplugging it after office hours?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    Which would save more energy, leaving it plugged and turned ON 24/7, or unplugging it after office hours?
    Unplugged after office hours would save on the electric bill.

    Maybe a digital timer would make it simpler so no one would forget unplugging it.

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    unplugged after office hours surely saves energy

    but at home, it is 24/7 ... so i adjusted the cooling thermostat to lower (less cold) setting and we saved around P1k in billls than the previous setting (mid position)

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    unplugged it boybi, ganyan sa house and office namin unplugged na sa gabi, sa house after dinner unplugged na actually not unplug, pinapatay lang yun on/off switch both ng hot and cold water

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    Quote Originally Posted by kinyo View Post
    unplugged after office hours surely saves energy

    but at home, it is 24/7 ... so i adjusted the cooling thermostat to lower (less cold) setting and we saved around P1k in billls than the previous setting (mid position)
    Our hot/cold water dispenser has no temperature setting.

    I think even for home water dispensers, installing an electric timer will help save power especially during the hours of the night that it is not needed (ie: 12:00mn to 5:30am). Those five and a half hours per day can save a lot of electricity over the course of a whole month.

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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    Which would save more energy, leaving it plugged and turned ON 24/7, or unplugging it after office hours?
    there is a digital timer that you can buy bro at handyman.

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    May power rating ba mga digital timers? Ilan watts ba ang water dispenser?

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1D4LV View Post
    there is a digital timer that you can buy bro at handyman.
    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    May power rating ba mga digital timers? Ilan watts ba ang water dispenser?
    mahal yata yun digital...Boybi pag pumunta ka dito sa Manila ang daming manual timer na binebenta sa Divisoria..hehehe P150 lang *

    gamit ko sa aquarium lights ko then sa mga electric fans para pag off ng A/C bukas naman ang fans....

    post ko mamayang gabi kung ilan power rating nun manual timers ko nasa bahay eh

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1D4LV View Post
    there is a digital timer that you can buy bro at handyman.

    The timer is a very good suggestion! If you find digital ones too expensive, you may try the analog timer for aircons I got them at P1500 a piece.....Ace Hardware (i think).

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    Quote Originally Posted by ericp View Post
    The timer is a very good suggestion! If you find gigital ones too expensive, you may try the analog timer for aircons I got them at P1500 a piece.....Ace Hardware (i think).
    digital timers have an advantage of being able to set the DAY and time when you want to the device attached to turn on and off.

    Example:
    M-F 5:50am-12mn on
    Sat 8am to 12nn on
    Sun off whole day

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    digital timers have an advantage of being able to set the DAY and time when you want to the device attached to turn on and off.

    Example:
    M-F 5:50am-12mn on
    Sat 8am to 12nn on
    Sun off whole day
    GH, how much yung ganyang timer?

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    Quote Originally Posted by boybi View Post
    GH, how much yung ganyang timer?
    I remember buying it at DIY store at Greenhills ... around P500. It even has a "random" mode to turn the device on and off during a segment of time for "security" reasons (house lights during the evening so the house looks occupied).

    I used it to turn on the table lamp in living room before I get home since I live by myself. It's nicer to arrive home with some lights on to prevent stumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch located in the middle of the living room/hallway of my condo.
    Last edited by ghosthunter; April 17th, 2009 at 06:20 PM. Reason: corrected price estimate

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    OT: I wonder if it is worth it to use an electrical timer on the home refrigerator/freezer?

    Since at night, no one would be opening/closing the doors to the ref/freezer so you can turn it off for a few hours, even just for two or three hours each night wouldn't harm the stuff stored inside it.

    At 3 hours per day, it's like having over 3 and a half days of power saved on your ref/freezer alone.

    Anyone have done it or at least thought about it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    OT: I wonder if it is worth it to use an electrical timer on the home refrigerator/freezer?

    Since at night, no one would be opening/closing the doors to the ref/freezer so you can turn it off for a few hours, even just for two or three hours each night wouldn't harm the stuff stored inside it.

    At 3 hours per day, it's like having over 3 and a half days of power saved on your ref/freezer alone.

    Anyone have done it or at least thought about it?
    I don't think you can save more by doing that since to the fridge since pag on ulit eh mag start nanaman yun motor and that where the big electricity consumption is...

    anyways as long as hinde naman nabubuksan yun fridge during that time it won't consume too much electricity

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    Since resurrected na this thread , anybody know Kung saan makakabili ng parts na Water dispenser I'm looking for then the puncturing part ng cover ng container yun "titi" Lang tusok doon sa takip ng ways container pag nilalagay na, naputol na yun part nun Sa amin


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    Quote Originally Posted by shadow View Post
    Since resurrected na this thread , anybody know Kung saan makakabili ng parts na Water dispenser I'm looking for then the puncturing part ng cover ng container yun "titi" Lang tusok doon sa takip ng ways container pag nilalagay na, naputol na yun part nun Sa amin


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    Had the same problem wala pa ako makita na part. Kahit sa service center tinawag ko wala daw silang stock

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    Saw some water dispenser parts at Ace Hardware.

Hot & cold water dispenser, how to save on energy?