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Three of, “the | biggest
energy users in the home are
the refrigerator, freezer and
stove, and all can be run
more economically ‘without
making them less useful.

An electric stove uses an.
average of 1,200 kWh per
year at a;cost.of. about 530.

Make some savifigs by using |

the ‘oven to. cook larger |

Gan “needless heat than
metal, for baking inthe oven.

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"boilers, pressure ‘cookers nd .

: _ vegeiabie: steamers. (baskets) ;

also | save > energy.

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ade Seczers cost mors. than

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foot refrigerator: | about. 850 ©
“kWh. Between them they: can”

-add about $50.4 year to your. :
::1;, hydro | bill. -

‘When. buying
“Properly insulated.
To's Save > etiergy,. ‘place the |

‘refrigerator’. or freezer away |
from heat sources such as. the

kitchen: stove, ‘direct sunlight
or -heat: vents.:. Leave: space .
atound it for. air to ‘circulate’

and take: heat away.

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‘condenser: coils. clean: ‘for
good . performance. ‘Make
sure ‘that freezer: and. reltig.

cooling - “defrost”

Some don’ts ~ don’t set
‘the temperature, lower than’
necessary, don’t open: doors |

more than you ‘must, : ‘don’t

overfill (let. air © ‘circulate |

-inside), don’t put food in.

while it’s hot, and. don’t ©

leave the refrigerator run-
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vacation.

quantities at Orie time (freeze

some if you don’t need it-all).

The Office of Energy

There’s no need to preheat | Conservation, Department of.

an oven if the cooking takes -

more than an‘hour, and you

‘can ‘switch off 30 minutes.

before a roast is done and let’

the existing heat t complete it.

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On the iop ‘of the: stove,

- use the right size of pan for
‘each element,’ ‘don’t drown |

vegetables in too much water
and, once: it boils, use less
heat to keep it boiling.
Again, turn off the heat two
or three minutes early and let

the heat in the element f finish

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